DIY Printed Envelopes
Postmarking Vellum Envelopes
If tearing up books is a crime to you, don't read any further. But to send a book leaf envelope to a book lover makes me smile. I couldn't cut up one of my favorite books, or one I read to my children, but I ran into a Goodwill and picked up a couple for 69 cents.
Evidently musicians don't like you tearing up their hymnals either, so I'm in the market for some old sheet music. For now I just printed one off, but in my mind I envision a musician finding a yellowing piece of music in their mailbox.
Here are some fun places to find wannabe envelopes:
Magazines
Children's coloring books
Maps
Old books
Old sheet music
Advertisements
Old calendars
I found a couple envelope templates on Pinterest (I'll link below) and printed them. You'll want to move the template around on the page a bit to get what part you want to see in the right place. Then just cut out and fold like we did in the DIY Printed Envelopes. Add glue and you're almost ready to use.
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I'll be happy to give this to either one of my daughters...
I'm sure I'd get it back.
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The last step is to affix an address label. And guess what! It doesn't need to be in the middle like we were taught in school. (Gasp!) The post office will take them as long as the address is on the front. So take care to not obscure the picture.
Now you're ready to fill your envelopes full of encouragement!
Envelope templates
These are awesome! I've been wanting to do book page envelopes too -- just haven't gotten to the thrift store to get any books yet!
ReplyDeleteGet them as large as possible so you can catch the focus of the the page. They need to be bigger than you think. I speak from experience. Ha!
DeleteThis is such fun! I like to do crafty things like this with my kids. In fact, just this month I made a goal to send out 1 letter per week for 6 months. You've definitely got me covered on how to keep creative as I mail out my envelopes. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI began a card ministry in memory of my mother. So far this year our team has sent out over 1,000 cards. And guess who has been blessed the most -- those of us sending the cards.
DeleteYou may also find pictures online of envelopes made from large calendar pictures. We-R-Memory Keepers sells an envelope punch board to make all sizes of envelopes. You can buy them at Michaels or Amazon.
ReplyDeleteI checked it out, and what an awesome tool! I see a trip to Michaels in my near future. :-)
DeleteThis great, my library is always giving away free books. I am going to grab some this week and have a cute DIY project to do. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThank you, De. You might want to look for the envelope punch board Jemilyea shared about above. It seems like it would be an awesome tool.
DeleteWow this is such a fun idea! Pamela, I just know my wife would love doing this. The kids would enjoy it too! They love crafts and projects.
ReplyDeleteThese are adorable. I want to try this with my girls. They would love it!
ReplyDeleteI love craft and DIY projects that use supplies and things we already have on hand!
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