Welcome letter writing enthusiasts and those new and/or rediscovering the joys of letter writing. We celebrate letter writing here!

AnchoredScraps letter writing blog encourages old-style correspondence through handwritten letters between kindred souls since 2015

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. 

AnchoredScraps Blog Posts

Boo-ti-ful Itsy Bitsy Spider stationery set
Helen Rittersporn

Boo-ti-ful Itsy Bitsy Spider stationery set

With next Tuesday being Halloween, our blog post this morning is on the Itsy Bitsy Spider stationery set. And, before starting this post – this is a reminder now is the time to get those best of intentions Halloween cards into the mail! Itsy

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Book Cover Crane Blue Book Stationery Etiquette
Helen Rittersporn

Blue Book of Stationery by Crane & Co

Our letter writing blog post is on The Blue Book of Stationery by Crane & Co It was just this past March, my post was on Sharing CraneandCo Vintage Letter Writing Advertisement. The Blue Book of Stationery by Crane & Co. The book came out in

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First World Series 1998 Stamp, 32 cents,USPS, Mystic Stamp Company
Helen Rittersporn

First World Series 1998 Stamp

With the World Series 2017 first game this evening, our letter writing blog post is on the First World Series 1998 Stamp. Game One between the Houston Astros vs the Los Angeles Dodgers will be in L.A. First World Series 1998 Stamp “The first World Series

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Portable Typewriter Case Stand, Case 1 001 Inventor William J Wade Fig-2
Helen Rittersporn

Building Your Own Portable Typewriter Case Stand

We are kicking off the new work week looking at three different building your own Portable Typewriter Case Stand articles. All three of these blog post authors The Typosphere includes in their listing for The Mighty Blogroll; it is an honor to continue to

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Letter Writers Alliance logo
Helen Rittersporn

Congratulations Letter Writers Alliance 10th Anniversary

On this Sunday afternoon, my blog post is sending Congratulations LWA 10th Anniversary to the Letter Writers Alliance. And we are looking at their LWA Pigeon Post Kit. Today is daily post #970 of my letter writing blog since launching AnchoredScraps on February 26, 2015. Congratulations

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McCall's Vintage Patterns Notecards
Helen Rittersporn

Discovering McCall’s Vintage Patterns Notecards

Quilt Show discoveries today from my day long road trip include McCall’s Vintage Patterns Notecards. My “new” 1956 Singer Featherweight sewing machine was the impetus for attending the Hearts and Hands ECA Quilters Guild Quilt Show in Sanford, NC today. More on my Featherweight later

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BOX TOPS Fall Mail Box Topper
Helen Rittersporn

BOX TOPS Fall Mail Box Topper

The month of October is 2/3 through and makes perfect timing for BOX TOPS Fall Mail Box Topper. I’m including at the end of today’s post on the very distinctive design by The Mailbox Ranch (LLC) from November 2015. We have been covering on occasion

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Festival of Diwali Forever 2016 Stamp
Helen Rittersporn

Festival of Diwali Forever 2016 Stamp

The Diwali Forever 2016 Stamp is our blog topic today.  Over at USA Today – “It lasts five days, with the major celebrations occurring on the third day, which this year falls on Oct. 19.” We will circle back to the USA Today article later in

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