A quick and simple DIY.

Last year my sister came to visit and gave me this cute envelope holder decor. I love it, but when I was going to hang it up, I noticed a lot of pieces that were hung were brown, bronze and just dark. 😳😂

Basically, something about it had to give. I didn't want to spend too much time with this make-over, and I wanted to make sure that if I changed my mind that I'd have no problem changing it out. 😊

I went through some scrap paper I had on hand and grabbed my double sided tape.

I forgot to take a photo of me tracing the outline of the envelope to the paper, but it was right side up. It could be traced either ways, but I find it saves me some time and, at times stress from having to trim around the edges if the sides aren't the same. I cut the paper. make sure it fits then add double sided tape

I didn't really want to make it permanent, bc I might change it out later, but I might distress the edges a bit. I find it easier to file the sides with a small nail file that you can get from the Dollar Store.

I love the way it came out! I plan on use it as my inbox for my girls to turn in their class assignments. I'm sure they will appreciate the fact that I did this only because I was thinking of them. Ha - but probably not.

Until next time - Happy Crafting!

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