I'm feeling devious, found a happy medium between calligraphy and the printer.

I am doing something similar. After a very long time of trying to teach myself calligraphy I decided that I would never be able to get it quite right. So I am totally cheating as well and I printed the address from the computer in the font and size that I wanted (after a few test runs). Then I made myself a little light box using a flashlight under picture frame glass that is set on top of a wooden frame my fiance made (it was a set of 4 candles until my fiance made the wooden frame).

Then I placed the address printed from my computer inside the envelope and copied it onto the envelope using a calligraphy pen set that I had bought. They are turning out amazing! I will have to post a couple of pictures. Its a lot of fun but does take a lot of time and patience.

Shannon Z that is pretty genius. Our envelopes are really thick.....I wonder if that would work. I've been practicing my calligraphy but it's been so long since I used it that I'm rusty, and now I'm getting all perfectionist-y and nitpicky about it.

I don't want to run our schmancy envelopes through the printer......hmmmm.

::off to make light box::

Just find a the brightest flashlight you can!

I will try to post some pics again so hopefully they don't post twice but I don't think it worked last time I tired.

Ok update. I tried what the girl posted and it turned out craptastic. I changed my game plan tried something similiar to what Shannon z did and it looks great! That's the way to go for me. I am using a flashlight we use while camping/hunting.

I wonder if I could just put a super bright light under a deep clear pyrex casserole dish turned upside down? Maybe use a whole bunch of flameless candles that will stand up straight so the light will glow upwards without rolling around? That way I wouldn't have to MacGyver some wooden frame.

What sort of pens/ink did you all use? Felt calligraphy pen? Metal calligraphy tips with ink? Small tip sharpie?

::off to hobby lobby in the AM::

I'm thinking of doing this. After addressing 65 STDs today all that writing does not sound like fun, but it will look SOOOO pretty!

I happen to have a lightbox that I used for drawing in my high school days. It's a bit small though. Kris's idea of using pyrex sounds perfect. I have a couple cake pans that don't get enough use anyways.

Shannon Z: What kind of pen and ink did you use? These look fabulous.

I used metal tip ink calligraphy pen's I got them at Office Depot or Max or something but they have them at Hobby Lobby too. They are hard to learn how to use so I would recommend practicing first on scrap paper. I practiced writing calligraphy with the felt tip pen's but I couldn't find one's that wrote fine enough for the actual addressing of the envelopes.