Make an envelope out of a magazine page {5 minute paper craft}

I heart snail mail. Doesn’t everyone? I send random letters as often as I can, I even host package pals a couple times a year on C.R.A.F.T. This is seriously one of my all time favorite crafts. It’s über speedy, cute, and I always have everything on hand. My. kind. of. craft. Magazine envelopes were actually one of my very first posts on C.R.A.F.T. But, that post kind of stinks, and it’s been on my re-do list for a long time now. Without further ado, how to turn a magazine into an envelope!

magazine page paper craft
All you need is:

  • magazine
  • greeting card
  • tape
  • washi tape
  • pen

magazine paper craft

 

Ready for the easiest craft ever? Pick a pretty magazine page. Rip it out. Lay card on magazine page and fold over the edges. Check the front of card to make sure the part of the picture you like is going to end up where you want it to. Tape it up.

magazine paper craft

Then use washi tape to close the envelope and add it to the front as an address label. Easy as pie. And look how freakin’ cute it looks in the midst of borring bills and junk mail…

magazine paper craft

Here are lots more snail mail letter and gift ideas for ya:

A special thanks to Angie and Carolina for the kick in the butt to get this 15 minute paper craft re-done! Be sure to check out their blogs for a ton of 15 minute craft ideas!

Bazillions of Post- It Note Projects

And by bazillions, I mean as many as I  can round up! Post-It’s are a fun, versatile, inexpensive  craft medium that everyone has on hand. Did you know that you can print on Post-Its? True! And make pinatas, and planners and don’t even get me started with all of the Post-It teacher ideas!

I have a Pinterest board dedicated to Post-It Projects (all with good links, of course). Just click that board and follow along to see bazillions of clever Post-It crafts and projects… the list will continue to grow and grow!

 

Tons of Post-It Note Project Ideas

Have you made a  Post-It craft or project that is not on the Crafting with Post-It’s board? Leave me a link on this blog post, and I’ll add it! After all, my goal is to collect bazillions of Post-It note ideas… and a bazillion is whole heck of a lot.

And in other crafty news, my blog friend, Amy, started a new site all about washi tape. It’s called Washi Tape Crafts!

How to wall paper (the easy way)

Wall paper is cool again, but hanging wall paper the traditional way is not so cool. It’s hard. You have to measure and cut and do all kinds of crazy things. What if I told you wall papering was really easy? My crafty real life friend, Rachelle, recently bought a condo in Austin, and she’s sprucing it up big time. I’m kind of helping, ha! At least I helped with this wall paper project. We discovered a simple method that works like a charm.
How to wall paper

Here’s what you need:

  • Wallpaper tool kit
  • Paint tray and paint brush
  • Wallpaper paste
  • Thin sheets of paper
  • Ladder

How to wall paper

Here’s how it works: Apply a thin layer of wall paper paste on your wall, stick a sheet of paper to it, cover with a thin layer, voila… done! Well, continue the process until the entire wall is covered, but yea… it’s that easy. It feels like mod podge-ing your wall.

How to wall paper

We used a patchwork method to apply the the paper. We overlapped the sheets of paper just a tad, and we wrapped the corners of the wall. We like that you can see the seams!

How to wall paper

The 2 walls took us about 2 hours. It’s really that easy!How to wall paper

Have you ever wall papered a wall? I remember helping my mom remove wall paper back in the day…  that was not a fun chore! How do you feel about using wall paper? I’d love to hear…

Psst… If you’re interested in learning how to make a t-shirt quilt, we are doing Part 3 of a 3 part series this Wednesday, you can see it live on my google + page! Here is Part 1 and Part 2.

tshirt quilt

 

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