• Post office requirements (oh yeah, it's a thing)
• Adding flair with watercolor and ink
• Floral embellishments
• Using dark colored envelopes
• Lettering for legibility AND personality
• Creating wax seals
• Leveling up your layouts
• Deep dive into embellishments like vintage stamps 

What you'll take home:

• A printed manual covering all of these topics
• With purchase of a kit:
• 1 aqua brush
• 1 ruler
• 1 Watercolor dot card including gold
• 1 India Ink Pen
• 1 White pen
• Assortment of colorful envelopes
• Assortment of premade wax seals
• Envelope guidelines

Every attendee will receive the same instruction and guidance whether a kit is purchased or not. Purchasing a ticket WITH a kit will allow you to take home extra goodies. You will also be able to purchase items in-store after the workshop and receive 20% off your order.

• All ticket sales are FINAL. Tickets are transferable to another person, but NOT refundable or exchangeable. While we know life happens, unfortunately, due to the cost of pre-purchased materials and instructor fees, we simply cannot offer refunds or credits.
• If we do not have a minimum of 6 people registered for the workshop, we will need to cancel and refund your registration fee. 
• We do occasionally take photographs and video at our workshops for sharing on social media and our website. If you are not comfortable with this, please let us know ahead of time and we will respect your wishes.

About your instructor, Chelsea Wagner:

I was the kind of kid who was into fancy words. I didn't just like them, I loved seeking out new words and trying to implement them. There was never enough vocabulary to sate my interest. I moved to Seattle in 2017 with my husband and two dogs and turned to the art world to meet new friends. On a whim, I enrolled in a copperplate calligraphy class. Words suddenly were not just stocked full of charm and meaning, they could elicit new levels of emotion when written in different styles PLUS they looked fancy! I was (and still am) hooked!

Since beginning on the penmanship path, I have become a member of the International Association of Master Penmen, Engrossers, and Teachers of Handwriting. I’ve been fortunate to study under some of the world's most celebrated calligraphers, such as Chantelle Hoffmann, Suzanne Cunningham, Kestrel Montes, Master Penman Pat Blair, Heather Held, Master Penman Harvest Crittenden, and more. They continue to encourage my growth into new scripts and ways of designing.

My personal design style can be characterized by my love of bold, bright colors (a shocker!) and my respect for historical penmanship. I often take inspiration from historical or archived calligraphy to further the craft, then meld it with modern phrasing and pops of color. Some of my favorite archives to go through include the sign painters, medieval manuscripts, and ornamental work from the Victorian era.