Envelopes from Magazines

These are one of my favorite upcycling projects.  I think they come out so darn cute, and for some reason, new envelopes are just one of my environmental pet peeves.

So, simply find an envelope size you like (preferably a used one), open it, and use that as your template.  Then find a magazine or used gift wrap or an outdated map, or an old calendar or a page from a damaged book.  Trace, cut, glue, and voila! 

I love making many at once when I’m already in an envelope-making groove.  The tricky part becomes how to put the name or address on it and have it be clearly seen.

Here’s a few of the ideas I’ve seen on this:

Plan it so that where the name or address should go is fairly blank, and then write with a thick marker.

Use a white blank sticker.

My favorite so far is to grab a piece of paper from the reuse pile and cut a small rectangle and glue that on.

Hope you have as much fun with this as I do!

Video