BEE NICE

I thought I'd share the envelopes I made for The Elevated Envelope exchange. With the "summertime" theme in mind, I focused mine on the oh so under-appreciated bee! There's been some scary stuff circulating about the decline of our world's bee population. A third of our food supply depends on pollination and for some reason they are disappearing. Not cool.


I had wanted to try papercutting, so I decided to cut a honeycomb pattern out of the envelope. This revealed the yellow card inside. I lined the envelope with watercolour stripes and punched out the flight path of each bee. My note on the card included a few ways to help save our bees:

- Stop using insecticides
- Plant Bee-friendly plants
- Support your local beekeepers
  (or become one yourself!)

 I also added a beehive magnet and a minicard with my Etsy shop address.

I loved making these! And loved receiving others even more! Our lovely host, Tara, has been posting all the beautiful envelopes here.

so. much. fun. :)

6 comments:

  1. Thanks! I'm looking forward to the next exchange - it was so much fun :)

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  2. I posted about these envelopes on C.R.A.F.T. facebook! They are awesome :) Thank you again for your inspiration... I love your etsy store! If you EVER want to do a giveaway on C.R.A.F.T. just let me know! I would love to help promote your work! Thanks again!

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  3. Oh wow, thank you for your support! I just may be in touch ;)

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