hand lettering | a tin of pins

If you’ve read any of my other posts (thank you if you have!) you’ll probably have gathered that I’m a fan of the Dutch – I’m lucky enough to be married to one of them. The huge bonus is that I get to indulge myself in all things Dutch at least twice a year, but I love nothing more that the Dutch passion for design and creativity.

From the outside, everyone seems to be creative – whether it’s gardening, home decoration or just out and out crafting – and the thirst for good design and crafting is strong (or ‘sterke’ like my name sake!)

So, when my sister in law, Joon, flicked through her phone camera roll and showed me her new passion for ‘hand lettering’ on a recent car journey, I was a bit like ‘Wow, that’s nice’. It’s probably a much bigger trend than I think, but it’s the first time I’d seen it.

Simple, contemporary, and for me, a new way to make unique and personal cards, there is lots of inspiration on Pinterest for hand lettering.

Joon learnt her new craft from our cousin Harriet and here’s their guide on how to do it yourself:

Step 1 – Choose a phrase – Pinterest as always is a great source of inspiration.

Step 2 – On a piece of lined paper, draw a line down the centre of the page so you can create a symmetry. Start to copy letters from your chosen Pinterest board, in pencil, fitting them between two lines. To start off choose short phrases, so that you can practise the placement of the words in the centre of the page.

Step 3 – Draw a guide on your card the same width as the two lines and copy your lettering over. If using paper, place this over your practise sheet and trace the lettering.

Step 4 – Back your lettering onto a cool patterned card. Geometric looks good.

Here’s a few more ideas to inspire you.