Barbara Kua Calligraphy

Weddingbells: Up Close & Personal

Barbara — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:55:06 +0000

We’re thrilled to have more of our calligraphy featured in the latest issue of Weddingbells magazine. For this feature, Roseanne, from the magazine, had interviewed the editors on their favourite things and then showcased how they can be transformed into unforgettable wedding ideas. The editor-in-chief, Alison’s, favourite things are The Dead Poets Society movie and wallpaper. So we decided to include a calligraphy poem of Lord Byron’s “She Walks in Beauty”. Our calligraphy can be found on page 24 of the Fall & Winter 2010 edition of Weddingbells.

Weddingbells: Northern Reflection

Barbara — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:48:56 +0000

Back in the winter, Weddingbells magazine contacted me to participate in a Canadian Chic spread for their Fall + Winter 2010 issue. Of course, I was beyond excited to contribute the stationery pieces. A huge thanks to Weddingbells for including me in the spread. The magazine is now on newstands.

Latest work

Barbara — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:14:44 +0000

What I’ve been working on lately:
-Escort cards for a Toronto couple in the Claire style
-Purple ink on silver shimmer envelopes in the Olivia style for a Chicago bride
-A very modern Bar Mitzvah order with Calligraphy in Taylor and
-Olivia in black ink on Kraft envelopes.

Featured on Weddingbee

Barbara — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:34:41 +0000

This past week our rubber address stamps were once again featured on Weddingbee. Miss Starfish had purchased one of our stamps and had this to say about it:

“My favorite purchase of all was a Barbara Kua address stamp, which we will be using for our invitation RSVP envelopes, invitation return addresses, return addresses on our shower invites and all personal mail I send in the future!”

I can’t wait to see how her invitations turn out!

Miss Starfish had heard about our stamp after reading Miss Sunrise’s Stamp My Little Heart Out! post a month ago.

I love how crafty many of the bloggers are on Weddingbee. They tend to also be big supporters of handwritten calligraphy. I’ve even seen many Bees opt to do their own calligraphy for their weddings which I think is great!

Yankee Love

Barbara — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:33:35 +0000

Shannon will be married at the end of the month and she originally came across my work after admiring the calligraphy I had done for F & M’s wedding a year ago. I’m glad Shannon contacted me when it was her turn to tie the knot.

Instead of Table #’s, Shannon and her fiance decided to use Yankee players as their Table names as her fiance’s career is in sports and he’s a huge Yankee Fan. Their menus also doubled as place cards… an idea that I love!

Calligraphy in the Sophia style.

Spring is in the air

Barbara — Mon, 24 May 2010 12:18:19 +0000

… or should I say summer? We’ve had a gorgeous week in Toronto with summer like weather. There’s always something about a unseasonal warm Spring day that leaves everyone so cheerful. These seating cards that I recently penned for a Toronto bride also brought a smile to my face. The bright and cheery color combo is perfect for a Spring wedding, and I love the added touch the pretty floral graphic brings. Calligraphy in the Olivia style.

Happy 25th Weddingbells Magazine

Barbara — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:37:58 +0000

Last Thursday, my friends over at Weddingbells Magazine celebrated their 25th anniversary with a fantastic party at the Windsor Arms Hotel in Toronto. 25 years.. wow.. a huge milestone! I had the honor of creating signs for their candy bar and thank you tags for their giveaways. 400 tags were penned, in the Penelope Style, for each guest and tied around cute vases with posies supplied by Flour Studio. Unfortunately I got to the candy bar a tad too late so I was only able to grab a beautiful box of goodies from Churchill’s Fine Gourmet Gifts. But still, it was yummy enough to satisfy my sweet tooth.

You can check out pictures and a video from the event on the Weddingbells site: http://www.weddingbells.ca/25years/. Congratulations Weddingbells and thank you for having us be a part of your event.

Calligraphy isn’t just for addressing envelopes

Barbara — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:47:13 +0000

It is becoming increasing popular to incorporate Calligraphy into the design of the invitation. This past winter I had the pleasure of creating the lettering for a Mississippi bride’s invitation. I penned the master artwork for the invitation, reply card and return address in the Claire style. The artwork was then scanned and sent as a high res digital file. The file can be taken directly to a printer or to an invitation designer. And I must say that having a simple hand written invitation letterpress printed looks quite amazing.

I also finished off the bride’s invitation suite by addressing her envelopes. Here is the feedback her mother sent me:

I just wanted you to know Laci picked up our envelopes yesterday. She was so very impressed with them, even the packaging. She said that you had done a beautiful job. Laci is 24 and very mature and knows quality work when she see it.

Thanks again for being so efficient and professional.