Tutorial: Slow Tiny Envelopes
Tuesday, 20 September 2011
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Guest tutorial past times Ruth Bleakley
I discovered this envelope making method completely past times accident when pulling soggy rain-soaked postal service out of my leaky mailbox - I had a sum *eureka* minute when the envelope I gingerly opened upward completely unfolded at the seams revealing an envelope "template" perfectly.
I've seen many envelope tutorials online, roughly offering downloadable templates, roughly exhibit fancy newspaper folding techniques as well as roughly advise specific measurements to exercise your ain D.I.Y. envelopes. I'm going to exhibit you lot how to replicate any interesting envelope that you lot mightiness already have, no measuring involved! Click below for the how-to:
1. Choose an envelope you lot already induce got that you lot similar the size as well as cast of
2. Soak it inwards a bowl of H2O (lukewarm is in all likelihood best) for most ane minute, or until the mucilage releases from the newspaper easily. It volition non induce got every bit long every bit you lot think!
3. Pat the at ane time unfolded envelope dry out - it doesn't induce got to last completely dry, merely non drippy - as well as describe it onto a sparse slice of cardboard - chipboard plant well, every bit would something similar a cereal box. Try to last accurate at this phase as well as describe neatly.
4. Cut the template out amongst a twosome of scissors, as well as you lot may desire to label it hence that inwards the time to come you lot (or whoever you lot alive with) won't country "what is this foreign slice of cardboard?" as well as toss it out!
5. Use your novel wonderful template to describe out an envelope pattern on whatever as well as all types of paper! Think gift wrap, maps, magazines, one-time calenders, stamped cardstock - you lot elevate it! I similar to describe using pencil on the side that volition last the within hence the marks won't show.
6. Carefully cutting out your envelope amongst pair of scissors as well as crease it upward - I similar to exercise the sides first, hence operate the folded sides every bit a postulate on where to crease the pinnacle as well as bottom. Use the handgrip of your pair of scissors or a bone folder for actually crisp edges.
7. Use a glue record roller to stick your envelope together, or mucilage stick but I uncovering mucilage stick gets brittle afterward merely a few months, teach ahead as well as teach a mucilage record roller, they're similar $5 as well as you lot tin forcefulness out uncovering them inwards the adhesive department of an component furnish shop or arts and crafts store.
8. *Bonus Points* if you've e'er wanted to last able to lick as well as stick your envelope flaps, depository fiscal establishment jibe out this Lick& Stick mucilage I originally bought from Paper Source (they don't look to deport it anymore). If you lot can't uncovering it, you lot tin forcefulness out too D.I.Y. your ain envelope glue (2x arts and crafts bonus points!)
9. Ta-da! Admire your finished work! Ideas for operate include: penpal & swap envelopes, gift carte envelopes & storing minor things inwards your studio - if you lot locomote on to brand roughly yourself, I'd LOVE to encounter them! Post a link inwards the comments.
Ruth Bleakley is a newspaper addict who in all likelihood became a bookbinder soley every bit an excuse to obtain to a greater extent than paper. She lives on Cape Cod as well as too designs nautical invitations as well as stationery (more paper!) nether the elevate Concertina Press.