Since we are at home and need to communicate with the outside world, why not write someone a letter? Do you love finding a letter in your mailbox addressed to you by a friend or loved one? I do. Lets take this letter writing one step further. We are going to make an envelope out of any paintable paper you have around the house that will fold. I am posting the template for you to print that I traced around to make my envelope in this post.
I answered my door yesterday and found my friend Nadine on the doorstep holding a bouquet of tulips that were for me. The envelope posted here is the thank you note for her thoughtfulness that I will be mailing to her today. Note: We social distanced our doorstep chat.
After I traced the envelope template onto a page of sketchbook paper I pulled out of an old sketchbook, I folded the 4 sides into the center of the envelope. Then I taped them down with regular tape I had around. Note: don’t make this process complicated by searching for the “perfect” art supplies, just make it with what you have around or can find easily. Pre coronavirus crisis me might have spent days searching for my glue dots in the perfect size or that perfect piece of art paper, but guess what? The project never would have gotten done.
Once the envelope was together, I sketched the bouquet onto the front of the envelope. Note: My advice is again to sketch something simple and not “perfect” otherwise you won’t complete your project.
Finally add some paint to your drawing and anything else you want, fit the address in somewhere legable on the envelope, add your return address, a stamp and slip in a short, not perfect, handwritten letter, then drop it in the mail. The CDC has said they do not believe there is a danger of contracting the virus thru the mail.
