Printer's Ornaments and Envelope Repurpose
This week I was preparing a class on Printer’s Ornaments for my Art Clubbers when suddenly I had a repurposing idea: I always felt bad and could never quite get myself to throw away the beautiful craft envelopes in which Zentangle’s Project Packs materials come. So I found a way to repurpose them to make a pretty envelope for my tiles.
First, I cut the craft envelope just above the label.
Next, I cut a piece of black paper - I didn't have any washi tape - and folded it to fit the bottom of the envelope and glued it in place.
Next, I attached a tile I had made with some mirrored Printer's Ornaments (the topic of an upcoming class) to the front of the envelope using photo corners.
What I love about these envelopes is that they also fit 4x4 inch pictures which I often use.
And finally I closed the envelope using a pretty ribbon. SUPER fun!
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This arch is adapted from a Renaissance arch from the book “Suggestions of Design” by John Leighton and James Colling (1880) found on archive dot org. I also added some Found Flowers on a frame around the arch. Shaded and colored with Inktense and Pitt Artist Brush pens. If you goto my blog you'll see I wasn’t able to stay faithful to the original - I love the way my hand just takes over and adds whatever details it feels like.