Holiday Card Exchange 2018!

We simply can't believe it's already the holiday season! Can you? 2018 has been one for the books!! We've grown so much this year and have you all to thank for that. Not only has our line of products grown by leaps and bounds, we also moved some of our operations to Colorado, so we're now officially in two states!! And this coming summer (June 2019) we'll be adding a little shop in historic downtown Littleton, CO :) We couldn't be more THRILLED!       

One of our favorite aspects of the holidays each year is our annual Holiday Card Exchange! Can you believe this is it's 6th year? Have you participated before? It's THE ABSOLUTE FREAKING BEST.

See 2013's Holiday Card Exchange here and 2014's here and 2015's here and 2016's here and 2017's here. We're always SUPER EXCITED by how many of you write to us! It is so fun to see your families, hear your thoughts and see what holiday cards you picked!

We think getting snail mail is the bee's knees and we have a feeling that you do too! We know it brightens our day. Like, a lot ;)

So why don't we exchange some holiday cards? This year, we've chosen to use one of our best selling new cards of the season, our Alpaca Warm Wishes Greeting Card. We're back to using our very favorite white ink this year with calligraphy addressing by our in house expert, Bailey Amon Rivera.

Here's the scoop: You add us to your mailing list and send us a hand addressed (practice that calligraphy and handlettering folks!) holiday card and we'll have our resident calligrapher, Bailey Amon Rivera mail ours back from US! Sound like a plan?

The details: Mail your card to Bailey at:

Antiquaria

℅ Bailey Amon Rivera

S. Prince Street, STE A

Littleton, Colorado 80120

Be sure to include your preferred return address (in addition to the one on the envelope-you know how the mail can be) so that we can mail ours in return! We are SO looking forward to hearing from you. Now it will be FUN to check the mail:) Yay!

Peace, Love and Letters,

Emma & Bailey

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DIY Tutorial | Calligraphy Gift Tags

Today, we're sharing our latest DIY tutorial project on Oh So Beautiful Paper! This week, we're taking gifting to another level with easy Calligraphy Gift Tags that you can make at home. These would look so gorgeous on any holiday or birthday gift...AND they're a great way to practice your calligraphy.

Pop over to the post for more details and step by step directions!

Cheers,
Emma & Bailey

Calligraphy in Action | It's Autumn!

Howdy folks!

We promised to bring back all of the calligraphy goodness this week & we're delivering in a BIG way! We've put together a new video series called Calligraphy in Action which shows our very own, Bailey Rivera, lettering in her studio. The response to our videos has been great and we think that one of the best ways to experience calligraphy is to SEE it being practiced! Don't you agree? There's also something incredibly soothing and inspiring to see the slow, methodical process of dip pen and ink.

In this video, we used:

Dr. Martin's bleedproof white ink and a Zebra G nib on a lovely wine colored paper.

We hope you enjoy the video...and stay tuned for more to come!

xoxo

Emma & Bailey