So you’ve started to learn brush lettering and you’re wondering when and how you’re going to use these skills. I’ve rounded up this mega list of ways you can use your skills on a regular basis. (Some obvious and some facetious). Mix and match!
Snail Mail Addressing
- Birthday cards
- Thank you cards
- Holiday cards
- Wedding invitations
- Baby shower invitations
- Birthday party invitations
- Utility bills
- Tax returns
- Letters to your political representative
- Taylor Swift fanmail
- Credit card bills
- Corporate complaint letters
Snail Mail Innards
- Birthday cards
- Thank you cards
- Holiday cards
- Invitations
- Poem declaring your undying love for Chris Pine
- Boring forms and bills
- Corporate complaint letters
- Written checks
Routine Scribblings
- Grocery lists
- To do lists
- Paper agendas
- Recipies
- Schedules
- Lunchbox notes
Gift and Party Decor
- Gift tags
- Gift wrapping paper
- Gift bags
- Placecards
- Menu cards
- Seating arrangements
- Party banners
- Napkin wraps
- Escort cards
- Drink tags
- Table menus
- Wineglass tags
- Solo cup labels
- Name tags
Awesome Art
- Art journaling
- Bible journaling
- Scrapbooking
- Large scale canvases
- Personalized art
- Frameable recipes
- Wooden signs
- Holiday ornaments
- Certificates
- Pumpkin decorating
- Wedding vows
- Important speeches
Graphic Design
- Logos
- Stationery
- Workbooks
- Photo overlays
- Typefaces
- Web elements
- Email signatures
- Blog headers
- Email headers
- Photo templates
- T-shirts
- Business cards
Just for Fun
- Brush letter all your text messages and send a picture of your words
- Brush letter all your email contents
- Passive aggressive notes
- Senior thesis
Other ideas? Leave them in the comments!
Other fun things to letter:
wedding vows
senior thesis
passive aggressive sticky notes
Ooh. Good ones!
Sarcastic notes to your kid’s teachers!
Or beautifully written “here’s what your child did in art class today” messages to parents!
Sarcastic notes back to parents!
On a more realistic note, I have been brush lettering my instructions for some of my art classes. The kids love it and some have checked Olive’s tutorials!
Other issues get a phone call?
Passive Aggressive notes is the greatest.
I use brush lettering for post-it note messages and my whiteboard.
I hand write my fill in the blank quizzes, then in the space at the bottom, brush letter a quote for my 6th graders.
Beautiful wall decor to remind kids to wash their hands or pick up after themselves. Positive Affirmations to encourage myself and others. Instructions to visitors at parties (place gifts here or enjoy the buffet)
I moved to Switzerland few years ago and am (trying to) learn German. So I write the new words I learn. I figured I have write and re-write them to remember words anyway, I might as well practice brush lettering. German words are SO long and use funny combination of alphabets (compared to English)… not to mention they don’t roll off the tongue beautifully like Italian and French so it’s not as artistic as I like it to be…
awesome thank you