Do you have any suggestions for the Themes of the Day for August 2024 for our homepage? Add them here…
Thank you!
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Well on 1 August 1740 Rule Britannia was sung for the first time in public
3 August 1926 Britain’s first set of electric traffic lights appear on the streets of London
So maybe a theme loosely based on one or both these events?
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1st Aug Yorkshire Day
3rd National Sunflower Day
7th Play Day
8th International Cat Day
10th World Lion Day
Art in your Home
Made in the Midlands
Fired!
Cool Colours
Fruity
Suitcase Specials (holiday essentials)
Backpacks
Wildflowers
Linen
Tiny Treasures
Hand decorated
Hand painted
Art Ceramics
Natural Materials
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I’m always on the lookout for ‘wordy’ themes where my items might fit so how about…
Back to school
New student gifts (or essentials?)
August 9 Book Lovers Day
August 18 is apparently National Bad Poetry Day
August 30 Frankenstein Day /Mary Shelley’s birthday
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1st - Yorkshire Day. 3rd - Sunflower Day. 4th - sisters Day. 8th - International Cat Day. 13th - International Left Handers Day. 14th - World Lizard Day.
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19th is World photography day
8th is international cat day
5th cycle to work day…bicycles
4th is international beer day (but if you mis spell it we will have a day for 
)
Peridot
Sapphire
Back to school
Holidays
Picnics
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Floral
Colour block
Country cottage
Mixed media
Pink
Purple
Retro
Housewarming
Miniature
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Patchwork
Pins and needles
Tote bags for summer days out
Primary colours
Inexpensive gifts, items under £10?, £8?
Sunshine colours - yellows and oranges
Give your room a new look - home accessories
Items from shops that have not sold anything - tag one item only
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Yay for International Left-Handers day!! 
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Left-handed people are said to have enhanced creativity and good at complex reasoning, resulting in a high number of lefty Noble Prize winners, writers, artists, musicians, architects and mathematicians. Says it all really, we’re just special!! 
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4th International Owl Awareness Day
10th World Lion Day
12th World Elephant Day
26th International Dog Day
Other suggestions…
sun, sea & sand
blue skies
lighthouse
whales & dolphins
wildflowers
positive vibes
August birthstones - Spinel and Peridot
August flower - poppy
1st August - Yorkshire day
3rd August - national mustard day - mustard yellow
4th August - national friendship day
5th August - summer bank holiday - seaside/shells
8th August - international cat day 
12th August - world elephant day 
13th August - peak of the Perseid meteor shower - stars 
19th August - full moon 
22nd August - be an angel day 
26th August - national dog day 
30th August - national beach day - all things nautical
Bristol hot air balloon fiesta 9-11August -
balloons /hot air balloons
Shooting stars 12/13Aug
Edinburgh festival throughout August - Scottish / Scotland / Edinburgh
Beach combing , beach finds
Rock pools / under the sea
Peridot-birthstone for August
Blackberries / harvest
Back to school 
Off to uni 
And some US presidents too - like Obama and Bill Clinton! 
Peridot
Poppy
Sun
Sea
Beaches
Cornflowers
A few olympic related suggestions
Cycling
Swimming /water/ aquatic
Jumpers
Carribean (notting hill carnival)
Gifts for music lovers (the Proms)
Allotment harvest / vegetables
Beetles bugs and creepy crawlies
glitter
elephants
shoes
roses
bags
miniatures
dolls
crochet
Here are the homepage themes for August 2024. Thank you for all your fab suggestions! Folksy is going to look glorious all summer long 
You can also find the themes and tags on your Seller Dashboard along with instructions on how it all works.
| Date | Theme | Tag for sellers |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Aug | Yorkshire Day | yorkshire |
| Fri 2 Aug | Summer Holidays | summer holidays |
| Sat 3 Aug | Sunflower Day | sunflower |
| Sun 4 Aug | Peridot | peridot |
| Mon 5 Aug | Hair Accessories | hair accessories |
| Tue 6 Aug | Tiny Treasures | tiny |
| Wed 7 Aug | Camping | camping |
| Thu 8 Aug | International Cat Day | cat |
| Fri 9 Aug | Book Lovers Day | book lover |
| Sat 10 Aug | Hot Air Balloons | hot air balloon |
| Sun 11 Aug | Spectacular Sunsets | sunset |
| Mon 12 Aug | Shooting Stars | night sky |
| Tue 13 Aug | In The Garden | in the garden |
| Wed 14 Aug | My Favourite Piece | tag 1 only aug 24 |
| Thu 15 Aug | Granny Square Day | granny square |
| Fri 16 Aug | Beachcombing | beachcombing |
| Sat 17 Aug | The Great Outdoors | outdoor |
| Sun 18 Aug | Words | words |
| Mon 19 Aug | World Photography Day | photography |
| Tue 20 Aug | Back to School | back to school |
| Wed 21 Aug | Wall Hangings | wall hanging |
| Thu 22 Aug | Dragonflies | dragonfly |
| Fri 23 Aug | Summer Meadows | meadow |
| Sat 24 Aug | Seascapes | seascape |
| Sun 25 Aug | Sunshine Yellow | sunshine yellow |
| Mon 26 Aug | International Dog Day | dog |
| Tue 27 Aug | Beach Huts | beach huts |
| Wed 28 Aug | Tassels | tassels |
| Thu 29 Aug | Mosaic | mosaic |
| Fri 30 Aug | Sea Blue | sea blue |
| Sat 31 Aug | Handspun | handspun |
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