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. 

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National Handwriting Day 2017
Helen Rittersporn

National Handwriting Day 2017

We are kicking off the new week with today being National Handwriting Day 2017, celebrating its 40th Anniversary. Included in today’s blog post are two sites I saw already offering promotions for today, Federalist Pens and Paper, and TombowUSA. From my blog post last year,

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Dear Leona by Frank Skidmore
Helen Rittersporn

Dear Leona by Frank Skidmore

Today we have a special Sunday blog post with Dear Leona by Frank Skidmore.   This past December, while writing Christmas cards I was able to touch bases with my former personal business coach, Frank Skidmore.  What a delight to discover he had published

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Postcard Fair Mailbox Postal Postcard Set
Helen Rittersporn

Postcard Fair Mailbox Postal Postcard Set

On this Saturday morning, we are looking at the Postcard Fair Mailbox Postal Postcard Set. Today is daily blog post #696, so next Wednesday will be #700! Be sure to join me tomorrow for a special Sunday blog post. Postcard Fair Mailbox Postal Postcard

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Presidential Inauguration Day Station 2017
Helen Rittersporn

Presidential Inauguration Day Station 2017

Today, January 20, 2017, we are looking at the Presidential Inauguration Day Station 2017 Pictorial Postmark; past Presidential Inaugural Envelope Covers; the Washington Inauguration stamp 1939; and close with MakeBeliefsComix.com printable classroom activities encouraging letter writing for bidding farewell and writing thoughtful words for the

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Steampunk Telegraph Key Mouse Tails
Helen Rittersporn

Steampunk Telegraph Key Mouse Tails

Adding to last Thursday’s post on Vintage Steampunk Typewriter Keyboard we are looking at Steampunk Telegraph Key Mouse Tails today. We have celebrated the Telegraph and Morse Code here before so to have a nod to the telegraph key merged in this way with Steampunk

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Helen Rittersporn

Returning to Pooh Corner for Letter Writing

Today with it being the 135th Anniversary of the birthday of Author A.A. Milne, we are Returning to Pooh Corner for Letter Writing.  There are Winnie-the-Pooh Thank You Note Cards and a Please Write Soon rubber stamp. And be sure to read this short article from September

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#InCoWriMo2018 February Letter Writing
Helen Rittersporn

Upcoming InCoWriMo February 2017

Today we are looking at the Upcoming InCoWriMo February 2017.  InCoWriMo equals International Correspondence Writing Month and it is about committing to writing one letter a day in February! “One a day. Every day. February.” The idea of participating in the Upcoming InCoWriMo February 2017

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I Have a Dream 1999 stamp
Helen Rittersporn

“I Have a Dream” 1999 stamp

With today, Monday, January 16, 2017, being Martin Luther King, Jr. Day observed we are looking at the “I Have a Dream” 1999 stamp.  And here is a link to my blog post from last year – it was about his famous “Letter from Birmingham

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