tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post2097546086765197000..comments2024-03-25T14:28:48.774-04:00Comments on envelope 100: Homemade envelopesFinnBadgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17623312291708136478noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-48949155715375306612017-04-12T18:44:02.916-04:002017-04-12T18:44:02.916-04:00They are not that difficult. Scissors, cool paper ...They are not that difficult. Scissors, cool paper or magazine pages, and either glue or double sided tape. Glad you liked them.FinnBadgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17623312291708136478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-64416437829260375482017-04-12T11:50:09.107-04:002017-04-12T11:50:09.107-04:00Those envelopes are so cool! It'd be fun to be...Those envelopes are so cool! It'd be fun to be the recipient of one! I'm not sure I have the patience to make homemade envelopes, though. Thanks for sharing! :)<br /><br /><a href="blog.youreverydaytraveler.com" rel="nofollow">With Love</a>,<br />MandyMandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415510811585368037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-86807814644341371722017-04-10T18:42:32.918-04:002017-04-10T18:42:32.918-04:00Well, the blog is still here later in the day, too...Well, the blog is still here later in the day, too. Great to have a source of paper for your envelopes. Lots of great patterns on wallpaper. FinnBadgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17623312291708136478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-82950312001898584522017-04-10T18:30:49.040-04:002017-04-10T18:30:49.040-04:00ok, so I need to read your blog in the morning, bu...ok, so I need to read your blog in the morning, but I am @ work! I make envelopes all the time, Wall paper sample books are the best. It stops the retailers from trashing them when they become out of date & the choice is endless. Hesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14301257053062168814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-15210812499135787432017-04-10T17:32:01.966-04:002017-04-10T17:32:01.966-04:00(* half a year I mean)(* half a year I mean)Heleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18206346242374113741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-54198526477616130192017-04-10T17:31:16.917-04:002017-04-10T17:31:16.917-04:00I think your imagination is correct, Eva! My extra...I think your imagination is correct, Eva! My extra copy of the latest album (Asterix and the Picts) already is waiting half to be turned into envelopes. And worse: more than a year ago I bought two old, overused, Asterix albums in a second hand/recycling shop (one so to see has had a little damage by water), which are waiting all that time to be turned into envelopes, too <br />Still a big threshold to do so. Heleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18206346242374113741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-88414430331277280112017-04-10T14:50:32.599-04:002017-04-10T14:50:32.599-04:00It is hard to imagine Heleen cutting a page of an ...It is hard to imagine Heleen cutting a page of an Asterix comic! :OMail Adventureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17574231572383527950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-21300984450351432282017-04-10T14:47:14.399-04:002017-04-10T14:47:14.399-04:00I also find it hard to cut into books. Magazines I...I also find it hard to cut into books. Magazines I don't mind.FinnBadgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17623312291708136478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-40530901729696962942017-04-10T14:41:37.309-04:002017-04-10T14:41:37.309-04:00Envelope 100! So happy to read the story behind yo...Envelope 100! So happy to read the story behind your blog's name!<br /><br />Of course I make envelopes, but the white paper of brand new bought envelopes attract me, too, to draw and stamp on.<br />However making envelopes by recycling is much better, environment friendly, so I should do it more often. Calendar pages and covers of magazines give best quality (strong envelopes), and pages of bird magazines I love for the great photos. And I bought a second copy of my favourite comic book (Asterix) to make envelopes of the paper, but still hesitating to cut it...Heleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18206346242374113741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-6508932721302159842017-04-10T13:58:16.208-04:002017-04-10T13:58:16.208-04:00Oh, I'm sure the post office would prefer that...Oh, I'm sure the post office would prefer that, but as long as the address is reasonably visible I say give patterns and pictures a big thumbs up. Solid color has its place, too - if a stamp is really striking they often look better without other distractions.FinnBadgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17623312291708136478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-42047949083311335862017-04-10T13:48:29.311-04:002017-04-10T13:48:29.311-04:00I've made my own envelopes, but they were made...I've made my own envelopes, but they were made with solid colored paper. I always thought that envelopes with design and patterns were more difficult to read by postal workers and computers, so more apt to get lost in the mail system. Your blog has opened my eyes to a new world!!<br /><br />Trudy @ <a href="http://reelfocus.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Reel Focus</a><br />Food in Film: <a href="http://reelfocus.blogspot.com/2017/04/food-in-film-hot-dogs.html" rel="nofollow">Hot Dogs</a>Trudyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10783836223461464801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-68334356561143100792017-04-10T13:22:32.832-04:002017-04-10T13:22:32.832-04:00I bet they'd love getting a handmade envelope ...I bet they'd love getting a handmade envelope from you.FinnBadgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17623312291708136478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-63442470422928654722017-04-10T13:17:07.399-04:002017-04-10T13:17:07.399-04:00I have never made my own envelopes. I think they a...I have never made my own envelopes. I think they add a nice touch to personalized mail. So often the only mail sent and received these days are bills. Maybe I should try my hand at some handmade envelopes to send to some friends.lorighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079649451877996088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-13346149787368595762017-04-10T12:42:58.313-04:002017-04-10T12:42:58.313-04:00I don't think it's an age thing, most peop...I don't think it's an age thing, most people don't communicate by pen anymore. It is making a little bit of a comeback as people search for a more personal, considered way to communicate that is non-digital.FinnBadgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17623312291708136478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-792827346263602292017-04-10T12:41:54.744-04:002017-04-10T12:41:54.744-04:00Thanks. I also find making them somewhat therapeut...Thanks. I also find making them somewhat therapeutic. Plus there's the added bonus of getting rid of a magazine or papers I've been hoarding.FinnBadgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17623312291708136478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-55720258514777174362017-04-10T12:13:25.595-04:002017-04-10T12:13:25.595-04:00I won't know where/how to start making envelop...I won't know where/how to start making envelopes. Apart from birthday and Christmas cards We don't use envelopes at all. How times have changed or perhaps it is an age thing.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-16010070116498292482017-04-10T11:18:14.821-04:002017-04-10T11:18:14.821-04:00I love your envelope artistry, Phillip! I too have...I love your envelope artistry, Phillip! I too have stacks of 'em waiting around...I will sometimes make a batch as a form of therapy, I think, or by accident, because a good magazine or book happens by in a 'use it or lose it' moment...big mamabirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06758974733590946010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-35273299143828802472017-04-10T07:54:17.558-04:002017-04-10T07:54:17.558-04:00Definitely a money saver.Definitely a money saver.FinnBadgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17623312291708136478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-15342313443593532492017-04-10T07:36:32.887-04:002017-04-10T07:36:32.887-04:00I have made envelopes before just out of plain pri...I have made envelopes before just out of plain printer paper- for secret messages as a child, and then as an adult because I send letters so rarely I don't own envelopes! :P<br /><br />My A to Z:<br /><a href="https://1001armchairadventures.wordpress.com/2017/04/10/books-before-the-blog-the-bobbsey-twins/" rel="nofollow">the Bobsey Twins</a>Blikachukahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07198247306949115186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-56022077548600540302017-04-10T07:36:25.369-04:002017-04-10T07:36:25.369-04:00The paper was perfect for a recycled envelope, and...The paper was perfect for a recycled envelope, and I was amazed at how the colors on those stamps matched so well.FinnBadgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17623312291708136478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-79935861963591379092017-04-10T07:30:40.800-04:002017-04-10T07:30:40.800-04:00I'm very impressed by the stack of envelopes y...I'm very impressed by the stack of envelopes you have waiting to be sent. And I thought mine was big... Nothing compared to yours. The butcher paper envelope was really great. Thanks a lot.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10015132661451950665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-4799771431557674482017-04-10T07:27:16.177-04:002017-04-10T07:27:16.177-04:00A slippery slope indeed.A slippery slope indeed.FinnBadgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17623312291708136478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-88385359029408355272017-04-10T07:27:03.014-04:002017-04-10T07:27:03.014-04:00I sadly don't remember number one... or why I ...I sadly don't remember number one... or why I started... or why I stopped. At least a few survive from back then.FinnBadgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17623312291708136478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-35324051643125773232017-04-10T07:26:26.574-04:002017-04-10T07:26:26.574-04:00Well, the butcher paper is self-explanatory, I mak...Well, the butcher paper is self-explanatory, I make a lot of envelopes from the same magazine so they share a certain look, the same goes for the arts flier, and the watercolor calendar envelopes are a bit of a standout from my usual envelopes. It really isn't very hard to make your own envelopes, and craft stores/websites do have letter templates and even template cutters to help the cack-handed :)FinnBadgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17623312291708136478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905212958338435906.post-36293647299259147912017-04-10T06:24:25.085-04:002017-04-10T06:24:25.085-04:00Thanks for the update. I was actually wondering ab...Thanks for the update. I was actually wondering about the original stack the other day - when my brother was opening all his birthday mail - and wondering how many were left, if any. As he opened his mail, I'd make comments about the senders - how long I'd known them - things like that. Of course, the story of you stumbling across my blog and then falling down the rabbit hole is one of my favorites.jean wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10380435791596841268noreply@blogger.com