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ENVELOPE GLUE RECIPE
Ingredients:
6 tablespoons white vinegar
4 1 oz. packets unflavored gelatin
1 tablespoon vanilla extract (or any flavor that you like)
Bring vinegar to a boil in a small pan.
Add gelatin and stir until dissolved. Add extract and stir until
mixed. Brush on thin layer onto back of an envelope flap. Let
dry. Moisten to apply.
Store excess glue in a sealed container
and melt again for future use by putting in a pan of warm water.
Tissue Paper Envelopes
From: Sandi Marr - rubbereyes@earthlink.net
To make tissue paper envelopes you will
need Reynolds Freezer Paper, large blue carton in with the saran
wraps, wax papers, etc. in your grocery store. Take a sheet of
tissue paper and wad the thing up, wrinkle the daylights out
of it. Now smooth it out nicely, but you do want these wrinkles
so don't get too carried away. Next, take a same size piece of
Reynolds Freezer wrap and place it wax side to the back of the
tissue paper. Iron, on the freezer paper, no steam, medium high
setting. Remember the waxy side of the freezer paper goes against
the wrong side of the tissue. The paper when heated fuses to
the tissue. Then you have one nice sheet of paper. You can make
envys from it, or use it for wrapping paper, backing on cards,
etc. Napkins, paper tablecloths, fabric, text weight paper, specialty
papers, and all work well
with this technique.
Tissue Paper Envelopes Tissue paper
Freezer paper Iron Scissors Envelope templates Step
1: Crumple up the tissue paper as tight
as you can in a ball. (Fancy napkins will work too)
2: Open up the tissue paper without
flattening it too much.
3: Cut a piece of freezer paper the
size of the tissue paper.
4: Place the shiny side of the freezer
paper on the tissue paper and paper clip the edges together (one
at each corner and one half way between on each side should be
enough)
5: Iron on low to medium setting. The
papers will stick together. If an area doesn't stick well, heat
again.
6:Cut to the desired size and shape.
You can use our envelope templates from our catalog. Or steam
open an envelope at the seams, and trace it on the freezer paper
after ironing.
As a variation, use as a full sheet,
as wrapping paper .Use freezer paper or heat-n-bond to fuse crumpled
tissue paper that has been stamped on colored card stock. The
color will show through the stamped tissue paper to make a nice
textured card stock surface.
You're done!
Making your own envelopes out of glossy magazine ads/layouts,
wallpaper, nearly any paper product is very popular and fun!
If you don't want to buy an envelope template, the simplest way
is to just make a cardboard template by opening an envelope the
size you want and trace around it. Overlay the template on the
paper of your choice, trace around it and cut out your envelope.
You can assemble your envelope with permanent glue. Or you can
make your own envelope glue for the flaps.
Submitted by - Paula
Jo
*When I am making paper from recycled junk mail or other sources,
I first shred or tear the paper into small pieces. Then I let
the paper soak overnight. The next day, I bring a large kettle
of water to a boil and add the soaked paper. I turn the heat
down to simmer and cover the kettle with a lid and let the paper
simmer for about an hour, stirring it about every 15-20 minutes.
Let the paper cool and then strain it over a large bowl. Don't
let the paper pulp go down the drain or it will clog up. After
the water has drained completely out of the water you can use
the paper just as you would the commercially made paper pulp
material. You can make this paper ahead of time and store it
indefinately in a plastic bag in
the freezer.
*Another hint I have is to make your own molds for envelopes.
Get some of the vinyl (like for car seats) at the fabric store.
Trace the inside of your deckle on the vinyl and cut it out.
Next, center an envelope pattern onto the piece of vinyl and
trace around it. With an x-acto knife, cut out the envelope pattern,
being careful not to cut the "border" around the pattern.
Place this pattern in your mold and deckle to form perfectly
shaped envelopes. Paula Jo
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