Oh my goodness where to begin? !!! I've been doing calligraphy for years and years and in 5…read moreminutes I learned more from Liz than any other teacher. She's a joy to work with so much so that when my kids couldn't figure out what to get me for a gift they made a handmade gift certificate to study with Liz cause they knew I'd LOVE that for sure! Her styles are so much more fun, playful, varied (including romantic and modern) than anyone I've met. Her passion for lettering makes the time fly. In my first class with her there was a woman who had never calligraphied before and me - we both learned a ton and I was amazed at what a newcomer could accomplish in one class!!!! Many thanks and see you soon!!!

This review should be 2 stars but I feel bad tarnishing this page solely because I have zero…read morepatience for individuals being unable to effectively communicate via email in 2015. I will start by saying that I was perfectly satisfied with the work Liz did for me. If this review was based on quality vs. price, it would have been 5 stars. What I was not pleased with was how many times I had to poke and prod her to get an actual result. I had been working on a tattoo idea for about 3 years. Finally committed to some text and wanted a professional to draw it out in pretty font. Nothing on Microsoft word was jiving with me, so I decided to look into a calligrapher. Liz had the highest ratings on yelp. 2 stars seems really harsh, but when I write a yelp review, I think about whether I would recommend the business to a friend. In this particular case, I can't say that I would. After initially reaching out and getting no response, I sent a follow up email 8 days later to see if she was even interested in doing the work for me since it was such a small project. Frankly, overcharging someone for doing one sentence worth of work, versus hundreds of envelopes for a wedding seems kind of a no brainer to me...whatever amount she would have suggested...I would have happily paid. Courtesy is also another big thing for me--it's 2015, I know you have a smart phone and, as such, nearly 24-7 access to email. A simple "Hey, thanks for your email. Sorry I'm super swamped for the next couple of weeks, can I touch base then?" would have been more than OK. After Liz confirmed that she would do the text for me, it took another 6 days to set up a paypal transaction. I paid within half hour of receiving the email prompt and then it took another 3 days to actually get the file via email. Again, all if this would have been OK had she not emailed me that I'd have the file the next day. Again--nothing wrong with the quality--at the end of the day I got several options to work with, but I cannot tolerate this level of slowness/unresponsiveness. I can't imagine paying her to do wedding invites and then sitting on pins and needles waiting to hear back.

We hired Maryanne Grebenstein from the Abbey Studio to personalize our Wedding Invitations by…read morehand-lettering both the Inner and Outer Envelopes with our guest's names and mailing addresses. From the beginning, Maryanne was extremely accommodating, even inviting us into her home to discuss our needs, look over fonts and select ink colors. Our invitations were a bit delayed in being delivered from our vendor and we had to have all 141 Invitations in the mail in just 2 weeks, providing our guests the appropriate 30 days to RSVP. Maryanne was very up-front with us, letting us know that for 141 guests (282 envelopes essentially), she would typically ask for at least 3 weeks. We completely understood we gave her a tall order & worked to prepare everything else invitation-wise we possibly could to not further delay shipping. Our entire wedding planning process was flawless and it was looking like the most stressful part was going to be getting these invitations mailed in time ... Well, thank goodness for Maryanne. Since she is a total ROCKSTAR and completed all of our envelopes in just 9 DAYS, we were able to get our Invitations mailed right on time. We received so many compliments on her calligraphy & were told that it was the perfect accent to our pocket invitations. We can't even explain how huge of a blessing Maryanne was to us. Her art perfectly tied together the "feel" we were going for and certainly set the tone for our wedding. Thank you so much, Maryanne!

Maryanne is lovely and very communicative, and she recently undertook a very rushed last-minute job…read morefor our organization at a reasonable price meeting all necessary deadlines. Trust her and the studio with any of your important projects. :-) She even e-mailed the morning the package was delivered to ensure that it was received from our loading dock.

Jan went above and beyond for us , in an extremely short time, beyond what anyone would expect !…read moreHer kindness and compassion was so touching ! What beautiful work she did, and what a wonderful person she is! We're grateful beyond words ! Thank You, Jan

I needed envelopes addressed for my best friend's shower. I decided I wanted them professionally…read moredone pretty last minute. I found Jan Boyd in the yellow pages and she was able to do them in a very tight time frame. Her work was amazing and so quick! She helped make the very ugly invitations the bride's mother picked out beautifully presented. Her prices were very reasonable and there were so many lettering styles to choose from. No matter what your event, Jan will help make it extra special!

Beautiful, classy, a step beyond. Diane designed our wedding invitations and an intertwined set of…read moreinitials for our monogram. It was like the monogram would come alive and walk across the paper! Her work has character and depth and is of the highest quality. I would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone seeking calligraphy services.

From the owner: ThistleWork Studio provides a range of artistic services including calligraphy, envelope…read moreaddressing, hand lettering, gilding, engraving, book binding and decorative painting. Custom designs are provided for special occasion invitations, awards and certificates, monograms, logos and more. This is a one-woman owned and operated business.

Highly recommend Ally! She was so responsive and was able to turn our vision into reality in a…read moreshort month leading to our wedding. I wish I had went to Ally early on (lesson learned!) and that would have saved me the stress. But despite this short turnaround, she was able to design our cocktail sign, seating chart, table numbers, and menus for our summer wedding. All of the signs were high quality, and many of our guests complimented us on the designs! Ally was great to work with. We would highly recommend her for your wedding or any event.

Ally is a gem and her work is beautiful! Most importantly, she saved my behind…read more After planning my sisters wedding, I decided I would also take charge of the name cards for the reception. The Monday before the wedding I sat down to attempt to write out the guests names and promptly realized I was in way over my head. I ruined all of the extra cards I had and resorted to drinking. Tuesday afternoon (3 days before the wedding!!) I found Ally on Yelp and sent her a panicked message, hoping that somehow she'd be able to help. She responded immediately and put me at ease. She gave me a quick VERY reasonable quote, I sent her an inspiration photo, and we arranged for me to drop the cards off with her that evening. She promised a 24 hour turn around, as the wedding is on Saturday and she was going out of town on Friday. I dropped the cards off with Ally on Tuesday evening, and she texted me on Wednesday morning saying the cards would be ready to be picked up at 5:30 that evening. LESS that 24 hours later. The cards are stunning and I can actually relax and enjoy the wedding!! I could not recommend Ally more, she is a kind person and an incredible calligrapher.

Fantastic skill, and phenomenal talent from a friendly fellow.read more

Pier did an amazing job on our name cards for our rehearsal dinner. It was a quick turnaround job…read moreand in a few days he produced several designs for me to choose from and created the final version. Price was reasonable also.

Fine Script Studio / Jessica wrote out cards for my wedding seating chart earlier this month. She…read morewas extremely responsive, easy to facilitate drop off and pick up with, and really fair with pricing. The cards were absolutely beautiful and her calligraphy added so much character. My guests and I were equally impressed! Would highly recommend Jessica & Fine Script Studios for any calligraphy needs!

I would highly recommend Fine Script Studio. Jessica led me through the process and offered great…read moresuggestions for my project. She was timely at responding to my messages. I couldn't have been happier with the finished product. She was very accommodating when it was time to pick up my product and her price was very reasonable!