Oh me oh my! There was a lot of love made in the studio today! I don't think I've been so excited about a creation in awhile (ok maybe not that long ago since Christmas wasn't that long ago!)
A week or so ago I posted about wanting to make my own version of the PBK Envelope ... see old blog post here.
Than I decided that I liked the Mailbox version too ...
So after a little working of my own and some major pinterest-ing I found so great tutorials that were already matching what my little mind was coming up with! The saying must be true, great minds think alike!
First I found this tutorial from Family Fun Mag, its just a picture of the instructions from their February issue and you can find the printable here Keepsakes: Special Deliveries Envelope (you can choose to open or save it).
It was pretty easy, one big cut of fabric and either glue (or like I did) sew it together. I also stitched on the ribbon nicely in the back, and embroidered a name and closure patch.
Here's the final product ...
Not bad for my first attempt! I also added some stiff stabilizer, this one seemed really floppy otherwise.
Here's another "envelope" style one from Create Kids Couture ...
It was super simple and leaves TONS of room to customize.
I left it pretty blank so I can add it to my "Ready To Ship" stock and include a design that customer chooses.
The final one, and also my favorite, was inspired by the PBK Mailbox design. You can find the tutorial over at Our Scoop ..
Since this one has a bit more structure to it, it wasn't the simplest of projects but still very easy. And again leaves plenty of room to customize or modify.
For mine I ditched the "backpack" stapes and used ribbon, I also didn't use any of the buttons. You'll also notice that the PBK one has a slot, that wasn't in the tutorial and I didn't think to add it, but I also think with the flap not secured you really don't need a slot on mine.
And to make them even more special for my boys I used the Valentine Puppy Alpha from Planet Applique.
These were definitely my favorite ... I don't know why I just LOVE how they came out!
All of them are super cute and I can't wait to get some more done for some other little loves!
Head over to The Tiny Hiney Business to see more!
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