How to Make a Beautiful Handwritten Note

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Here's the template that I use with my light box in order to make orderly handwritten notes: thepostmansknock.com/wp-conte...
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Other resources:
- Cursive Exemplar (free: thepostmansknock.com/catalog/...) - This exemplar walks you through how to write a basic cursive alphabet, elementary school style.
- Improve Your Cursive Worksheet Set (free: thepostmansknock.com/catalog/...) - This exemplar focuses on teaching you a modern cursive style.
- Grammy’s Handwriting Exemplar (free: thepostmansknock.com/catalog/...) - This exemplar/worksheet is based on my grandmother’s lovely handwriting.
- Elegant Cursive Handwriting Worksheet (paid: thepostmansknock.com/catalog/...) - This 36-page worksheet set will teach you, through many hours of practice and drills, how to write in a gorgeous vintage cursive style.
- Improve Your Handwriting: A Comprehensive Online Course (paid: thepostmansknock.com/catalog/...) - This video course takes a holistic approach to improving your handwriting. In it, you’ll find your best pen grip and workspace format and work your way through helpful drills. Then, you’ll try on various cursive and print handwriting styles to develop your own impressive handwriting style.

[@dragonflydreamer13]

My mother-in-law was taught the Palmer method penmanship in school and I love her handwriting.

[@LindseyBugbeeTPK]

I'll bet it's absolutely *gorgeous*!

[@loriprince3342]

Great tips! My fav is the one about not crossing out a mistake!

[@LindseyBugbeeTPK]

Absolutely! Nothing draws the eye like a crossed-through word.

[@lakshmiganesan9644]

I love good penmanship. My mother in my opinion, has the most beautiful handwriting in the world!. She inspired me to write beautifully and develop an interest in calligraphy. I have been following your blog for around 6 months now, and I already see such vast improvements in every lettering I do. You are inspirational to me and needless to say your blog is really really beautiful, elegant and charming!

[@LindseyBugbeeTPK]

Thank you so much for these kind words! It really makes me happy to see that others are enjoying my work and finding inspiration to fuel their own creative endeavors! Thank you again, I really appreciate it!

[@cherylamato8321]

I love that you are nerdy! I always tried to duplicate my mother’s handwriting. My daughter told me that she tries to duplicate mine when she doodles. I love pretty handwriting. Thank you for your course and all you do!

[@LindseyBugbeeTPK]

Nerds unite! 🤓

[@warpingaily]

Lindsey - you're so cute and so inspirational and your suggestion for handling mistakes is a real help. And don't tell my husband but I just ordered that Pilot Falcon fountain pen.

[@LindseyBugbeeTPK]

My lips are sealed -- and YAY!!! Now, it's time to pick a cool ink. :) I love DeAtramentis Document Black because it's totally waterproof. FABULOUS for both writing and illustration. It's what I am using in this video!

[@warpingaily]

@@LindseyBugbeeTPK Oh thank you- my next question was going to be “what kind of ink do you use in your Falcon?”

[@ingefallang6762]

I have one final tip, with an accompanying background story. I had written almost all of the thank you notes for our wedding gifts, but had just a few that I needed to confirm what that person gave us. I had a list, but had written the first few on a separate piece of paper. Stupid... I couldn't immediately find that other piece of paper and didn't want to send some of the thank you notes before the others, so I set my completed stack aside (fully addressed and ready to go in the mailbox). We spent the next week or so with family, went on our honeymoon, and then it was back-to-school time (I'm a teacher). I'll skip to the punch line. The completed stack is still neatly stored and ready to send. We've been married for seven years. Talk about an extreme facepalm situation. So, my tip is once you've written an elegant handwritten note, send it! (P.S. Do you think I could/should still send them? Perhaps with a second handwritten note apologizing for being a dunce? My mom said no, but I feel like if I got something like that in the mail, I would crack up and absolutely love it! What does anyone reading this think?)

[@LindseyBugbeeTPK]

I love this story! Your tip is spot-on; sending those notes promptly is key -- though that's really difficult to do in the midst of a life change, so it's understandable that you didn't. As for your dilemma, I personally think sending the notes now would be a delightful surprise. Including a second handwritten note with a lighthearted apology could turn it into a memorable and charming gesture. I know I would appreciate receiving something like that and get a good laugh out of it! 💌😊 What a lovely way to bring a smile to someone’s day, even if it’s seven years later! (As a side note, my university roommate, who now lives in Seattle, came to visit me in Colorado a couple of weeks ago. I fished out a birthday card for her that I had tried to send in 2016, but the post office had returned it because the zip code wasn't legible. I had always meant to re-send, but never got around to it. It was fun for both her and me to look at, and she took it back with her to Seattle!)

[@ingefallang6762]

@@LindseyBugbeeTPK Perfect! I'll do it! I think. 😂

[@marylouschubert4626]

My handwriting is neater if I slow down. So often I write quickly (grocery lists, etc.) and I'm not really thinking about style.

[@LindseyBugbeeTPK]

That self-awareness will get you far! As long as you're aware of how you can make modifications to write neatly, you're golden. :)