About Positively Lettering

Hi! I'm Carissa Sliwinski the owner and creator behind Positively Lettering. The beginnings of my hand lettering journey are really two-fold - birthed out of necessity and a season of extreme heartache. In 2017, we moved into our very first home! There was specific decor I knew I wanted for my daughter's room, but I could not find exactly what I wanted anywhere. I Googled and searched and eventually decided I would just do it myself. I was obsessed with this bouncy font that I was seeing everywhere and after finding videos online, I realized that this "font" was actually people doing it themselves! At the same time, I was going thru a season of incredible negativity in my personal life. So many hurtful things were being thrown in my direction. As a way to cope, I began very intentionally focusing on positivity - verses, affirmations, quotes. Every night I would practice this new hand-lettering thing by writing out these things over and over and over. Without realizing it, lettering became my self-care and I slowly began to heal. Once I became brave enough, I began sharing my newfound hobby. And just like that Positively Lettering was born! Looking back, I can now see the interest I always had from a young age in letter forms, handwriting and fonts. Isn't it amazing how - in hindsight - all the puzzle pieces fit together and totally make sense? Read their story