Step 1. Cut the box along the edges of the front panel to remove the front panel.
Step 2. Cut off the 4 small flaps.
Step 3. Flip the box over and fold the 2 remaining flaps in toward the center. Put glue on the lower thirds of the flaps.
Step 4. Fold the panel closest to you up toward the center and glue it into place.
Step 5. Decorate your envelope.
We use these rigid envelopes to mail cards that people order from our shop. If they order something bigger, we make a bigger envelope out of a cracker or cereal box. This way, we get to reuse materials instead of increasing the demand for new cardboard by buying ready-made envelopes.
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Thanks for sharing- I’m definitely going to do this!
— Becky P15 October, 2011 at 11:59 am
so crafty, you two
— julia15 October, 2011 at 4:57 pm
Hmm. I was wondering how you’d made the envelope for the Badger and Chicken cards. Thanks for sharing.
— Mollie @ Jennings Brae bank Farm15 October, 2011 at 10:26 pm
I read this post yesterday. Last night, I had a strange dream where I was in a big group and we had an envelope emergency. I came to the rescue by pulling pasta boxes out of the recycling bin and making enough envelopes for everyone. For real. Thanks for helping me save the day.
— Sara16 October, 2011 at 8:30 am
Wow, Sara. Just wow.
— A16 October, 2011 at 9:05 am
Sara, your dreams are much more logical and artistic than mine. Maybe it’ll come true!
— Kelsey16 October, 2011 at 11:30 am
I got my package today…even before seeing this post I marveled over the envelope my notecards and postcards came in. It’s pretty darn cool on so many levels.
— Jill-Ann18 October, 2011 at 9:10 pm
Great tutorial!
— Nicola19 October, 2011 at 11:31 pm
Do you need more boxes? Do you just use pasta boxes, or will cereal boxes work too, or grain boxes like what quinoa come in? I can save ours for you and send them home with your neighbor!
— Holly20 October, 2011 at 8:25 pm
Holly – You are awesome. Currently, we force my sister (Sara, above) and my mom, and K’s dad all to save boxes for us, even though they all live over 6 hours away and accumulate closets-full before they ever get the chance to deliver them to us. We would love your pasta and cereal boxes. We make hardly any of our own.
— A20 October, 2011 at 8:33 pm
no problem! with five people, we can collect pretty fast.
— Holly21 October, 2011 at 9:47 am
I love this! Thank you!
— Maggie Munki22 October, 2011 at 12:39 am
So AWESOME!!! Makes me want to eat more pasta just for the box.
— Victoria29 October, 2011 at 9:44 pm