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There's an awesome post about it here:http://www.weddingbee.com/2009/10/23/semi-diy-invitations-first-impressions/#more-115381
There was a post in the blog section about this not too long ago but, I forgot who it was from. What they did was to print calligraphy lightly on their envelopes and go over carefully with a metallic paint pen.
I am out of practice to not know about that thread (blushing) thanks!!!
I forgot to add that I am scared to death to print on my beautifully embossed envelopes lol!!
The easiest way is to trace it.
I picked a font, printed the names and addresses on regular paper, then set up a little lightbox with my glass coffeetable and a desk lamp. I lined up the envelopes on top of the printed address, then followed along the lines with my calligraphy pen (the light shining up through the table made it very clear for tracing). Looked very pretty, and much better than my normal handwriting. My envelopes were too thick to fit through my printer, and this way just seemed faster to me.
Jh: care to share pictures? That's what I was thinking but I didn't think about shining the light up!!!
I was too chicken too try DIY calligraphy, so I searched until I found a font online that I like and ended up downloading it. It's not calligraphy, but its the pretty swirly, fancy looking type of font. I believe it's called Chopin Script.
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Does anyone know how to do faux calligraphy? I would love not to spend the money on real calligraphy but I know there is a way to cheat. Does anyone know how?