Envelope Book for paper scrap storage

[nessie]

This is a fairly simple stab bound book made from recycled envelopes.  My husband does a lot of cut up poetry, cutting words and phrases from magazines and putting them together.  Often, he'll cut out a bunch of scraps and not finish; this was my solution for those unfinished poems.  Now he can sort them by poem and keep them together. 



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Thanks for taking a peek!

[kitschkitty]

that's a great idea! 

[Dragonflower]

That's clever, and it would also be great for tiny scraps of paper for inchies or collage!

ETA: I just thought that it would be great to do this with those small manila envelopes that open on the side. We use a lot of those at my workplace- I'm going to have to start collecting the used ones.

[parisgirl]

Wow, is it bound in a way that let you fully open the envelope or just slightly open them?

[alwaysinmyroom]

great use of envelopes that get thrown out in my office!

I am also curious how they open...

[nessie]

Wow, is it bound in a way that let you fully open the envelope or just slightly open them?

I cut the flap on each envelope to be about an inch shorter on the side where I bound them.  This way they can still open.   

[alwaysinmyroom]

Thanks! I thought that is what you did...but I bet they open enough to leave them if you wanted!

This is probably a good idea for a lot of things, like all those bitty papers I write ideas and drawings of stuff I see on here!!!  Great job and so thoughtful---would love to see some of the cut out poetry...I have seen some on altered journals and ATCs--pretty nice stuff!

[pinokeeo]

Very clever.  This would also make a great coupon sorter for the grocery store.

[FeedMeACat]

This is AWESOME! We are totally making this for our house.

[nessie]

Thanks for all the comments!  I think it would be great to decorate or just label the envelopes to show what is inside, or use the envelopes with windows to give a preview of the contents.  These would be great for so many things!  I also like to save these envelopes to use the patterns inside.