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.
Just as we strive for balance in our professional/personal lives, I find the tagline for this blog also has its own built in balance-o-meter! The tagline for AnchoredScraps.com is Balancing new technology communication with old-style corresponding. If we pause and look back at the daily
The hat is long gone but the box that came with it I cherish! It is full of old letters, some tied with grosgrain ribbons and stacked carefully together and others tossed into my old Neiman-Marcus hat box. Over the years some letters have
This morning I was struck by how windy it is – and paused, of course! It’s the month of March and time for Kite Flying! Some of my favorite photos are from everyday life – where we have paused to stop and enjoy the here
In six months’ time the calendar will be approaching the Labor Day Holiday weekend. Between now and then the following are in the queue: Daylight Savings, St. Patrick’s Day, April Fool’s Day, Easter, Passover, Cinco de Mayo, Mother’s Day, Armed Forces Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, Father’s Day,
What’s in a card? I’m in the process of investigating merging the use of an embroidery sewing machine with my scrapbooking card stock to make gorgeous cards to send to friends and family, to use the embroidered card stock items as embellishments. … Digital
Welcome to the month of March 2015! We have the opportunity right now that you and I can do a little planning for the month. Today if you will take a few minutes look to see if there are any birthdays this month
This last week for the month of February began with Julie Andrews making a surprise appearance at the Oscars following Lady Gaga’s performance singing a “Sound of Music” medley celebrating the movie’s 50th anniversary. The shared TV viewing experience was highlighted with a big
“If it’s not in the scrapbook, it didn’t happen.” – Anonymous The photo on the right is of my magnet I’ve had for over ten years. It is a sentiment I’ve seen at scrapbooking functions (aka crops). Today I’d like us to take this quick
