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MAE: The Surprise Inside

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MAE: The Surprise Inside
Group:Make an Envelope
Swap Coordinator:Artsynerdgirl (contact)
Swap categories: Challenges  Art  Mail Art 
Number of people in swap:3
Location:Regional - usa
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:July 25, 2015
Date items must be sent by:August 1, 2015
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

For this swap, you will create a themed envelope. The theme must be carried from the inside to the outside. You can physically create the envelope form and then decorate it, or just decorate it.

Whatever you exterior theme, you need to carry it over to the inside flap - the surprise inside - as I call it in class.

Then, place a small flat item or two inside the envie for your partner - this must also match the theme. All of these elements are senders choice.

If you receive a THEMATICALLY decorated envelope - exterior, interior flap, and small flat gift, you will rate a five.

No recent one's or three's please. I will check profiles and reserve the right to drop anyone from the swap.

Enjoy!

Discussion

JaneInSD 07/21/2015 #

This is such a cute idea! I've never seen it before. One question: Should the envelope that we create be inserted inside another envelope? It seems that if we decorate the outside and inside flap, when we open the envelope, the inside flap decorations will get destroyed and we won't be able to see what it was supposed to be. Or is there some trick to closing the envelope that won't destroy the inside flap design?

Artsynerdgirl 07/21/2015 #

I did this with my students and we just used the regular stickum. If you are worried about it.... Please feel free to put it in a larger envelope and mail it. Another option is to use a tape runner. If your partner glues it shut and you worry about it, warming it under a hair dryer will cause it to separate. :)

I'll either use a larger envelope to mail or make sure it can be opened easily

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