The Forgotten Art of Letter Writing

There is something so special about receiving a letter in the post. The joy of getting a personal letter with a stamp on it in an envelope is such a forgotten joy. And we hope to bring letter writing back in fashion.

We are all so busy these days, that we just fire off an email to someone to say ‘hey, thinking of you. Hope all is well…’ Nice to do, but how much nicer for that loved one to open their letterbox and find a personal letter! The joy of it! The spontaneity and the pleasure of knowing someone took time to write a letter, put it in an envelope, write the address on it, put a stamp on it and take it to the mailbox! Wow, that’s so cool!

Yes, it can seem a little weird to get started, but once you start writing and receiving letters back you will love it! I promise!

So What Letters Can We Write?

1. Write a letter to a friend, just because.

2. Send a real letter to someone you follow online. Like a post you read? Be different and send a letter telling how you liked the post.

The Forgotten Art of Letter Writing

3. Send your mum a letter, or you Grandmother, or your Aunt. I promise you will be the favored child if you do this! Bonus points if you also include a clipped recipe or article you think they might enjoy.

4. Write a note to your kid’s teacher, saying thanks for the great job they do.

5. Write to someone serving abroad. Operation Gratitude accepts letters thanking Troops, Veterans, New Recruits, or First Responders for their service. Share the love.

6. Send an updated photo of the kids to a grandparent you don’t see often

7. Write a fun letter to your partner or child and hide it somewhere they will find it.

The Forgotten Art of Letter Writing

8. Send a letter to your friend who is celebrating a birthday.

9. Pick a friend who lives a long way from you. Send them a letter that includes an envelope and stamp for them to reply to you. This could be the beginning of a fun way to keep in touch.

10. Send a thank you for a gift you received or for a dinner you attended.

11. Write to thank your doctor, dentist or hairdresser for the work they do.

12. Write a fan letter to your favorite band, actor or singer. Go all old-school with this!

13. Get involved in a movement by putting your writing skills to use for Amnesty International

14. Join the Letter Writing Alliance and be part of the movement towards writing letters again.

The Forgotten Art of Letter Writing

Our newest typewriters:

All our typewriters are fully working typewriters that are perfect for writing letters and notes to your friends and loved ones.

Our Typewriter Coloring Book is here!

The Typewriter Coloring Book is now available on AMAZON

The Typewriter Coloring Book features some of the many typewriters we have had in store. We loved creating fantastic coloring pages from real typewriters. The Typewriter Coloring Book has more than 30 coloring pages of fabulous retro and vintage typewriters. We also added interesting facts and information about typewriters for you to enjoy.

We love sharing our passion for typewriters and The Typewriter Coloring Book is another way for us to share the joy of typewriters with even more people. Grab your copy today or give one away as a gift.

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Typewriter Quotes Typed on Real Vintage Typewriters

One of the great benefits of owning a typewriter shop is being able to type fun typewriter quotes on all these fantastic working vintage typewriters!

I hope you will enjoy the selection of quotes and typewriters from our collection.


I had an old typewriter and a big idea - J K Rowling
Typed on a 1950s Mod Typewriter

I had an old typewriter and a big idea – J K Rowling
Typed on a 1950s Mod Typewriter


Typed on an Everest K2 typewriter

Sometimes my writing sounds like I walked out of the room and left the typewriter running.
Typed on an Everest K2 typewriter


Typed on a vintage Ideal typewriter

Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience; this is the ideal life – Mark Twain
Typed on a vintage Ideal typewriter


Typed on a Hermes Media 3 Typewriter

Stories live in typewriters. Try a different typewriter and you might get a different story.
Typed on a Hermes Media 3 Typewriter


They Call Me Mellow Yellow Typed on a Yellow Triumph Tippa Typewriter
They Call Me Mellow Yellow
Typed on a Yellow Triumph Tippa Typewriter



Olivetti Semi-Standard typewriter

Do some living and get yourself a typewriter – Charles Bukowski
Typed on an Olivetti Semi-Standard typewriter



erika


Hermes Media 3 Typewriter

A writer knows how to dance on the keys of a typewriter like this.
Typed on a Hermes Media 3 Typewriter



Imperial Good Companion Typewriter

Better a witty fool than a foolish wit – William Shakespeare
Type on an Imperial Good Companion Typewriter


I had an old typewriter and a big idea - J K Rowling
Typed on a 1950s Mod Typewriter

I had an old typewriter and a big idea – J K Rowling
Typed on a 1950s Mod Typewriter


Typed on an Everest K2 typewriter

Sometimes my writing sounds like I walked out of the room and left the typewriter running.
Typed on an Everest K2 typewriter


Typed on a vintage Ideal typewriter

Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience; this is the ideal life – Mark Twain
Typed on a vintage Ideal typewriter


Typed on a Hermes Media 3 Typewriter

Stories live in typewriters. Try a different typewriter and you might get a different story.
Typed on a Hermes Media 3 Typewriter


They Call Me Mellow Yellow Typed on a Yellow Triumph Tippa Typewriter
They Call Me Mellow Yellow
Typed on a Yellow Triumph Tippa Typewriter



Olivetti Semi-Standard typewriter

Do some living and get yourself a typewriter – Charles Bukowski
Typed on an Olivetti Semi-Standard typewriter



erika


Hermes Media 3 Typewriter

A writer knows how to dance on the keys of a typewriter like this.
Typed on a Hermes Media 3 Typewriter



Imperial Good Companion Typewriter

Better a witty fool than a foolish wit – William Shakespeare
Type on an Imperial Good Companion Typewriter

typewriter quotes - typewriter voice

Logic will take you from A to B, imagination will take you everywhere.

A. Einstein
typewriter quotes

Poetry is a matter of life not just a matter of language.

We go together like rama lama lama ka dinga da dinga dong

Cast of Grease
typewriter quotes

People who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who usually do.

But only in their dreams can men be truly free. Was always thus and always thus will be.

Do not tell me the skies the limit when there are footprints on the moon.

typewriter quotes

If you cannot be the poet, be the poem.

First drafts don’t have to be perfect. They just have to be written.

typewriter quotes

I love deadlines. I like the wooshing sound they make as they go by.

Ernest hemingway quotes - typewriter

In order to write about life you must first live it

Ernest Hemingway
typewriter quotes - travelling

Travelling leaves you speechless and then turns you into a storyteller.

Not all who wander are lost. typewriter quotes

Not all who wander are lost.

J.R.R Tolken

I’m a writer. Anything you do or say may be used in a story.

Every writer ever.
typewriter quotes

A typewriter is so much more to be reckoned with than a sword.

Lee Tyhayer
typewriter quotes

A writer is someone who can make a riddle out of an answer.

Karl Kraus

I love the sound that a typewriter makes. It gives my writing a soundtrack.

The typewriter is my passport to another world.

typewriter quotes

When I write, I am God at my typewriter.

Leigh Brackett
Ernest Hemingway quote - typewriter

Prose is architecture, not interior decoration.

Ernest Hemingway
typewriter quotes

Always start to write with a clean piece of paper and a dirty mind.

Our latest typewriters:

All our typewriters are working vintage typewriters that are perfect for writing famous typewriter quotes with!

Our Typewriter Coloring Book is here!

The Typewriter Coloring Book is now available on AMAZON

The Typewriter Coloring Book features some of the many typewriters we have had in store. We loved creating fantastic coloring pages from real typewriters. The Typewriter Coloring Book has more than 30 coloring pages of fabulous retro and vintage typewriters. We also added interesting facts and information about typewriters for you to enjoy.

We love sharing our passion for typewriters and The Typewriter Coloring Book is another way for us to share the joy of typewriters with even more people. Grab your copy today or give one away as a gift.

We have Typewriters in Store For Everyone

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Grease Party Looks

You are the one that I want… Rock a new Sandy Look at your next retro party. We have found all the pieces to make you look the part with ease!

Grab a Pink Lady Jacket to instantly transform into a Pink Lady.

Pink Ladies Jacket by VintagePlace
Frenchy’s Pink Ladies Jacket by Fun Costumes
Don’t forget the Sandy Hair – Grab a wig and rock it like a good girl or a bad pink lady!
Sandy Wig by Smiffy’s
 
Early Sandy Wig by Rubies
 
Add a sexy off the shoulder top and optional black leather jacket!
Deluxe Bad Sandy Costume by Fun Costumes
 
Red Mules for that final scene!
High Heels Mules on Amazon
 
Paired with a pair of black skin tight pants….
Sexy Womens Faux Leather High Waisted Leggings on Amazon
Hardcore leather jacket and gold hoop earrings say you are ready for your cool rider to arrive!
Textured Hoop Earrings – Amazon
Vamp it up with a red scarf tied around your neck
Red Chiffon Scarf by French Costumes
 
Or go all senior high school prom diva, aka Cha Cha, in this little number
Cha Cha Digregorio Costume – Amazon
Good Girl High School Costume by HipHop50s

Or Rock it like Rizzo!

Rock it like Rizzo


And let’s not forget fabulous Frenchy!

Get your guy in the groove too with a T-Bird Jacket!

Finally, add some fun photo props and you are good to party like it is 195os at Rydell High School


How To High Tea Recipe E-Book

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Vintage High Tea Style Guide

Buy a copy of our Vintage Tea Party Style Guide today

Our Vintage Tea Party Style Guide is all you need to plan your next vintage tea party.

With six vintage tea party themes including complete style guides, themed recipes and food and drink lists.

Find out how to plan the perfect vintage tea party with advice on invitations, decorations, table settings, food and drinks. Plan a vintage English Tea Party or a Romantic French Tea Party that your friends will be talking about for years.

Our Vintage Tea Party Style Guide includes complete style guides for 6 Uniquely Styled Events

English High Tea Party

Romantic French High Tea Party

Shabby Chic Style Tea Party

Cream Tea Party

Retro Luncheon Tea

Garden Tea Party

Includes:

6 Vintage Tea Party Style Guides – inspiration and suggestions for invitations, table settings, and decorations.
24 fabulous sandwich ideas for the perfect afternoon tea
18 Vintage High Tea recipes for Tea party favourites.

Buy today and start planning your perfect vintage high tea party


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1920s Style Party – What to Wear?

1920s style parties are popular, especially as a New Years Event. But what does one wear to one of these events?
We have gathered our pick of the best dresses and accessories to make sure you are ready to party with the Great Gatsby.
Classic flapper dresses were all the rage in the 1920s.
Just over the knee with lots of tassels and gold and silver trim. We love these Gatsby Style Art Deco Embellished Fringed Flapper Dress
For a more formal look, we love the look of this evening dress, with a jacket or the longer tassel style.
Sequins were all the rage in the Roaring 20s and this style also looks great.
And then bring on the accessories.
Nothing says prohibition like a miniature hipflask or gun attached to a lace garter.
Pearls pearls pearls!
Pearls Pearls Pearls by Zivyes
Head Bands with feathers, sequins, and jewels.
Or rock a bejewelled turban with this Satin Charleston Headband with Feather and Jewel Detail
Keep cool while you sizzle with style with a large feather fan and the right jewellery.

The Vintage Tea Party Style Guide will help you create the perfect vintage tea party

Gloves to the elbow in black, cream or white.
Flapper Bracelet and Ring by Coucoland
Make sure your man is also looking fab with a cool tux and scarf or gangster style outfit

 

 

 

 

Enjoy your night, after all, ‘a little party never killed nobody’

 


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