5 Fun Ways to Re-Use Envelopes

You arrive at the mailbox, open the door – and find another stack of mail. Within seconds, you sort through the mail or throw it into a stack to review later. Either way, there’s no shortage of used envelopes around your house. Fortunately, there’s something you can do with these envelopes that won’t cause waste and saves you money.

From storing your spices to home improvement supply tips, we’ve shared five fun ways to reuse your envelopes.

Convert them into funnels. Have you ever tried to transfer bulk spices into small containers? If so, you know the importance of a funnel. But what if you can’t find your funnel? The answer is simple: use envelopes. Cut the envelope in half diagonally and cut off the corner of each half.

Solve the “curly sandpaper” problem. Sandpaper has a way of curling into tiny tubes, despite your best efforts to keep it flat. Solve this problem by storing sandpaper in your old cardboard mailing envelopes.

Create damage-free bookmarks. Little creases in the pages are convenient for bookmarking, but truth be told, they damage your pages. Solve this problem by cutting old envelopes into bookmarks. Create a fun craft for children by allowing them to color or paint the bookmarks.

Design file folders. The next time you receive a cardboard envelope, start a pile. Then, when you run out of file folders, you can conveniently pull the folder from the stack, turn it inside out and cut off the top. Now, you have a clean file folder ready to use.

Recycle old receipts faster. Shredding piles of old receipts is time consuming and boring. Make this task faster by piling them into an old envelope, and shredding the whole thing at once. This is fast, easy, and saves time AND your sanity!

Do you have creative uses for old envelopes? If so, please share by leaving a comment below.

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