Just before Christmas, I saw the cutest felt Letter to Santa envelopes at a craft store. I almost bought one, then I thought that it would make a fun project to help get me into the Christmas spirit! I was really pleased with how it came out, so I decided to share it with you!
This project is simple and incredibly versatile! It's a great idea to personalize for children, or just for decoration!
1. Cut out the envelope shape from an 8"x10" piece of felt. Use the shape guideline I drew below, cutting along the solid lines. (You'll end up folding along the dotted lines later.) Make sure that the 2 big rectangles are the exact same size.
2. With the shape cut out, fold the bottom rectangle/flap up (along the dotted line), so that it aligns with the center rectangle. (TIP: Iron along the fold, to secure it.) It'll look like the this:
3. Fold in the side-flaps. (Iron along these folds.) Use fabric glue or a hot-glue gun to glue the flaps to the outside of the flap you folded up in step 2. It'll start looking like an envelope. *Instead of gluing the flaps down, you can pin them down and sew them, like I did. I used a thicker embroidery thread for a bolder look and to introduce a new color.*
(It'll look like this after step 3.)
4. Next, you'll want to cut a small buttonhole in the top, triangular flap. Then, you'll want to fold down this flap, iron it down flat, and sew a button, matching it up with the buttonhole, so that you can close your envelope. *You can also use Velcro to close the envelope.*
(After step 4, your envelope will look like this from the back.)
3. Fold in the side-flaps. (Iron along these folds.) Use fabric glue or a hot-glue gun to glue the flaps to the outside of the flap you folded up in step 2. It'll start looking like an envelope. *Instead of gluing the flaps down, you can pin them down and sew them, like I did. I used a thicker embroidery thread for a bolder look and to introduce a new color.*
(It'll look like this after step 3.)4. Next, you'll want to cut a small buttonhole in the top, triangular flap. Then, you'll want to fold down this flap, iron it down flat, and sew a button, matching it up with the buttonhole, so that you can close your envelope. *You can also use Velcro to close the envelope.*
(After step 4, your envelope will look like this from the back.)5. With the triangular flap down, the front of your envelope will look like a plain rectangle. So, all you need now is a few embellishments!
To make the stamp, cut out 2 small pieces of different colored felt. One should be a small rectangle, and the other should be a slightly larger rectangle with zig-zag cut edges.
To make the stamp, cut out 2 small pieces of different colored felt. One should be a small rectangle, and the other should be a slightly larger rectangle with zig-zag cut edges.
Glue the small rectangle to the middle of the larger one. (Or you could sew it, like I did.)
(your stamp should look like this.)Fasten it to the top right-hand corner of the envelope, and you're practically done!
6. All that's left is anymore embellishments! Here's where you can go crazy and get creative! I embroidered "To Santa" on the front of mine and sewed on holly made with more felt and red buttons! To personalize it, you could also add a child's name, if it's a gift or project for a child.
6. All that's left is anymore embellishments! Here's where you can go crazy and get creative! I embroidered "To Santa" on the front of mine and sewed on holly made with more felt and red buttons! To personalize it, you could also add a child's name, if it's a gift or project for a child.
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