Handmade gift tags are great. They’re even better when their total cost boils down to about $0.01 apiece. That’s precisely why I’m in love with these particular handmade gift tags, created using a folded-over note card and pen!
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Creative furniture painting was a way of life for us when I was growing up. My mother found all sorts of garage sale goodies, and she painted them a number of ways. In the early 90’s, she painted gold stars on the walls and some furniture. Stencils were a staple in our house. Other furniture was painted one color, then sponged over with another. Still other furniture was painted to look pure metallic silver.
In other words, I come by it honestly — this gravitation toward creative furniture painting. I can’t resist a blank furniture slate, and this little $5 Victorian-style side table called to me.
I was so excited to get started painting that I forgot to take a clear picture of the table as I bought it. The photo above shows the table after its top was sanded.
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When I first started making handmade envelopes, I noticed a problem: I had to glue all my creations shut using regular Elmer’s glue. Which, you know, aesthetically isn’t a problem … but as far as utility, well, I’m sure my letter recipients had to destroy their envelopes, tearing with all their might, to get them open. Enter envelope glue … lick-to-seal envelope glue, nonetheless! Made with four ingredients that I always have on hand (well, minus the gelatin). Needless to say, my letter-writing world has been rocked.
Once you’ve made some handmade envelopes using my tutorial, you’ll want to assemble your envelope glue ingredients to make this recipe:
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Anyone can learn how to make handmade envelopes because it’s just cutting and gluing. Honestly. Easiest thing in the world. It’s perhaps a bit time-consuming, but if you’re going to put in the time to write a letter anyway, why not send it in style? Handmade envelopes add literal meaning to “the art of mail”. If you’re with me in preserving this art, let’s get started on creating custom handmade envelopes!
Today we’ll be making 5.1″ x 3.6″ envelopes. The first thing you are going to do is download my .pdf template by clicking on this link:
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A few weeks ago, I was working with a good friend of mine to design save the dates. She wanted something fun, informative, and useful. As I was pondering what could fill all of that criteria, it came to her: “Let’s make a bookmark!”
I love the idea of wedding save the date bookmarks because they will be used for years to come. Usually (if you’re anything like me), regular save the dates go on the fridge, and a few months after the wedding, I realize the save the date is still on the fridge and I either recycle it or put it in storage. But there’s no need to put save the date bookmarks in storage because you can use them long after the big day has passed!
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