A Bearbnb Host Improves their Paw-writing

Hullo! Soooo... as you saw last week, we leave a Welcome Note for my Bearbnb guests but... honestly... my human's paw-writing (more paw-printing) is not the greatest. And this little bear thought it might be good for her to learn some calligraphy...

We have to Sheaffer calligraphy pens...

And the kit came with a calligraphy booklet too! Let's get started!

Right... it's all about how you hold the pen... the angle to the paper (both vertical and horizontal)...

With some beginning exercises...

My human says "This feels a bit like Grade 3... learning cursive... who needs cursive anymore??? Nobody!!!"
Not true... a hand-written Welcome Note is more "personable"... or "bearable"... hmmm... not quite what I wanted to say. Anyhow... it's more friendly! Soooo... sit and practice!

Well... we have some "a's"... not bad. although the pen is apparently not the greatest...

Let's keep going... practice makes perfect...

Hmmmm... I wouldn't say it's great and... they are quite large... Our cards are pretty small... maybe we need a smaller nib?

Because at this rate, our Welcome Card is going to be the size of a table top!

Maybe getting the hang of it... still pen grumbling...

What do you think?? Do we need a fancy calligraphy paw-written note or is just a paw-printed note OK?

Cause at this rate... we haven't even hit upper case letters...

And it might be December before we get this off the ground... sigh... This is what happens when stuffies rely on humans! Beanie Mouse practices a lot of calligraphy. Any tips? Better pen? Different pen? Calligraphy felt pen/marker with a brush tip?