Welcome letter writing enthusiasts and those new and/or rediscovering the joys of letter writing. We celebrate letter writing here!
Whether the topic focuses on buying your first fountain pen, downloading a printable for jotting down a few whimsical sentiments, sending a post card, dusting off your typewriter, the joys of selecting vintage or new postage to our envelope cachets, adding to our stationery stash, or simply hand-writing a letter – it’s all fun and part of the journey with a blog post by Helen Rittersporn.
Here you will find ongoing encouragement to regularly carve out a few precious moments to connect with others via “old” styles of correspondence, specifically in letter writing.
It is a delight to share there is The J Peterman Letter Writing Contest just getting underway! Their “Ink and Paper Letter Contest” is through February 28th – perfect timing with upcoming #InCoWriMo2018! Be sure to see my P.S., and P.P.S. at the end of
There are two new USPS Stamps debuting, one today and one tomorrow: Love Flourishes and Meyer Lemons Stamps. The first day of issue is today for the Love Flourishes Stamp. Tomorrow, the Meyer Lemons Stamp is debuting; however, that 2 cent stamp comes in a
The new arrivals of the Sonic Sma Sta Standing Pen Cases over at Jet Pens this week has me happy with adding one to my ongoing acquisition of letter writing supplies! When I first read the email from Jet Pens for their new products this
Today’s blog post on the Ginger Mail Stationery Subscription Service may be a great item to try for a gift for yourself or for giving as a gift to someone who loves stationery; the every six-weeks service is an offering by the Ginger P.
With today being Martin Luther King Jr. Day, (and his actual birthday) we are looking at the Freedom Just Around the Corner Exhibit Catalog. It is available online over at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum exhibit and in a pdf downloadable; that exhibit was from
We have a treat today looking at the Postcard Book Star Wars Art featuring the work of Ralph McQuarrie. It is no surprise how much I love using postcards with my letter writing – and to be able to have a nod to Star Wars makes this extra
On this Saturday morning, I’m posting early to share the opportunities for sending Homefront Valentine Hugs for Troops this year. Over at Homefront Hugs Foundation, they are accepting Valentine cards and letters by February 1. If we include this weekend, there are three weekends between now
The 2018 Philadelphia Pen Show – Carnival of Pens – begins today and runs through Sunday – January 12, 13 & 14, 2018. It is the first fountain pen show of 2018. In addition, we are looking at the 2018 Fountain Pen Show Dates,
