Tuesday Tip: How to Make Chocolate Letters

Duh! Why didn't I think of that?! Here's How to Make Chocolate Letters. All you have to do is print out your letters or words, put it under wax paper, and simply trace! Then you will have a gorgeous more gourmet cupcake. They will be such a hit at any party! You can even add sprinkles for more fun!

FREEBIE FRIDAY: Owl-lelujah Tags

Enjoy one of our newest fonts LD Owl-lelujah in this weeks FREEBIE FRIDAY: Owl-lelujah Tags! Now until 11/9/2012!

Halloween Subway Art Freebie

Bubble, bubble toil and trouble...we've brewed up some Halloween subway art FREE just for you. Happy Friday!

Tuesday Tip: Painted Wooden Signs

These next two tutorials really come in handy around the holidays. I wish I would have known about them sooner because I can't count the times I have tried to paint perfect letters and failed. As cute as the hand drawn letter looks is it is just nice to be able to do the flawless yourself. Here's How To Paint The Perfect Letters and How To Transfer Ink Onto Wood. Now for some of my favorite fall and Halloween examples. Check out the above tutorials then let me know if you make a sign.  I'm sitting here trying to figure out what to paint!

Freebie Friday: Halloween Banner

Get into the spirit of Halloween with your FREE Halloween Banner! Just print it on some of your favorite Halloween paper and cut! Now until 10/27/2012.

Tuesday Tip: Kerning

Let me make sure I give credit to www.mycolabs.com for the above image.  It is an exclusive archival print.  If you are a designer of fonts, you can't help but to love it!

This is a really simple tip!  First let me define kerning.  Kerning is simply the space between letters in words when you type.  Sometimes they need specific adjustments to look great rather that what you get just when you type a word.  Just as an FYI, leading is the space between lines of text.  Anyway,  For KERNING: Adjust the spacing between (letters or characters) in a piece of text to be printed. In most programs you can just hold down Alt while using your arrow keys to control the spacing in-between letters and lines.

Tuesday Tips: DIY Letter Art

One of my favorite fads right now is the 3d letter decor. There are so many ways to decorate them and they can really complete a room. Save some extra cash and DIY instead! Here are some of my favorite ways several talented bloggers used to decorate these paper mache letters from Jo Ann's or any other craft store. I'll be linking to all the original bloggers.

First we have Metallic Letters Just like Anthropologie! You can even add thumb tacks before you paint to give it a more industrial look like the second image.

Yarn Wrapped Letters

Washi Tape Letters

Neon and Sequin Letters

Or if you have spare change... just use that for your sequins!

And last but not least Map Letters