August 2021 Edition.

Hello Letter Lovers...

Write More Letters 💌

Recently I was meeting a friend in Dublin at my favorite coffee shop, Beanhive. The baristas at Beanhive are some of the most talented and genuinely nice people so when coffee artist extraordinaire Juanmi surprised me with this beauty it made my absolute day.

This month we've packed a lot into the newsletter -- found letter stories, blogs, T.V. recommendations, and more! So pour yourself a tea, coffee (or something stronger!) and kickback with these letter lover delights! 

Seaside Letter Writing

On Thursday August 26th Flea Market Love Letters will be chatting all things vintage Postcards at the Letters Connect August 'Seaside' Workshop! Come along if you love letters and get excited at the idea of virtually meeting other letter lover pals, all while supporting a great cause: the charity, From Me To You. 

Our New Logo

Last month was our Fourth Birthday and to celebrate we decided to a bit of a facelift was in order. Thanks to Sam Lemberger for working with us on the new logo.

Letters of Note: "Art"

Some may remember that in June of this year we had a read-along of the "Love" Letters of Note. Well, this September we're doing another read-along! This time we'll be spending a little while every day with the "Art" edition. 

Are we friends on Twitter yet? That's where I'll be chatting about that day's letter using the hashtag "#artlettersofnote". 

Hello, September!

Are you a September Baby? Would you like a surprise Birthday Postcard? Since starting this project in January I have sent over 100 Birthday Wishes to people all over the world. If you'd like to sign up please reply to this email.

From the Desk Of...

Every month we aim to write and share relevant blogs on letter writing or collecting! This segment of the newsletter is where you'll find them all in one place. 

The 8th installment of the 2021 "Writing Through the Decades" Series is one you won't want to miss! Click here to read. 

When I inhaled "The Summer of Lost Letters" by Hannah Reynold's I knew it had to be the August entry for "Books About Letters".

Last month Sam and I got to visit the General Post Office (GPO) "Witness History" Exhibit in Dublin. Check out the blog where I talk about how this interactive museum brings mail alive.

History isn't rose colored. Recently I was chatting to someone about what I do when I come across tricky material in a letter and I wanted to put my thoughts down in this blog post. 

Can you guess when Postcards came into popularity -- and when they fell out of it? Click here to read a brief history of the Postcard and our hopes for its future!

Write More Letters

This September will be the one year anniversary ofthe 'Write More Letters' Project! Thanks to the generosity of letter lovers we've raised over $500 forHope For The Warriors, which benefits U.S. Veterans and Military Families. Thank you from the bottom of my heart! 

If you'd like to participate all 'Write More Letters' Mugs, Masks, Shirts, and Totes are available via this link. To learn more about how the WML fundraiser works, check out our F.A.Q. here. 

Donate Your Envelope Art

Dust off those colored pencils and felt tip markers! Our friends at From Me To You have recently launched a new P.O. Box and they need your help in spreading the word! Decorate an envelope using the new P.O. Box address and post it to them there so they can share your art on social media to update folks on the news. 

And while you're at it, why not enclose a few letters which From Me To You will send to someone fighting Cancer? Learn more about their mission, here.

"Middlemost Post"

Do you have a little one in your life? Check out the new Nickelodeon kids show "Middlemost Post". In the first episode main characters Angus, Parker J. Cloud and Russell have to deliver a letter to someone who never gets letters because Parker is convinced that character deserves to know someone thought of them. I mean, how cute?! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGbD5v-8XMI