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Persia Lou

Creative. Crafty. Fun.

Paper Doily Envelopes

I am basically behind on everything in my life right now, so my daughter’s birthday party preparations are certainly no exception. BUT I did actually finish the invitations (mailing them is another story entirely… why did I think I should do a real paper invite again?).

I mentioned the paper doily envelope idea before, but I thought I would show off how they turned out. The one I made is very similar to paper.mein’s (click for directions!). I used 10 inch round paper doilies that I found at the dollar store. My invitations were 4 inches by 6 inches, and the 10 inch doily worked perfectly for that size.
I placed my invitation in the middle of the doily and folded the doily around the invitation, and then cut out the corners, which I thought made the envelope prettier and less bulky.
I used a glue stick to stick the sides to the bottom, and then I closed the lacy thing up with a little red sticker. If you are interested in trying out these pretty envelopes, check out the excellent tutorial at we.love.laugh.kiss that uses square doilies. I should have read this before I did mine because she cleverly adds tracing paper to make the envelope sturdier and more functional. Smart!
Linking up to What I Whipped Up Wednesday at Sugar and Dots, Whatever Goes Wednesday at Someday Crafts, Show and Tell at Blue Cricket Design, and the Inspiration Board at Homework.

August 17, 2011 4:48 am Alexis Middleton Filed Under: Craft

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  1. Eline S. says

    August 17, 2011 at 11:22 am

    Waw! I like that!!!<br />Love your blog!! So inspiring!!

  2. Katy says

    August 17, 2011 at 11:27 am

    Now this is adorable!! I love it and will definitely be trying it for something!

  3. Christina says

    August 17, 2011 at 6:28 pm

    Oh, this is so cute, love it!

  4. Jane says

    August 17, 2011 at 6:37 pm

    These are so cute…and simple!! I featured them on my blog Finding Fabulous!!<br /><br />Jane<br />FF

  5. Carolyn says

    August 17, 2011 at 7:06 pm

    I just had a &quot;I wish I had thought of that&quot; moment! Love these. I would be so happy if you shared this project on my Inspiration Board {link party}. I know my readers would really enjoy it. http://carolynshomework.blogspot.com/2011/08/inspiration-board-link-party-11.html<br />Thanks.<br />carolyn | homework

  6. tousled day says

    August 18, 2011 at 8:04 pm

    This is very, very nice!!!

  7. c.w.frosting says

    August 21, 2011 at 3:32 am

    I LOVE these! I&#39;m so glad you posted this. I&#39;d seen the paper.mein ones on pinterest but apparently never pinned them. Am thinking doing this for wedding save the dates!<br /><br />xo<br />caroline @ <a href="http://www.cwfrosting.com&quot; rel="nofollow">c.w.frosting</a>

  8. Angie @ The Country Chic Cottage says

    August 23, 2011 at 6:44 pm

    I love these Alexis!! 🙂

  9. c.w.frosting says

    August 31, 2011 at 3:14 am

    Hi again Alexis! Do you think the post office would mail a doily envelope?<br /><br />-caroline @ <a href="http://www.cwfrosting.com&quot; rel="nofollow">c.w.frosting</a>

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