Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Crafty Little Girl, Isn't She?

I just had to show off these handmade envelopes my daughter makes.


She collects previous years' attractive calendars and then makes letter-sized envelopes out of them.


The bottom one in the right hand row shows the back of one of the envelopes.

I received a bunch of them as a Christmas present from her this last year and (cleverly) hinted a short time ago that I was really enjoying using them but that my supply was dwindling.  Lo and behold, she took the (not so subtle) hint (hooray) and this new batch appeared a couple of days ago.

Who needs a fancy stationery store when I've got such a talented daughter?!

25 comments:

DFW said...

Yes, I think she takes after her mother.

Carolyn said...

I LOVE those envelopes!! You have such a talented daughter :)

Sandy Livesay said...

Mama Pea,

Your daughter is very talented, and listens to Mom's hints.
What a great idea!!!

Leah said...

Wow those look awesome! Hint hint. Haha I need some too now! your daughter is really talented!

Michelle said...

These look great. They are a great change from the plain old white ones.

Sue said...

Love love love them! What talent! You must be so proud.
:)

Susan said...

They're wonderful! And how is that talented girl?

Mama Pea said...

DFW - Thank you! Her dad is so definitely left brained and I'm just as much right brained . . . she got a strong combination of both!

Mama Pea said...

Carolyn - Aren't they special? I'm all for color and upbeat things in life and these sure fit the bill.

Mama Pea said...

Sandy - Very talented? Yep. Listens to Mom's hints? Ya know, she HAS been lately! (Hmmm, what's going on?? Hee-hee. )

Mama Pea said...

Leah - She does market them so if you're interested, I can hook you up!

Mama Pea said...

Michelle - Yes, a little colorful "spice" added to our snail mail!

Mama Pea said...

Sue - I are, I are! ;o] She comes up with the coolest ideas.

Mama Pea said...

Susan - Thanks! How is she? Handling all on her plate exceptionally well. Her ability to be kind, loving and caring while maintaining her sense of humor and emotional stability amazes me.

Candy C. said...

Those are really neat!! :)

Leigh said...

What a fantastic idea! Very clever and beautiful too.

Lisa said...

Methinks she takes after her mother too! Clever too!

Tracy H said...

I am a stationary addict, and I love writing letters the old fashion way! Love this idea! She makes them so neat and lines everything up so perfect! Very nice!

Mama Pea said...

Thanks, Candy. I sure do think so!

Mama Pea said...

Leigh - In the past I've made small gift boxes out of pretty calendar pictures, but I love the usefulness of these envelopes!

Mama Pea said...

Lisa - If she does . . . thank you! :o}

Mama Pea said...

Tracy H - Yes, she's extremely detail oriented in all the handmade things she does!

Lilac Cottage Homestead said...

Those are just wonderful!! Very pretty!! She does a great job at it!!

Kelly

Leah said...

Yes! Definitely!!!

Mama Pea said...

Kelly - Thank you! I'll pass your kind words on to her.