Top Ten Gift Ideas for Letter-Writers

The rise of the internet and email threatens to make friendly letters delivered by the post office obsolete. Despite this, there are some who stubbornly prefer to send and receive handwritten greetings. Do you know a person like this? If so, why not acknowledge the love and care they put into their letters by giving one of these top ten holiday gifts?

1. Special stationery may be such a cliche holiday gift that you might not think it is special enough. To personalize this gift, find stationery and matching envelopes featuring your loved one's favorite hobby or the area in which your loved one lives. For example, a Florida ‘snow-bird' might appreciate stationery featuring seashells. A dog owner might enjoy stationery with her favorite dog breed. Does your letter-writer collect cows or angels? There is stationery with cow or angel borders.

2. Instead of boxed stationery, you could give a holiday gift of a tablet of either lined or unlined paper. From fluorescent pink to pastels and classic off-white, tablets are produced in a variety of colors and textures. One is sure to be your letter-writer's favorite.

3. Did you know you can purchase black notebook paper that has lines? Gold glitter print looks especially dazzling on this black paper. With a pack of metallic glitter gel pens your holiday gift for your special letter-writer would be complete. You can also get gel pens that have glitter in the ink or combine two ink colors together for interesting effects.

4. The next holiday gift suggestion is prompted by the tendency all of us have at some time. How many times have you sat at your desk to compose a letter to someone who lives a distance away but instead stare at the computer screen or the blank page and wonder how to begin? The best prompt for letter-writing is a journal that captures the important events and thoughts of each day. A blank page journal or even one with daily inspirational thoughts can be filled with reminders to stir memories when your letter-writer puts pen to paper.