Recently when I was in office, I had to make an envelope to put in some delicate stuff. I made the envelope in about 5 minutes from printer paper and stapler pins. Since it was too quick and easy, I felt I should just mention it out on the blog though there might be a lot better envelope ideas out there on the Internet.
Step 1. Gather any paper of your choice to make the envelope (I had some papers remaining from my Paper Mobile project. These were colorful and gave me pleasure at the thought of being able to recycle them.)
Any size would be fine - rectangle or square. As you can see in the picture, the papers are of varying sizes. Towards the end you can see the sizes of the envelopes also, so that you get an idea of the size to be used for your project.
Step 3. Now fold in the other flap. The newly folded flap overlaps the older flap. Let us call this the Second Flap.
The other side looks like this now.
Step 4. Draw a thin line on the Second flap.
Make sure that the line is well before the edge of the First flap.
Step 5. Cut along the line and let the center portion remain as shown in the picture. The uncut portion will serve as an insert to keep the envelope flap in place. Let us call the uncut portion as the Insert.
Step 6. Now press the Second flap against the First flap and mark the corners of the Insert.
Step 7. Open the flaps and make a cut within the marks on the First flap as shown.
To make the cut you can use a retractable safety blade. You can alternatively use a pin also. Make holes very close to each other using the pin along line you want to cut and then move the pin horizontally to tear along the perforation. Or you can even use a ruler and draw on the line using the pin back and forth. A neat cut will appear after a few drawings.
Step 8. Now fold the First flap back in place and staple along the edges. Alternatively, you can also use gum/glue, tapes, or even sew along the edges.
Step 9. Fold the Second flap and slide the Insert into the cut made at Step 7.
Your envelope is now ready! Put in whatever you want - your bills, earrings, hair clips, pins, and any knick-knacks.
You can also sneak in love-notes for your beloved ones.
And make labels for the envelopes. Love the colorful splash of envelopes I have now.
Any size would be fine - rectangle or square. As you can see in the picture, the papers are of varying sizes. Towards the end you can see the sizes of the envelopes also, so that you get an idea of the size to be used for your project.
Step 2. Make a fold from one side as shown. It should be a little more than 1/3rd and little less than half of the length of the paper. Let us call this as First Flap.
Step 3. Now fold in the other flap. The newly folded flap overlaps the older flap. Let us call this the Second Flap.
The other side looks like this now.
Step 4. Draw a thin line on the Second flap.
Make sure that the line is well before the edge of the First flap.
Step 5. Cut along the line and let the center portion remain as shown in the picture. The uncut portion will serve as an insert to keep the envelope flap in place. Let us call the uncut portion as the Insert.
Step 6. Now press the Second flap against the First flap and mark the corners of the Insert.
Step 7. Open the flaps and make a cut within the marks on the First flap as shown.
To make the cut you can use a retractable safety blade. You can alternatively use a pin also. Make holes very close to each other using the pin along line you want to cut and then move the pin horizontally to tear along the perforation. Or you can even use a ruler and draw on the line using the pin back and forth. A neat cut will appear after a few drawings.
Step 8. Now fold the First flap back in place and staple along the edges. Alternatively, you can also use gum/glue, tapes, or even sew along the edges.
Step 9. Fold the Second flap and slide the Insert into the cut made at Step 7.
Your envelope is now ready! Put in whatever you want - your bills, earrings, hair clips, pins, and any knick-knacks.
You can also sneak in love-notes for your beloved ones.
And make labels for the envelopes. Love the colorful splash of envelopes I have now.
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