A long-time repeat customer brought a vase to be engraved for a new grandson. The long message on the piece traces the lineage of the...

They are everywhere. Even in small cities and townships, there is usually at least one....often more. Visit them after you read this and...

Nam Nguyen is a resident of Austin, TX, and has had a passion for Calligraphy for several years. His Calligraphy had been with pen and...

Every year about this time it begins the 'burning-the-candle-at-both-ends' routine almost every day. Between teaching engraving classes...

Ethel operates a gift basket business and lives in Lagos, Nigeria. She began her online studies with me in March of this year. Her...

Some time back at my Nordstorm fragrance engraving event, this young lady came by and asked me for a SmileStone™. Made her almost as...

A few directions how a few simple strokes of luck are in your reach! Many years ago in Irving, TX, Gail frequented a small dress shop in...

MONKEY SEE. MONKEY DO. Well, there was a bit more to it than that, although, I did just look at the shape of the character and then try...

For years, photos and inspirations would nudge me to publish a blog featuring an interesting project and how I did it. For all those...

At ten years in, I had done a number of brush-lettering jobs after my introduction to steel lettering pens at Oklahoma State University...

Several times each month I get a phone call from wine and liquor stores, or their representatives, asking me to come to a special event...

This thick, glass heart must have weighed ten pounds. It was designed to hang on a large metal hook attached to a 20" rod on a base so...

Quite a rare occurrence at my in-store events when frosted bottles come along for engraving. So often, I forget to remind the person...

From the beginning of my engraving venture, I hustled a bunch of country clubs. I sent each of 20 golf pros, a brand new personalized 5...

Just over 50 years ago, in May of 1968, I dabbled with a Calligraphy pen and lettered ken brown in about 5 minutes or less on a piece of...

Quite often timepieces are brought to us engravers for personalization. Some go into a pocket. Some go around the neck. Some are worn...

At first glance, it would be fairly obvious, this is what it is; a cremation urn with the ashes of some dearly departed. But without a...

Gifts for a tidy group of 9 companies who pitched in a pile of money for a good cause. I had a short timeline, but a good budget on these...

Those there were by the restaurant's phone invitation to the special dinner. Each knew only that it was something unique and they were...