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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Image of assortment of stamps in Shoe Box Stamps
Helen Rittersporn

Shoe Box Stamps … Continued here.

Today we continue where we left off with Shoe Box Stamps. Our theme this week Focus on Stamps continues.  We had covered my first club meeting this week with the local American Philatelic Society club.  I shared that I was sent home with several magazines, a book, and a few

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Helen Rittersporn

Complement Thursday with Edelweiss Post

Today on Complement Thursday we are showcasing Edelweiss Post. Twitter is once again the origin for my discovering today’s gem: Edelweiss Post – which specializes in Custom Vintage Postage & Stationery.   The logo shown today (upper left) is used with permission.    A few weeks back

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Helen Rittersporn

Shoe Box Stamps

SHOE BOX STAMPS That’s what the label name reads on the lid of the shoe box.  The stamps shown in opening photo (upper left) are of some of the stamps inside said box.  What a delight it was to attend my first stamp club meeting of our

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Helen Rittersporn

Pony Express 1960 Commemorative Stamp

Today given that Google has a Google Doodle on their home page along with a game celebrating the 155th Anniversary of the Pony Express and our theme this week is Focus on Stamps today we are looking at the Pony Express 1960 commemorative stamp and

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Helen Rittersporn

Focus on Stamps

Welcome to a new week at AnchoredScraps.com.  Thank you to Cuddy who was our guest yesterday.    Today we introduce our new weekly theme: Focus on Stamps This week we will pass the half-way mark for April and with it National Letter Writing Month; I have noticed

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Helen Rittersporn

Paws-ing to Type

You many have noticed by today’s blog photo that we have a guest with us!  Today’s blog concludes our theme this week of  Writing Outside the Box! Paws-ing to Type Hello everyone, Cuddy here and I’m typing to you about another option when thinking of Writing Outside

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Helen Rittersporn

Postage Due

Given we have been focusing on our theme this week of Writing Outside the Box it seemed noteworthy to mention proactively to be aware of postage rates for non-standard sized mail – in the examples today – smaller envelopes and square envelopes.    Postage Due It

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Helen Rittersporn

Exploring the Zentangle®

Earlier this week I wrote about quick options to help freshen up your existing box of stationery with Handdrawn flower doodles – to enhance your note paper and envelopes.  Today we are looking at doodles at a whole new level… Today we are looking at the Zentangle®.   Who

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