Recently whilst out op-shopping I stumbled across an envelope filled with old stamps, I remember having a similar collection as a child when stamp collection was all the rage. Now that I’ve been corresponding by snail mail with a few pen pals, I’ve accumulated quite a collection on envelopes as well. I thought it would be fun to decorate a…
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With Christmas only a few days away I thought I’d share this Easy Upcycled Christmas Stocking Gift Pouch idea that was inspired by some recycled paper stockings that my friend Jodie made. She used old magazine pages, but I had a ton of wallpaper samples laying around from my kitchen renovations, and thought these stockings would be a great use…
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I’ve been spending a lot more time playing with paper lately, and even though I consider myself a ‘fabric person’, I’m enjoying the versatility and easy accessibility of crafting with paper. In fact you can turn almost any piece of paper rubbish into something pretty and useful, making it perfect for an upcycling project. I’ve created a handy little wallet…
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After making and posting several very large hamburgers last month, I thought it was time to create another fun, not quite edible, but mailable surprise for one of my pen pals. Because Summer is approaching here in Australia, an ice cream cone seemed appropriate, and because I wanted to post some goodies too, I made an ice cream cone shaped…
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I’ve been having an awesome time sending ‘snail mail’ to a heap of new pen pals in the last few weeks. Writings words on paper seems much more tangible than this virtual world I seem to inhabit sometimes. Creating something for no other reason than to make someone happy has helped me out of a creative rut that has slowly…
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I like my envelopes to be sturdy, sometimes paper doesn’t cut it when you want to include something that needs a little extra protection. Also plain white envelopes are BORING, why be blah when it’s so easy to make something really special that won’t cost you a cent. Magazine covers are abundant, why not recycle them into eye catching, sturdy…
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I recently signed up to be Creative Pen Pal – a fun project organised by Magdalena from The Craft Revival. It’s been such a long time since I actually wrote a letter (on a piece of paper by hand), that I couldn’t resist signing up and meeting a new friend. My pen pal is in Chile which is very exciting!…
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