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How to Write on a Macaron

February 12, 2018

I had to learn how to write on macarons last valentines day and thought I would share what I learned with you!  So this will be the first of a few “how to” posts I have planned for the year.  Hope you enjoy!

HOW TO WRITE ON MACARON:

1. Gather your supplies.  You will need: Fresh Macaron cookies, Gloves, clean fine tipped brush (not one you use with calligraphy ink!), icing color – I used the Wilton brand you can find at any craft store, a little bit of clean water, plate or wax paper, steady hand.

macaron calligraphy supplies

2. Plate a bit of your ink and test.  Not all ink works the best.  You can see in the photo above that I have a marker, some gel edible ink and then pots of ink.  I found that I like the pots of ink the best for the bold coverage I wanted.  Sometimes you also need to mix a drop of water (and I do mean 1 drop) with the icing color to make it flow on your brush for calligraphy. I liked the brush the best to not crack the delicate shell of the cookie.

ink testing for calligraphy on a macaron cookie

3. Keep your cookies in the refrigerator until you are ready to write on them.  I cycled through about 10 at a time to keep them chilled and not spoil or go soft on me. (I’m not wearing a glove in this photo because I had already cleaned up and forgot to take an “in progress shot” – but please do wear gloves if you are serving to people for consumption).

calligraphy on a macaron cookie

4. Use a very light touch to work on the cookie shell.  They can easily be punched through and that is an expensive mistake.  I love the way the brush turned out better than the marker.  You can use this method with any color and mix custom colors with the little pots of ink.

Also, I would like to note – this is a small surface area, it is more impactful to keep the design simple.  One word or 2 with some capitals mixed in with your calligraphy is definitely the way to go.  It was tough to fit all this on the little cookies.

calligraphy on a macaron cookie

5. I allowed my calligraphy to dry for 2 hours after writing on the macaron.  This helped prevent the “ink” from transferring from one cookie to the other when stacked.

pretty cookies drying

6. Serve and watch people be in awe of your amazing work.

 

Hope you enjoyed this little how to.  I have a few more planned throughout the year so keep checking back in and creating with calligraphy.  Also, I’m still figuring out how to get a video on my blog… but until then, I do have a short video on my instagram of me writing these so you can see it all in action.  Thanks!

 

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Spring Wedding Elegance With Some Serious Flower Power

November 3, 2017

Spring Wedding Elegance With Some Serious Flower Power was recently published! Working with a team of talented vendors on a wedding is one of my greatest joys.  I adore that everyone with different talents brings their skill to a project to make a magnificent piece of collaborative art.  The event will communicate all the feelings the Bride and Groom want to convey to their guests through each piece.  This wedding was definitely full of thought and life!  You can see more on Style Me Pretty but I wanted to shout out to my fantastic vendors and show just a bit here.

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Dallas, Texas Arlington Hall ceremony reception

I used my Talia calligraphy for the table signs, table numbers, escort cards and place cards.  The blue and taupe combination was really dreamy and kept the stationery feeling spring and full of elegance.  The escort cards were displayed on the bride’s family silver serving trays.  It was such a nice way to bring a bit of home into the reception.

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calligraphy escort card display

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This was the perfect set up for a spring garden stroll after the ceremony.  Bows and Arrows really did a splendid job with all the floral pieces looking right at home in the gardens.

The reception tent at Arlington Hall kept the Spring Wedding Elegance With Some Serious Flower Power going.  I’m a sucker for a clear top and some twinkle lights though.  The low and lush florals make a perfect statement on crisp white linen covered tables.

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Dallas, Texas – Arlington Hall tented reception

 

The Vendor Team:

Photographer: Stephanie Brazzle Photography; Planner/Designer: The Wildflowers; Floral: Bows and Arrows;  Stationery: Yonder Design; Wedding Venue: Arlington Hall at Oak Lawn Park; Wedding Cake: Panini Bakery; Catering: Food Glorious Food, Hair and Makeup: Samantha Landis, Lighting/Band: Absolute DFW, Transporation: Premier Transportation; Tent: Sandone Productions; Ceremony Choir: Concord Church of Dallas Choir;  Rentals: Melodys Joy; Rentals: Posh Couture Rentals; Draping: Stageworks; Bridal Salon: Warren Barron Bridal; Wedding Dress: Romona Keveza; Bridesmaid Dresses: Jenny Yoo; Grooms Attire: The Black Tux

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Parisian Flourished Calligraphy Place Cards

October 19, 2017

Parisian flourished calligraphy place cards

I had the joy of providing Parisian flourished calligraphy place cards for the gala dinner at The Inner Circle Experience this past week.  For this special luxury vendor industry party, I thought it was fitting to flex my calligraphy muscles a bit.

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flourished calligraphy place cards

I worked with the talented Ceci New York to make these as dramatic as the menus she designed for the event. Each flourish is completed by hand.

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gold calligraphy place cards

Since the location was a classic Paris ballroom, I had to use my ornamental penmanship and flourish the cards in a classic way! This style is similar to Spence on my website with extra fancy capitals and swirls wherever they fit 😉

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the inner circle experience stationery

Naturally, gold on cotton is super luxurious & perfect for this event. Look how it shines!  The lighting of the chandeliers reflected just perfectly to look dramatic on the table setting.

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gold calligraphy place cards

Want cards like this for your event? Just send an email, I’m happy to help!

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Romantic Wedding Invitation

December 20, 2016

This romantic wedding invitation was created by the talented Ceci New York back in 2014.  I had the immense joy of providing the calligraphy for the invitation as well as envelope addressing and seating cards.  The letterpress and rose gold foil treatment was forward thinking 2 years ago (hard to believe it’s been that long!) and her illustrated florals are gorgeous!  Everything was wrapped in a laser cut wrap to keep the parts together. We used my Talia script and it provided the most perfect amount of romance for this invitation.

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Here is a photo of the whole suite. I love the envelope addressing in grey to not make everything too blingy.  But the seating cards turned out to be a favorite.  The calligraphy ink is actually a rose gold shimmer (just couldn’t photograph it!) and matched the foil perfect.  I love how they used the floral motif 2 different ways for the seating cards.  It was perfect for this intimate celebration.

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Mexico Destination Wedding

October 19, 2016

When you have a Mexico destination wedding….you go for color and texture and FUN!

This past year I had the pleasure of contributing to many celebrations in Mexico and wanted to share a few of the print pieces with you.

This save the date was laser cut in the picadillo style in a hot pink with calligraphy envelope addressing to match.

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mexico destination wedding

One of my favorite projects of the year were these laser cut limes for an escort card display.  The welcome glasses contained a shot of tequila and it made for the most fun presentation to start of a fun night.

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unique escort card calligraphy

These oranges were actually hung in a tree brought into the reception area for the escort cards.  It made for a stunning statement right upon entry.

How can you go wrong with laser cut, watercolor & gold foiled palms.  I loved this suite by Emily Clarke Events and really enjoyed the envelope addressing in white using my brushy Samantha script.

For the same wedding as above, the rehearsal dinner had a different more organic and natural tone.  These place cards on leather really added to the texture and dimension of the table setting.

These place cards were used for a welcome dinner as well and the tags were tied around a personal bottle of tequila.  I adore that the card was printed to match a handpainted tile (used for the table runner).  My casual mitty script in ultramarine to match gave the table setting a casual welcoming feel.

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