Inviting Ways (originally named Calligraphy Corner for it's first 23 years) was started by Micki Lobanoff. It began as a calligraphy hobby in the corner of her kitchen. She began by designing a unique birth announcement for a friend and it wasn't long before she was getting calls for other types of orders. In 1988, Micki and her husband David decided that her "hobby" had outgrown the confines of their Walnut Creek home and opened up their store in Downtown Walnut Creek. By this time, David had left his job in the banking industry to combine efforts with Micki and build the successful family business that has been a staple of downtown Walnut Creek for many years. Micki and David's children (Tara & Matthew) were involved in the business since it's inception. Tara has pursued her career as an Elementary School Teacher and stay-at-home mother. In 2004, Matthew joined the family business on a full-time basis with plans to continue the "family" business for generations to come!

In 2006, the gang at "Calligraphy Corner" decided a name change was in order. With the current focus on Invitations, Announcements and other personalized stationary, the decision was made to call the business Inviting Ways. Because of the high level of recognition for our previous name, the tagline of "by Calligraphy Corner" will be included in our correspondence and/or logos for quite some time.

It's our goal to provide the same outstanding service and unique products under our new name as we have for the first 23 years as Calligraphy Corner.