Secret Jar

This is a great idea for hiding your stuff, especially if you work in an office where everyone seems to like taking your stuff without you knowing =P

Secret Safe for Dad
I love this idea! It was submitted by Kristi of Enumclaw, Washington. Outside it looks like an ordinary trinket jar but inside is a secret safe for Dad's valuables.

Cut the empty cardboard tube to the same height as the jar. Cut a circle out of cardboard that will fit inside the jar and rest on the bottom of the jar. Glue the cardboard tube on end to the middle of the cardboard circle. Set inside the jar.

Fill all around the tube with nuts and bolts leaving the tube empty.

Glue twine all around the edge of the jar top beginning on the bottom side of the lip. Continue gluing and wrapping twine until the top is completely covered. Glue on the vinyl letters to spell "DAD".

Envelopes

Tired of boring envelopes? Try this out!

Calendar Envelopes
by makingfriends.com


Turn outdated calendars into beautiful envelopes. It's easy!

Cut apart the calendar at binding. Print the envelope template on each page with a printed scene. Cut on the solid lines. Fold on the dotted lines so picture is on the outside. Glue the two side flaps to the bottom flap at overlap. Glue the top flap after you have inserted your letter.

Stationery Paper

Whenever I send mails to my friends over snail mail, I'm always very sad that my paper looks so plain. I usually just use a plain foolscap paper.. I feel its so inpersonal. Till i found this out the other day! Take a look =) you can make your own cute paper to write those letters for that someone special

Stationery Paper
photo taken from makingfriends.com



What you do is get a photo from an old calendar, or those old magazines, and you can paste it in the corner of the paper like the design shown above. Using paper with a border like the one shown in the picture makes this effect look much better. There you go! simple right?