Recycling envelopes and leaflets

  

Dealing with the daily post can be a chore, especially when it normally comes with advertising pamphlets and leaflets.  

However, there is a positive to this.  What may be somebody’s rubbish can be turned into somebody’s useful item.

What do you see in a used envelope?  Just an exterior wrapper for your private correspondence???  

IT IS SOOOO MUCH MORE :)

NO REALLY IT IS :)

If there is a stamp in the corner carefully remove it.  The stamp can be collected and passed onto a charity. 

As a general rule envelopes thickness is good for becoming the paper patches inside patchwork quilting.  I make sure that the envelope is folded and cut out as many 7cm x 7cm squares to act as inserts.

If there is a cellophane window, that can be found on business envelopes, save it as it can be used later.

Any left-over envelope does not go to waste.  Cut the excess up into small pieces directly into an old biscuit tin/sweet tin and save it, to be used for later.  (Only takes a couple of minutes and it will be a money saver later).

As for the leaflets, just cut them up into small pieces.  Try and keep on top of the little darlings, as they do have a tendency to take over and can get to run wild on the work surfaces.

 

cut up pamphlets, leaflets and envelopes