{"id":14938,"date":"2020-08-01T18:54:13","date_gmt":"2020-08-01T22:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoohaa.com\/?p=14938"},"modified":"2020-08-01T18:54:16","modified_gmt":"2020-08-01T22:54:16","slug":"photo-blogging-challenge-july-2020-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoohaa.com\/?p=14938","title":{"rendered":"Photo Blogging Challenge (July 2020): Letters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Talk about a wide-open theme for interpretation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Letters can cover a whole heap of different things, so it will be interesting to see how people look at things. For me? I kind of went toward a mixture of things, but it was with the idea of the written letter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I was younger, I used to love writing letters. I’ve recently discovered a whole new and modern world of pen pals. That is cool because with technology, it’s nice that people still like to take the time to write. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A lot of the newer people who pen pal are uber creative, too. It’s not just writing a letter but so many things that make it a personal and very cool experience. The accounts on Instagram are aplenty if you want to look. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So far, my experience with pen pals is mixed. I have one I made earlier this year and I’m up on the next round of writing. I have an idea on what I want to do and am getting everything together. I also am supposed to start one other person, and I’ve been working slowly on it. It’s a fun and creative process. I’ve sent one other and I hope it’s arrived as I sent it more than two months ago. Maybe it wasn’t what they were expecting. Not sure. Hopefully it went through and all was good. A couple of others were going to start one with me, so I await those in hopes they come through. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Letters overall are fun. They make up a lot of things and as I was working on this, I tended to notice so many items and the letters that go with them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below is my take. I hope you enjoyed this month’s challenge!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also hope, during this time, you are taking care of yourselves, staying healthy, and being safe. Without anything further, here are my five for the month! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Stamps<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are going to send good old snail mail, you need stamps These are four stamps I won in an Instagram contest. How cool are these? Most news stamps, at least that I see in the US, are sticky back etc. They are essentially stickers. The old-school stamps like this are very cool to find. These are definitely older and not sure what I will do with them as I almost don’t want to use them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2. Stencils<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m trying to get more consistent with a bullet journal. My way of doing things, though, is using it as a journal. I want to get track of things. Be creative. Have fun. I don’t want it to be a planner, though I do have calendars and stuff in it to mark down important things. I’m still trying to find my style, though. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3. Snail mail<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was the first pen pal letter I received this year. I’ve since sent and then received another. I am working on the next response. Love the wax seal and this inspired me to get some of these as well! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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4. Washi tape<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I find my own style with journaling and writing letters, I am trying to get creative. And I’ve discovered washi tape, which is awesome to have. It’s very useful. These are ones I recently received, and I like how those words (letters!) are in English and Chinese. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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5. Hand-written signs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those who know me, you might know I do love signs. And I really like hand-written ones because I feel it’s a slice of Americana. This is one that’s been hanging in my town for a while. I pass it a bunch when I am walking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And there are my five for the month!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you took part in this month\u2019s challenge, make sure to link up below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And for those of you who participated, make sure you try and get to other people\u2019s blogs and comment (here, too!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s continue to grow this challenge and have a strong community. Come back and check out the others who link later on, too! NOTE:<\/strong> We have a Facebook group for those who participate in the challenge and are interested. I\u2019ll post any announcements there and hopefully it can be a place where things are discussed and some interaction etc. You can access it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make sure, too, to come back tomorrow to see August’s theme!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photo Blogging Challenge: August 2020 results<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n