![Beautiful-handwritten-notes.jpg Beautiful handwritten notes](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-nb1kmPgYCcg/VHGFVNptEDI/AAAAAAABJ-8/stVpMhpNd0I/Beautiful-handwritten-notes.jpg?imgmax=800)
But what do you do if you have terrible handwriting? Your heartfelt declarations may be hard to decipher if your handwriting looks like chicken scratches.
In this case I wanted to put a little note in my daughters’ lunch boxes, and I wanted them to be as girly and ‘fancy’ as possible, but I don’t have ANY calligraphy skills.. Well, have no fear! I have a super simple solution. There is a way to have write with an actual BIC Mark-It® marker and still end with beautiful script text, even if you don’t have the skills! It is possible!
I knew my die-cutting could cut out beautiful scripts, so why couldn’t it draw them for me? I would just replace the blade with my BIC Mark-It® marker.
To accomplish this, I took an old dull blade and removed the metal knife. Then I popped out the ratcheted blade housing using a drill bit. I was left with the empty blade case which was basically a plastic tube.
![using-marker-with-silhouette-blade-holder.jpg Using marker with silhouette blade holder](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-wv7MGYWENLI/VHGFZxBOcaI/AAAAAAABJ_M/39eS4ye7elg/using-marker-with-silhouette-blade-holder.jpg?imgmax=800)
![marker-hack-for-silhouette.jpg Marker hack for silhouette](http://lh4.ggpht.com/-jxvKQZMhZaw/VHGFYCB6XHI/AAAAAAABJ_E/eFoZ55m7eiI/marker-hack-for-silhouette.jpg?imgmax=800)
![marker-in-silhouette-blade-casing.jpg Marker in silhouette blade casing](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ahw6pRuardY/VHGFb0LtnqI/AAAAAAABJ_U/mazNq29k_u0/marker-in-silhouette-blade-casing.jpg?imgmax=800)
![Using-Markers-in-Silhouette.jpg Using Markers in Silhouette](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-FcugQ2jODFw/VHGFdp0DQNI/AAAAAAABJ_c/RMkDR8T6B24/Using-Markers-in-Silhouette.jpg?imgmax=800)
![Using-silhouette-with-markers.jpg Using silhouette with markers](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-24u9el9wNsQ/VHGFf31hqaI/AAAAAAABJ_k/EZCEcMvMLCc/Using-silhouette-with-markers.jpg?imgmax=800)
![regular-markers-instead-of-sketch-pens.jpg Regular markers instead of sketch pens](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-YPbL5h35t8M/VHGFhx0t-9I/AAAAAAABJ_s/ZDwcgBZXc1A/regular-markers-instead-of-sketch-pens.jpg?imgmax=800)
Unlike a printed note, I love how using the BIC Mark-It® pens in the die cutter gives you the hand written look (if ONLY my handwriting was this cute!)
![Using-markers-for-text-with-silhoutte.jpg Using markers for text with silhoutte](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-iAg9HavF3K0/VHGFj9bisFI/AAAAAAABJ_0/tNQSRh4jdcY/Using-markers-for-text-with-silhoutte.jpg?imgmax=800)
![Beautiful-handwritten-notes-with-silhouette.jpg Beautiful handwritten notes with silhouette](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-YNSzjCt9fKg/VHGFllx1NzI/AAAAAAABJ_8/f3KGp1sS8BM/Beautiful-handwritten-notes-with-silhouette.jpg?imgmax=800)
In this season of #BICMerryMarking I am challenging my mom, dad and father-in-law to write a note to their grandchildren and tell them what they mean to them. What would you say to your grandchildren if you knew they would remember those words forever? A beautiful heart-felt note can become a sentimental momento when it comes from someone you love, and I would love my children to have that gift.
And now your family can participate in my challenge as well. You can get the booklet of merry marking and a coupon to start marking your own letters at home. You won’t regret telling someone how much they mean to you! Make sure you share your ideas using the #BICMerryMaking hashtag so we can all see them!