Fabric Envelope
Great gift 4 holidays and birthdays!!!!
Posted by Dallas H.
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An idea i thought of on the spot when looking through scraps
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You Will Need (4 things)
- Time
- Pin(s)
- Iron
- 1 Old Envelope
Steps (13 steps, 120 minutes)
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1
first off u want to take the envelope and CAREFULLY take it apart and lay it dwn flat on your fabric allowing room 4 hems. Then pin your envelope down so it doesnt run away! :P
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2
Now cut out around your envelope like so...
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3
Pin and iron your hem but leave the indented corners alone unless nessasary
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4
sew around the hem (i used a machine 4 this part)
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5
fold the bottom half up like an open envelope and pin the pieces together
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6
now sew along the line of pins (i had to hand sew from this point on)
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7
and theres your envelope!!! <3
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8
If you are like i was you will feel like it is unfinished so.... we need 2 make a stamp!!!! cut out another square of fabric about... 1" by 1/2"
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9
pin down around the edges and sew the hem
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10
(optional) Next take some skinny lace and pin around the edges and sew
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11
heres the finished stamp!
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12
after you've sewn the stamp to the top right of the envelope take a sharpie and draw 4 straight lines in the middle to give the effect its real.
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13
AND NOW YOUR DONE!!!! you can leave messages in it, close it w/ a safety pin or a pretty brouch, give away or keep 4 yourself ^w^
ENJOY <3