My sister made my life a lot easier by helping me out with ideas and feedstock for my upcycled projects away from home. She bought me a neat little make-your-own recycled card and envelope kit. It came with cute recycling stickers and labels for envelopes, etc.
Reclaimed Material: drink pouch
Other/New Material: black electrical tape, stickers
Tools: envelope stencil, scissors
How I did it: I cut up the drink pound and washed it out. I used the envelope stencil to cut out the shape I needed. The drink pouch was a tad bit smaller than the stencil so I compensated by using the tape to extent the edges around the envelope. I folded the envelope with the printed side of the pound in and added the address stickers to the front.
What I would do differently: This is a fun little kit that I can use on lots of different materials, so I will try some other envelope types sometime.
My 2012 resolution is to create a recycled craft everyday from discarded items. I am sure some crafts will turn out great...and others not so much, but I will admit those. I hope these experiments inspire people to create things from items they would usually throw away. This is not necessarily and instructional blog, but a journal of my creative journey, but I hope this sparks ideas for creative upcycling for you. If any instructions are needed, just ask.
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