Hello,
How's your day?
I hope you are doing well.
I have shared in the past that I love my
local library. This library regularly fills a discard table
and I check it often!
I found this craft book published in the 1980's.
The book was in bad shape!
I picked up the book for
the beautiful
illustrations by Edith Holden.
Each page has a quote
with a bird in a nature scene.
I was able to savage part of the book.
The pages are matte print on heavy cardstock.
I removed all the illustrations marked with the
months of the year.
I folded the page into an envelope shape.
Fold sides and leave flap open.
I used the sewing machine to stitch
around the sides.
I used a straight stitch with black thread.
Be careful to stitch slow on the corners.
Sewing on paper is so fun!
After I made the first envelope I used it as a template.
for folding the rest.
Beautiful on all sides.
Stitched all the way around-
top flap then the sides.
Here's the back of the envelope.
I have 12 lovely envelopes- so many possibilities.
Perfect for a monthly saving plan.
A place to tuck some extra cash.
Together the envelopes make a pretty stack!
Thanks for visiting!
I appreciate you!
xo Lisa S
Lisa, these are lovely! I have to show this to my daughter, she loves using an envelope system and knowing her, this is right up her alley!
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ReplyDeleteThis is such a cool idea. And these pages work perfectly for this.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely darling!! The stitches added so much .
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! I never would have thought about sewing on paper. These turned out great.
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What a neat find. And this is a brilliant thing to do. So lovely. Thank you for sharing this post with us at the Will Blog for Comments #60 linkup. We look forward to seeing what you'll share at #61--it opens Monday. Have a great rest of your week.
ReplyDeleteEdith Holden is such a timeless favourite and what a gorgeous way to repurpose her artwork, Lisa.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your Book page envelopes at Create, Bake, Grow & Gather this week. I'm delighted to be featuring them at today's party and pinning too.
Hugs ~ Kerryanne
Oh my gosh... your bookpage envelopes are adorable! What a unique way to gift something!
ReplyDeleteThe original Country Diary was SUCH a big trend when I was young, my mum loved it and had curtains with the poppy and wheat design. I still have the book that I was given for Christmas, I'd never cut that up but I would look for another in a charity shop to try some crafting like this.
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