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Hands up who spends half of their Instagram time watching those calligraphy videos, almost drooling at the penmanship?  *raises hand* I've always been fascinated by calligraphy. It started when I realised that my Nana wrote all my birthday and Christmas cards in a special swirly script that I never saw any where else.  One day, I asked her how she did it and she showed me her special pen and ink pot and allowed me to practice a few strokes on a fresh piece of paper.  In fact, this is probably where my love for stationery started too.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Brenna Jordan (@calligraphybybrenna) on Dec 4, 2017 at 4:54pm PST I wish she could have taught me how to write properly in the calligraphy style but we never got round to it so I recently got myself a practice pad and some pens and I'm going to give this a go!  And I'd like you to join in too.   ...

Today marks the first ever World Calligraphy Day and, as National Stationery Blogger of the Year, I wanted to share a couple of ways for you to get involved. Photo by  Joanna Kosinska  on  Unsplash Over at the Pen Museum in the heart of Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter, the Manuscript Pen Company are hosting world renowned creative artists to celebrate calligraphy and hand lettering trends - many of which you've probably seen on quotes on Pinterest or in videos on Instagram.  It's a perfect opportunity to explore the Pen Museum too, learning about the history of the trade, starting with quills and working your way through to the modern day fountain pen. A post shared by Marylin - SoftThistle Life (@marylinmuir) on Mar 12, 2017 at 9:06am PDT If you can't get over to the event then the Manuscript Pen Company have provided a practice sheet which you can download by clicking on the image below !  You can find lots of calligraphy tutorials...