I think that a lot of people would like to try making mail art, but, due to time constraints, it never happens. Just like any artistic pursuit, though, you can choose how much effort you put into your envelopes! Today’s three short tutorials will give you options for making cool pieces of mail art even when you are pressed for time.
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“Crayola calligraphy” refers to calligraphy that has been created with a standard broad tip marker such as Crayola brand. If you’ve never heard of Crayola calligraphy, then check out this blog post — it will bring you up to speed! Once you’ve read it, come back and try out one of these three quick projects. Each one takes less than 15 minutes and renders fun, visually appealing results!
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I love adding arrows to just about anything … decorated envelopes, planners, and notebooks all benefit from them. They’re simple to draw, yet they enhance a page so much! Effectively, I am very excited to offer you this “Eight Hand-Drawn Arrow Designs” printable, which you can find for free by clicking here. The printable includes eight mini-tutorials for different arrow concepts that you can include on any project!
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If you follow the TPK Facebook page, then you know that every couple of weeks, I like to post an envelope design mini-tutorial! I do it in the hopes that I will motivate others to experience the joy of mail art. It sounds a bit silly until you try it, but making something creative and beautiful for someone else is the best feeling! Don’t knock it ’til you try it: making creative envelope designs is fun for you and wonderful for whoever receives your creation. In this post, you’ll find three inspirational mini-tutorials from the TPK Facebook page that will encourage you to get your mail art on!
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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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Today’s blog post provides another round-up of envelope art mini-tutorials from the TPK Facebook page! There’s something going on every day on the TPK Facebook, including a mini-tutorial once or twice a week. Though Facebook provides a great temporary home for mini-tutorials, I also like to post them here on the TPK blog. That way, they are accessible to readers who are not on Facebook; they’re “pinnable” for those who have Pinterest; and they’re much easier to come back and reference! In the post below, you’ll find three of my favorite envelope art tutorials from the past couple of months.
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I post short, creative tutorials on the TPK Facebook page a few times per month! That said, I know that many readers aren’t Facebook users, so every so often, it’s nice to post a round-up of tutorials here on the TPK blog. While past roundups have mostly included envelope art, today’s roundup is a little bit of everything! We’ve got a very artistic envelope, an illustrated alphabet letter, and a rubber stamp. Let’s start with the envelope!
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Every week or so, I post a decorated envelopes tutorial on the TPK Facebook page. I love the fact that Facebook provides an effective and casual platform to showcase information! That said, I know that it is impossible to “pin” from Facebook, some readers may not have a Facebook account, and you may just miss the posts due to life happening. For that reason, I like to round up some of the Facebook mini-tutorials every so often and post them on the TPK blog! Here are three of my favorite decorated envelopes from the past couple of months:
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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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