Giveaway Day 15

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I've been asked to be the keynote speaker at The Sewing Summit
this year. We just firmed it up this week, so watch for an announcement
on their site soon. As a bonus, I'm going to fly in for the entire
event and well, hang out. Which means I'll have the chance to get to
know some fabulous people who will be there with me.


MelissaEOne of those fabulous people is Melissa Esplin, who is scheduled to teach at the event. I'm excited to meet her. Melissa not only sews and maintains a beautiful blog, but she is also an incredible calligrapher. And she teaches calligraphy online. Yes, you can take classes without having to leave your desk!

Calligraphy is gaining attention from today's style stars as a
back-to-crafts artform. Beautifully-lettered posters add a personal
touch to a home or office. And personalized calligraphy is a great way
to enhance a wedding or baby announcement—or otherwise stand out in a
mess of computer-generated communication.

Take a look at Melissa's incredible lettering on her website and blog. See Melissa's classes on her site, I Still Love Calligraphy, where you can learn from the best. And don't miss her beautiful, free printables and tutorials as well.


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Today's lucky winner will receive five ready-to-write cards and five envelopes, all hand-lettered by Melissa. Talk about putting your best face
forward. Your mail and affection will look like it came from the queen
herself.

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The hand-lettered kraft-paper cards feature "5 Things" prompts such
as "5 Reasons Why I Love You" and the blue envelopes read, "Kindly
Deliver to" or Please send to." They can be used together or separately.
A $35 value.



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does custom calligraphy for families and businesses. She designs logos,
tattoos, greeting cards and more. But, calligraphy isn't her only
passion. If you like to sew, then you must swing by Melissa's blog to
see her sewing acumen as
well. She is teaching at The Sewing Summit afterall. When my
fashion-fabric line hits next spring, I have a secret wish that we'll
get to see Melissa work her magic with the collection.

Okay! Exciting. Let's get this contest going. To enter for today's
giveaway, just leave a comment here on this post. One entry per human.

Be sure to include your email
address
so we can contact you if you win. You don't have to type your email
address into the body of the comment if you entered it in the email-address
field on the comment form; I can access that info from behind the scenes. Today's giveaway will close at NOON PST on Friday 8/16/13. (Extended deadlines here and there, depending on when I get the post up!) Watch for the winner to
be announced within a day or
two at the bottom
of the post.

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Follow Melissa on all over the social media scene, on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest and send her a love note while you're at it, "Melissa, your work is beautiful!"

For more info on these August HELLO Giveaways, click here. Please
share the word. Tomorrow's prize is the biggest one so far, so don't forget to check back in.

Good luck!

xo—Heather



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INSTAGRAM GIVEAWAY:  Follow @heatherbailey and #HELLOgiveaway.
Share today’s giveaway on Instagram (see Heather's feed today for an image to
repost) & you’ll be entered to win a $15 gift certificate to HeatherBaileyStore.com. Be sure to tag @heatherbailey and #HELLOgiveaway15.
(The number there at the end will change each day.) Today's IG giveaway
ends at NOON PST (Pacific Standard Time) on Friday 8/16/13. We'll
announce winners within a day or two.

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UPDATE:
Congratulations, April O. ("How do you love all the things I love?! What beautiful calligraphy!" Lucky #61)! You
win today's HELLO Giveaway. We will email you
with next steps. And congratulations to @hollysloat on Instagram
for winning our Day 15 Instagram giveaway. The giveaway is closed, but
you can still join the conversation and comment. xo—HB

122 Comments

  2. How fun for you! Salt Lake City is beautiful in September! I’m not going to the Sewing Summit this year. I’m headed to Fabric Fest in Las Vegas and I can only go to so many things a year!

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  3. I love calligraphy! I have a friend at church who taught a class for kids this summer, and my granddaughter took it…perhaps she’ll teach me!
    I love your blog and am loving your giveaways, which are also introducing me to some wonderful products!
    Thanks!

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  13. hand lettering has quickly become an obsession for me… I’m going to have to spend lots of time checking out this site – thanks!! 🙂

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  15. Just started following your blog 2 days ago, thanks to my daughter! I dabbled with calligraphy years ago…

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  18. My daughter started learning calligraphy this summer! Thanks for posting about Melissa! I will definitely check out her site!

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  25. I was just thinking last week that I would love to expand my hand lettering skill set. Calligraphy would be perfect for that!

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  27. What a great chance! I have always been in awe of the art of Calligraphy—I would love to learn! I hope you enjoy yourself, and be safe!

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  36. These cards and envelopes are gorgeous…Thank you for introducing us to Melissa. I am looking forward to following her blog also.

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  41. Heather!
    Thank you so much for sharing your birthday month with us! You have introduced me to so many new and cool things. Hoping I win these cards. I wish she sold these on her site!
    Happy Birthday month!

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  44. I remember being interested in calligraphy as a kid. I wonder if I still have any of the books to pass on to my daughter. She has been practicing a little at school.

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  49. I’ve always wanted to learn calligraphy and would love to win some beautiful cards! Thanks for the chance to win!

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  53. This would be awesome as we are purchasing our first home…what an awesome way to announce our exciting news!

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  57. Wow! What incredible writing! I’d love to win these notes–I just ordered the supply kit to try this out on my own.

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  60. so amazing… but even better is letting us know about the fabulous blogs we’ve been missing out on!
    Thanks.

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  76. I have always wanted to learn calligraphy, but have never found somewhere to learn.
    Such a wonderful thing a beautiful hand written note.

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  82. Happy happy birthday Heather! 🙂 Loving your giveaways and this would be perfect for journalling and cardmaking. I’ve always wanted to learn to write better – what better way than this?
    Thanks for the giveaway!

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  95. Haha I love it, “one entry per human”. 🙂 Anyway, I love her calligraphy and I’ve always wanted to take that class!! Thanks to you both!

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  101. Calligraphy is one of those things I’ve always wanted to learn but have never done anything. I’m so excited to learn about an online class! And congrats on sewing summit – should be fun!

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  107. I would love to use these cards! So special.
    I don’t do calligraphy, but I do love to slow things down and write with a fountain pen. 🙂

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  117. One thing my university lacked was a solid foundation on creating our own typefaces. this would be an incredible chance to enhance that independently!

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  122. Not sure if this is where I post for ME giveaway. Just found this sight! Looks great! Hope I’m doing it correctly!

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