It’s a D.I.Y. bonus day! We’re sharing not one, but two projects repurposing our popular Agenda. Let’s get right into the craft portion of our day …

Gift Tags

What you’ll need:
Scissors or X-Acto knife, a Vera Bradley paper item (we used a 2011 Agenda), hole punch (optional) and ribbon (optional)

1. Carefully remove the pocket from the Agenda.

2. Cut to remove the sides, leaving a rectangular piece of paper.

3. Fold the paper in half vertically to make a card. Tape the tag onto a gift or punch a hole in the top corner and thread a ribbon through to secure to your gift.

Mini Envelope and Card

What you’ll need:
A Vera Bradley paper item (The “Notes” divider page of a 2011 Agenda is perfect!), glue stick, pen or pencil, scissors and an envelope pattern

1. Cut out your envelope pattern and trace it onto your page.

2. Cut out your envelope. On the back of your envelope shape, draw lines for your folds, as shown, to create flaps.

3. Fold your envelope shape along the lines.  Add some glue to the top edges of the bottom flap. (Be sure to put glue on this flap, and not the edges of the side flaps to avoid the envelope getting stuck to itself.) Fold the side flaps over onto the bottom flap with the glue. Press down until the glue holds.

4. To make a card that fits inside the envelope, measure out a 3-inch x 4.5-inch rectangle on the remaining paper.

5. Cut out your rectangle with scissors. Fold the new rectangle in half vertically to create a card for the envelope.

6. Your card should fit perfectly into your envelope!

Come back each Wednesday for more of Erin’s eco-friendly D.I.Y. designs.