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Learn how Laura and Alyssa continue to foster the cornerstone of their company with calligraphy tools and teaching for beginners, hobbyists and beyond— as well as in-person services to enhance events and take the stress out of stationery.   

Discover how Laura’s beloved landscape contributes to her creativity and be inspired to make every day artful with curated calligraphy solutions, fine art influenced by Foxhill, and sought-after garden goods.

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Discover how Laura’s beloved landscape contributes to her creativity and be inspired to make every day artful with curated calligraphy solutions, fine art influenced by Foxhill, and sought-after garden goods.

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Adventures of a Bride-to-Be

“Too much of anything is bad, but too much Champagne is just right.” (F. Scott Fitzgerald)This is a start to a great year, the year Wes & I are getting married!!!! This time of year when you make Resolutions, I am going to admit that I am horrible at making New Year’s Resolutions as I normally break them a few days into the year. My sister at Christmas sent me a newspaper clipping from a few years ago that she had kept for me. It is a list of 30 fun things to do before you turn 30. Some I have accomplished and others I strive to do hopefully before I am 30. I have a little bit of time but cannot procrastinate!1. Travel abroad alone2. Drink a champagne cocktail in a Paris bar (check)3. Find your own primary physician4. Start a 401(k)5. Make a proper cosmo (check)6. Run a marathon 7. Forgive someone who has wronged you8. Apologize to someone who you’ve wronged (check)9. Blow your annual bonus on a pair of Jimmy Choo shoes10. Master cooking one impressive meal (check)11. Be a mentor12. Save a sizable emergency fund13. Get published (and not on your own or your friends’ blog)14. Learn to change a flat tire15. Buy an original piece of art16. Volunteer at a soup kitchen – more than once17. Take a nighttime helicopter ride18. Shop at an exclusive boutique without being intimidated (check)19. Live alone (check)20. Find a signature scent (check)21. Divorce toxic friends (check)22. Ask for a raise23. Learn to salsa dance24. Wear sunscreen daily25. Buy a knock’em dead designer cocktail dress and wear it to your high school reunion26. Drive leisurely across the country27. Establish a routine to pray, reflect or meditate28. Read a compilation of essays called: “The May Queen: Women on Life, Love, Work, and Pulling it all together in your 30s”29. Go for your dream job30. Confess to your best friend that you’re in love with him (check)Cheers to 2011!Always with love, Aly

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