Paper envelopes - how much joy, news, both pleasant and not so good, they carry within themselves. People use paper envelopes to send their letters to friends, distant relatives and lovers.
Today it has become very fashionable to put greeting cards, invitations to a wedding or anniversary, and even give cash gifts in paper envelopes.
How to make a simple paper envelope become a real work of art and evoke admiring glances?
Each of us knows how to make a regular square paper envelope. But still, for those who are not familiar with the technique of folding a paper envelope, we attach a detailed diagram.
Any, even the most ordinary paper envelope will become an extraordinary work of applied art if it is decorated by skillful, brave, golden hands.
Paper envelope No. 1
To make such an original envelope you will need a sheet of paper, preferably of a single color, and beautiful threads.
Fold a sheet of paper in half. Wrap one half of the paper sheet tightly with thread. We fix the ends of the threads with tape or glue.
On the opposite inner side you can write a wish.
A letter, banknotes or a romantic note will fit perfectly into the space between the threads and a sheet of paper.
In addition, the title side can be decorated with flowers.
Paper envelope No. 2
This paper envelope will be a little more difficult to make, but it looks great.
You will need decorative paper, ribbons, double-sided tape and the ability to neatly fold a piece of paper.
The sheet of paper must be folded as shown in the diagram. Then glue a line of double-sided tape in the center, and on it a beautiful ribbon, which you will tie in a bow.
This envelope will perfectly cope with the role of a cash envelope at any celebration.
Paper envelope No. 3
These multi-colored paper envelopes are made according to the pocket principle.
Has everyone held a paper CD bag in their hands?
Well, these envelopes made of colored paper are very similar to a bag for CDs.
The main thing here is to attach buttons to the finished envelope. These can be decorative buttons, sewn or glued buttons, and even Velcro.
Paper envelope No. 4
Making such an envelope is not at all difficult. To do this, fold a sheet of paper like a postcard that opens in both directions. Title pages can be cut in waves using special decorating scissors.
Then start decorating. The decor can be quilling elements, appliqués, stripes made from beautiful patches, as well as beads, rhinestones and ribbons.
Technological progress and the emergence of ever new methods of communication have erased the distances between people - and now they are already sending each other lightning-fast SMS, while more serious matters are resolved using e-mail. It would seem that the time of paper letters is irrevocably gone. But, if everyday communication has almost completely moved to a new, digital level, then communication between people on special occasions is very traditional: wedding invitations are written with their own hands, and New Year’s invitations and loved ones are packed in beautiful New Year’s envelopes.
New Year's mail: envelope templates and designs
Everything related to the New Year is traditionally decorated. Even letters in an ordinary purchased envelope often have painted fir branches with a toy or several snowflakes. And postcards packed in homemade envelopes retain the special warmth of the person who made them.
Making a New Year's envelope yourself is not at all difficult. To do this you need to follow the diagram:
A simple white A4 paper envelope - Take a piece of A4 paper and, cutting off the excess (72 mm on each side), make a rhombus out of it.
- Align all four corners of the paper diamond in the middle.
- One corner should be bent, the other three should be secured by gluing a small piece of tape or paper on top.
- The resulting slits along the sides of the square should be taped with tape (transparent, thin paper or decorative colored tape).
- You can also seal an envelope with a letter using tape.
Or you can use these patterns:
The paper for making crafts can be plain white - in this case you can paint and decorate it yourself. You can also use ready-made templates that will serve as an excellent basis for colorful packaging.
Treasured envelope of Santa Claus
All children, without exception, write letters to Santa Claus. And someone else is waiting for a response message from the main New Year's wizard. Can such a letter be packed in a regular envelope? And it’s unlikely that adults will be able to paint it themselves without the risk of being “declassified.” and should look special. A variety of diagrams that can be printed and glued will help with this. Made in high quality and complemented with decorative elements (snowflakes and sparkles inside), the letters will leave no doubt about the reality of the New Year's fairy tale.
Envelopes for money from A4 sheet
If a child can be made happy by preparing a message for him from Santa Claus, then gifts with different contents will help make adults happy. Narrow printed envelopes with banknotes are increasingly appearing under modern Christmas trees.
Here are simple diagrams with examples on which you can create your own masterpiece from an A4 sheet. Envelopes and diagrams were made by Belova-art studio.
Unlike things, money in a purchased envelope is a rather “impersonal” gift. You can add personality to it by putting banknotes in homemade New Year's packaging - for letters with valuable content, you can download any template you like.
The ability to make gift envelopes with your own hands is a useful thing. After all, in such a “packaging” even a simple postcard looks much more impressive. And if the postcard is homemade, handmade, then you can’t do without the “author’s” envelope.
An envelope is required if you decide to donate any amount. The gift is valuable, but impersonal. A money envelope will add warmth and personality. But, of course, only if it is made by yourself.
We offer several options for gift envelopes - both traditional and original. You can even make an envelope without glue! The main thing in this work is an interesting selection of paper and accurate transfer of patterns. If you were unable to find suitable ready-made paper, do not worry. yourself! Then your work will become absolutely exclusive!
Since making a gift envelope with your own hands requires a certain amount of accuracy and precision, it can be recommended for children over 8 years old. If you decide to do this craft with younger children, then be prepared for the fact that the envelopes will turn out to be of a very original shape. But this curvature also has its own charm. The main thing is that the postcard fits into such an envelope. Therefore, give a large reserve for your baby’s “author’s plan”.
DIY gift envelope from a heart template.
This envelope is made without glue. An ordinary sheet of office paper will make an envelope approximately 7.5x17 cm. Such an envelope can be used for money. 
Fold the sheet in half, marking the middle. On one side we draw half a heart by hand.
Without cutting along the contour, bend the edge towards the middle, slightly short of the center (about 2cm, if made from A4 paper). This way we form the side folds of the envelope. Make sure the edges are parallel.
Bend the fold back and cut out the heart along the contour.
We unfold the future envelope completely.
We make side folds at the envelope.
We unfold the workpiece so that the acute corner of the heart is at the top.
We bend the bottom of the workpiece up a little more than 1/3.
We bend the top of the envelope (the sharp corner of the heart).
DIY square gift envelope made from circles.
An envelope made from circles is quite simple to make. To make it, cut out 4 circles of any size. Keep in mind that the finished size of the envelope will be equal to the diameter of the circle. 
Fold all four circles in half.
Glue them in pairs at an angle of 90 degrees. This is the most difficult place, in order to accurately maintain the angle, you can check and adjust the angle using a sheet of paper or a square.
Glue the pairs of corners together.
Fold the other halves of the circles towards the center. 
You have a square envelope made of circles. You can stick a heart or flower in the center.
DIY origami gift envelope.
This envelope is made from a square of paper without glue. 
Fold the square in half diagonally. 
Bend down one upper corner, bringing it slightly to the bottom edge of the resulting triangle.
Fold the sides of the triangle toward the center so that they overlap each other slightly.
Place the tip of one corner into the other.
Fold the top edge of the envelope down.
DIY shaped gift envelope.
Transfer the envelope template onto paper, having first enlarged it to the desired size.
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Cut out the envelope blank from paper according to the template. 
Make the folds - they are marked with a dotted line on the template.
Fold the edges of the envelope towards the middle. There are two fold options.
Option 1.
We bend it in such a way that all the tails are inside the envelope. 
You can stick a paper heart on top.
Option 2.
We bend it so that all protruding parts are on the outside. You can glue a heart to each of them.
Do-it-yourself ordinary envelopes for money.
We provide templates for a simple vertical and horizontal envelope. The sizes given are suitable for investing money. 
Template of a regular horizontal envelope for money. 
Template of a regular vertical envelope for money.
A standard Euroenvelope has slightly different dimensions: width 22cm, height 11cm.
Any handmade envelope can be decorated with flowers, hearts or.
Currently, there are several ways in which you can get a good or envelope:
1. Contact a specialized store, since at this time there is a huge selection of such goods.
2. Download on the Internet; today, a considerable number of artists create creative versions of envelopes.
3. Make it yourself, a gift with your own hands is what everyone dreams of, and you can depict anything.
High-quality New Year's envelopes and a template for printing, presented on thematic portals and forums, have many advantages, but there are also disadvantages. You will not be able to print in the format in which they are sold in the store, since you will need a specialized printer, a certain thick laminated paper.
You can download New Year's envelope templates.
Thus, the problem can only be solved by contacting the printing house. Simple printing will not take you much time. Specialists will instantly do everything you need. By and large, when choosing between options, it is best to choose the third.
DIY envelope
Making a congratulatory envelope with your own hands is one of the best options. You can draw whatever you want on it.
Initially you will need:
Paper
Stencil or standard envelope parameters
Pencils, markers, paints
At the initial stage, you make a blank from paper. In this case, you need to mark all the bends and cuts that will need to be made. One of the best options is to buy an all-white envelope at the post office. You can draw anything on it, since it is also made from plain paper.
After this, you will need to come up with what you want to draw. This can be a picture, a text greeting, in some cases it can be decorated with an applique. You can send the resulting envelope to your friends and relatives. As it turned out, everything is simple. At the post office you will not have any problems accepting this New Year's envelope. The most important thing is not to spoil the place where the address of the sender and recipient is written.
A handmade envelope will greatly please the recipient. You put your whole soul into this product and show your attitude towards the person. Therefore, this is the best option for those who do not mind wasting their time and devoting it to their friends and loved ones.
What is better to buy in a store or print an envelope?
Currently, there are a considerable number of salons and online stores where you can buy a New Year's envelope at the best prices. Sometimes interesting collections appear in the mail. Therefore, there is plenty to choose from. But such products sometimes cost several times more than standard envelope options. Many people are beginning to think about whether it is worth making such purchases. Therefore, it is best to make envelopes and cards with your own hands.
The annual New Year's replenishment allows you to choose everything you need at the best prices. Companies are now providing excellent shopping experiences to customers. You can even purchase envelopes at a promotion or discount.
If you still don’t have time, but have a printer and an Internet connection at home, then you can download templates online. On sites dedicated to this topic there are several hundred different variations of templates. They can be downloaded completely free of charge and printed. Everything is fast, high quality and indistinguishable from store-bought envelopes.
In this case, it will be more difficult to print postcards; you will need a printer that works with photographs and special paper. Despite this, today's multifunctional devices work using various technologies and guarantee you the task. This way you can make both postcards and envelopes completely free of charge. You don’t have to use your creativity, since the experts have already done the work for you.
All people have situations when they need to write a letter, send a Valentine's card, give money for a wedding, anniversary or other celebration. Nowadays it’s easy to buy a beautiful envelope for a letter in a store, but the store and post office don’t spoil you with variety, but you want to take something non-standard and original for this. Perhaps your correspondence is a non-standard size and a large envelope is not available for sale. And for a celebration, I want to give money in a beautiful cover, made by myself, interestingly decorated, festive. In this case, you need to do everything yourself. Your efforts will be appreciated, because things made by yourself are always valuable.
It's time to learn how to make an envelope from A4 paper quickly and easily. To create a postal version, you will need scissors and one sheet of thick paper (colored/white).
It can be made from kraft paper; it is brown; previously, parcels were wrapped in it. An envelope made of kraft paper is quite durable and wear-resistant, and is easy to make.
It will take even less time if you try the easiest option, how to make an envelope out of paper. Take a sheet of paper, divide it into a couple of parts, one of which will be 4 cm wider than the second. Bend along this line. Then wrap small pieces of sheet on both sides and glue these parts together. Place the unused side on the base, level the line where the fold passes.
And if you plan to use it to give a gift, you can make the product out of colored paper, decorate it with beads, ribbons, even lace.
Let's look at how to make an envelope from a sheet of paper step by step:
- Cut a square from a piece of paper.
- Fold it in half, slightly shaping the fold.
- Fold the bottom edge toward the center.
- Unscrew the side corners and create vertical folds.
- Fold the top corners so that they are longer than the bottom.
- Cover the rest of the part with the top triangle.
- You can use glue to secure it; you can make an envelope from paper without glue using double-sided tape.
For money
It is advisable to put money for a wedding or anniversary in elegant packaging; it is better to make an envelope for money with your own hands.
You will need the following materials:
- thick paper (preferably pastel colors) or glossy A4 cardboard, choose the color to your taste;
- a sheet of paper with an elegant design;
- silk ribbon for finishing;
- rhinestones or beads that combine beautifully with paper;
- satin ribbon 30 cm long.
- scissors;
- hole puncher;
- glue.
On cardboard, draw a diagram of what a rectangular envelope will look like. Carefully cut it out. Bevel small rectangles slightly towards the center so that they fit easily. From the inside, we will draw along the fold lines with a blunt object, this will facilitate the accurate formation of the product. Let's collect the envelope. We mark the places where we will make holes for the ribbon and pierce them with a hole punch. We decorate with lace fabric, pass a satin ribbon through the holes, and tie it beautifully. We glue rhinestones, beads, and add a congratulation.
If you have a problem with how to make an envelope for money, you won’t need a master class if you use the following diagram.
This will make a great envelope.
Using the above drawing, you can make a very interesting men's gift envelope for money, naturally with contents. Any man will be pleased to receive such a voluminous present as a gift.
If you are planning a gift for a baby, or a child will give it, you can decorate everything in a child’s style, make it out of bright pieces of paper, stick on several images of animals or cartoon characters, and decorate it with a voluminous bow.
Origami
Using origami technology, it is possible to create any paper crafts. Let's look at how to make an origami envelope out of paper.
For Valentine's Day or just a loved one, you can quickly create a very beautiful heart. Using the following diagram, you will understand how to make an envelope out of paper with your own hands.
In such a bag you can put a love confession, a tender wish, or invitations to your favorite premiere.
You can decorate a cute heart with beads, sparkles, lace, and flowers.
Disc packaging
Everyone periodically faces the fact that disc packaging breaks and bags are torn. Let's figure out how to make an envelope out of paper for a disk quickly and cheaply. Let's make it from A4 sheet.
Square envelopes are made quite simply:
- We place the disk on the long side of our sheet in such a way that its middle coincides with the middle of the same edge.
- We wrap the paper according to the diameter of the desired disk.
- We fold the sheet bent along the side surfaces along the center line of the diameter/area of the disk. The result is a pocket for the disc.
- We wrap the remaining piece of paper to the disk and smooth it.
- We turn the same sheet back and form small folds.
- We insert this edge into the pocket on the opposite side.
It is good for home storage, and if a festive option is important, you can use the following diagram and understand how to make a small elegant case for a disc out of paper.
These envelopes are made quite simply with your own hands; they require elegant paper sheets; you can decorate them in various ways, taking into account the taste of the recipient.
For any occasion
Let's look at how to make an envelope for money, for letters, greeting cards, invitations - for all occasions. Take some beautiful holiday paper, use the template provided, and you won’t have any problems making a simple square envelope. You can decorate it with beads, ribbons, lace braid, give full play to your imagination.
It’s very easy to understand how to make a simple cardboard envelope. You need to take a square sheet of paper, round all the corners with a compass, and bend them towards the center of the square. Fold it, tie it with an elegant ribbon, decorate it with flowers or beads. The packaging for a note, a small surprise, a letter is ready.
The choice of materials for making packaging is huge; this is paper of any shade with all sorts of patterns, quite varied in texture, from which you can make a postal envelope or original envelopes for the holidays. Making a gift envelope from it with your own hands is a fun and simple process. Show your imagination, focus, and you will definitely end up with a beautiful product in which it is pleasant to place money, congratulations, or a declaration of love.