Seed Packet Tutorial
Ava has been cutting out flower pictures from magazines, and it only seemed fitting that she should have seed packets to glue them onto. So, we made these little seed packets from blank paper, Ava decorated them, and she then filled them “seeds” (a.k.a. beads & rice).
These little seed packets don’t have to be for pretend seeds; you could store real seeds in these packets and plant them next spring (as I am doing). These would make a unique gift for the garden-lover. They are also the perfect size for gift cards, so you could use this tutorial to make an envelope for a gift card. I’m sure there are lots of other uses you can come up with, as well!
Seed Packet Tutorial
I don’t enjoy measuring, so I usually don’t. Instead, I “eye-ball” things. So, as you read this tutorial, you can eye-ball things, too. Seed packet sizes do vary a bit, so it’s okay if yours are not the exact dimensions as ours.
Step 2 Fold the bottom edge up (appx. 4 1/2″) to form the pocket size/shape and crease it. Fold the top down and crease it, as well, forming the flap. |
Step 3 Trim off any excess length from the flap and round the corners. |
Step 5 Technically, you can cut off the bottom edge pieces just like you cut off the top ones, but we left them and glued them down to give the finished packet added support/stability. |
Step 6 Fold the bottom back up along the crease you previously created. Fold the edges around to create a pocket and glue them down. |
very neat! Thank you for sharing!