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.
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,
The 2018 Lunar New Year: Year of the Dog Forever Stamp First Day of Issue is today, January 11, 2018. If you are new to my blog, last year we had the Year of the Rooster Forever stamp and in 2016 we saw the Year of the Monkey Forever
With today being daily blog post #1050 it is perfect for doing some 2018 Letter Writing Goals & Organization. Write now (ahem, make that right now), most of our calendars for the year are still crisp and welcoming the year ahead. My suggestion is
I’m finding this beautiful Thrive Encouraging Daisy Postcard to be perfect for ordering! In writing today’s blog post, I’m cognizant of the importance of making time to send a word of encouragement. Furthermore, for almost three years now every day, we have been looking at
We are looking at this Plaid Stationery Printable Writing Paper today. With having this cold weather still around I’m looking at flannel and with it plaids. More on the flannel later in the post. Happy Monday! Over at the Etsy Shoppe StopThePressesPrints is this listing:
