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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Fall 2016 Fountain Pen Show Schedule
Helen Rittersporn

Fall 2016 Fountain Pen Show Schedule

With the Dallas Pen Show this weekend it is great timing to share the Fall 2016 Fountain Pen Show Schedule.   If you have ever toyed with the idea of going to a fountain pen show they are a lot of fun! One of the time

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Stamps Retiring March 2020 New Butterfly Square Stamp
Helen Rittersporn

New Butterfly Square Stamp 2016

Tomorrow, on September 24, the US Postal Service is issuing a New Butterfly Square Stamp.   While Fall is officially in the air it continues to be a delight to see so many butterflies in our yard. There are several blog readers here I personally know

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Fall 2016 Letter Writing Days
Helen Rittersporn

Fall 2016 Letter Writing Days

On this very rainy Thursday, the time is now to begin what I’m calling Fall 2016 Letter Writing Days. Today is my 575th daily consecutive blog post since launching AnchoredScraps.com!  The countdown is on to #600! There are 9 weeks (62 days) until Thanksgiving 2016.

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2017 US Postal Service Previews Select Stamps
Helen Rittersporn

2017 US Postal Service Previews Select Stamps

In the 2017 US Postal Service Previews Select Stamps announced yesterday it includes this Love Skywriting stamp. There is a John F. Kennedy stamp commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of the 35th president of the United States. My letter writing process usually includes

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Personal Handwritten Letter Subscriptions
Helen Rittersporn

Personal Handwritten Letter Subscriptions

Today we are looking at Personal Handwritten Letter Subscriptions offerings over at ETSY. Imagine a subscription offering a Year of Handwritten Letters for 12 months – knowing you are going to be receiving future regular snail mail greetings! These services offer a special, unique gift

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Birdcage Letter Writing DIY Organizers
Helen Rittersporn

Birdcage Letter Writing DIY Organizers

We are kicking off the new week with Birdcage Letter Writing DIY Organizers.   Happy Monday! Our blog post today is about a fun whimsy do-it-yourself-project using an old bird cage. This is an example of truly having a picture is worth a thousand

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Unique Seeded Plant it cards that Grow
Helen Rittersporn

Unique Seeded Plant it cards that Grow

Today we are looking at the Unique Seeded Plant it cards that Grow. It is paper that grows into flowers!   The image shown is the Beach Line Anchor® that I picked up recently at a gift shop out of town. With a friend

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