These Are Some Awesome Tips!

these are some awesome tips!

Fancy Letter Decoration Tips

LETTER DECORATION

decorate your letters with stickers or doodles

use rubber stamps and colorful ink pads - try ombre techniques on the same stamp

use a pencil eraser and lots of colorful ink pads for a confetti effect

frame things with washi tape

Kiss your signature with bright lipstick

Spritz your letter with perfume or essential oils (check for allergies)

practice your penmanship - use cursive, or calligraphy

use different-colored inks, even within the same letter

make your own paper and embed flowers, confetti, glitter, or sequins in it

ENVELOPE DECORATION

steam apart envelopes, trace them flat, and remake them (or line them) with interesting papers - maps, prints, giftwrap, newspapers (in foreign languages!), old book pages, or origami paper

paint, draw on, stamp, or collage your envelopes

trim edges of envelope flaps with decorative scissors, or write over them

stick closed with washi tape or stickers

S.W.A.K. (Seal With A Kiss) - use bright lipstick!

decorate every inch of the envelope and paste on a label for the address

use vintage postage stamps (make sure they add up to the correct postage)

practice your hand-lettering for fancy addresses

SEALING ENVELOPES

use sealing wax and seals in as many designs and colors as you can find

mix wax colors for a marbled swirl look, or colorblock them if you can (wax guns help; they’re like glue guns, but for sealing wax)

paint the raised relief with a contrast color, or metallic paint/leaf

mix in glitter

secure things under your wax seals - dried/pressed flowers and leaves, ribbons, baker’s string, tassels, feathers, tags, or tinsel

press tiny pressed flowers or tiny leaves into the wax (placed on the hot wax and the seal pressed on top of it all)

press tiny bits of paper ephemera into your wax - cut-out card suits, stickers, sequins, etc.

EXTRAS

tuck flat treasures into envelopes - confetti, bookmarks, paper snowflakes, origami creations, stickers, pressed flowers and leaves, feathers, fabric scraps, photographs, vintage stamps, teabags of your favorite tea, ribbons, or friendship bracelets