Tiny Translucent

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Want to see my next big thing? Gift tags or notecards in translucent vellum envelopes! I bought 50 vellum and 50 white envelopes to see how they go over. The envelopes are 3-1/8" square so I made this 3" x 3" card the other day. I'm glad I only made one because I need to make it a hair smaller. This one is a very snug fit in the envelope.

I did a little research at Hallmark the other night. I wanted to see how much they sell little cards this size - about 60+ cents each. And those are as plain as can be. The biggest thing I discovered and I swear, I would never have thought of this in 100 years - is they offer larger "machinable" envelopes in which their square enveloped cards fit. The post office charges a 17 cent surcharge for "non-machinable" envelopes. So stick the square envelope in a slightly larger rectangular envelope. Bam - 41 cents!

I forgot to see how much they are selling the larger envelopes for - or do they come with a square card if you want one? (Helpful readers: does anyone know?) At first I thought one would put the square card directly in a rectangular envelope which offends my sensibilities. But I'm perfectly okay with putting a square card in a square envelope inside a rectangular envelope. And it won't add enough weight to cost more than 41 cents.

I think that's brilliant. I can't believe I hadn't thought of it. At this point, I'm not going to offer the larger envelopes but I'll be able to suggest it to my customers. Maybe eventually I will have the larger envelopes available. To tell the truth, the 5" square greeting cards are the thing of which I sell the least. The Sticky Notes, gift tags and paper jewelry are the biggest sellers.

St. Valentine's Day Fine Arts & Craft Show

Schroeder High School
Saturday, February 9, 10-4
875 Ridge Road
Webster, NY 145480

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