This autumn envelope art provides the perfect way to send your greetings in seasonal style! It features two vivid pumpkins, a twisted vine, and abundant sprigs of wheat. If you feel intimidated by the design, don’t worry! I’ve got a printable template that will help you to overcome any artistic fears that you may have about this project. Here’s how to get started:
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If you are in the market to make a quick yet polished piece of mail art this weekend, then you’ll enjoy this tutorial! As long as you’ve got a few colored pencils, a pen, and an envelope, you’re ready to rock and roll. Just a quick word of warning before you begin: this ombré lettering technique is a little bit addictive! I have a hunch that you’ll use it on many more projects to come! Here’s how to make it:
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I love envelope art because it requires minimal time commitment, and it gives you the opportunity to experiment with new lettering and art techniques. As an added bonus, your recipient will get something in the mail from you that makes them happy! Today, I’ll show you how to make a piece of striking botanical envelope art using basic watercolor, lettering, and calligraphy techniques.
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We’ve been moving house here in Boulder, which translates into a bit of chaos. Most of my time lately has been devoted to packing, unpacking, and searching for things that have mysteriously disappeared. To temper the stress of the move, I decided to give myself a creative time-out, and this watercolor hexagons mail art was born. I really enjoyed making it because it’s neat and orderly, yet also colorful and artistic! If you have some time this weekend, I encourage you to give it a try. Here’s how to make it:
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I believe that the best way to improve your calligraphy and lettering skills is through creating projects like mail art. Sure, it helps immensely to fill out worksheets and do drills, but projects put your skills to the test! If you create mail art, specifically, you’ll find that you’re not only getting in good practice, but also spreading joy. People love to receive artistic, thoughtful mail! In this post, you’ll find my top 10 favorite pieces of TPK mail art from the past two years. All of the pieces below were created for real people, and all were successfully delivered. Feel free to use them as inspiration to make your own embellished envelopes!
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There’s been a crispness in the air that can only mean one thing: Halloween is on its way! Every year, I make some sort of free printable to celebrate. This year brings this delightfully creepy Halloween mail art pair! You can download both of the envelope templates by clicking here, then return to this post to read about assembly.
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Travel — whether domestic or international, near or far — is one of the very best ways to jump-start your creativity. When you experience new architecture and artwork, new people, and new food, you find yourself filled with new ideas when you return home! In this post, we’ll cover two international mail art tutorials, both inspired by a trip to Brazil last month. The mail art hints at some of the Brazilian pride we saw in Rio as preparation for the Olympics was underway …
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Every couple of weeks or so, I post an envelope art mini-tutorial on the TPK Facebook page. Mini-tutorials aren’t as detailed as full tutorials that are posted here on the TPK blog; instead, they provide a burst of inspiration! In place of walking through the creation process step-by-step, the Facebook mini-tutorials break envelope art creation down into 4-6 different steps. This allows you to get a feel for the concept and modify accordingly to make it your own!
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A few days ago, I was Pinteresting (I do this so much, I now have a verb for it), and I found a photo of teapot envelope art that I loved! Unfortunately, I cannot find the original source — the website that hosted it appears to be defunct — but you can see the pin here. I especially liked the idea of a tea tag collage. Tea tags can be really pretty, and they offer the recipient a peek into your your kitchen pantry! This can be oddly comforting if you are separated from a friend by many miles; or educational/interesting if you have an international pen pal to correspond with.
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Every week or so, I provide a little mail art tutorial on the TPK Facebook page. In today’s blog post, I thought it might be neat to consolidate four of the Facebook mini-tutorials so you can have them all in one place, Pinterest-friendly and ready to inspire! In order to give you a variety, I have included two simple concepts, and two rather involved concepts. There’s something in this post for everyone!
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