Creativity lives deep in us.
We have always made things, shaping the world with our hands, decorating it with artwork, telling stories with clay, carving meaning from wood.
For me, creativity isn’t just something I do. It’s how I live, how I play, how I dream.
The Creative Bucket List Club is a celebration of trying all the things, of saying yes to the flutter of excitement in your stomach when you see a new craft or imagine a wild idea. It's for the creative adventurers who want to make not just one kind of art, but all the kinds, simply for the wonder of it.
In this first episode, I’ll show you how to make these tiny paper envelopes and miniature flower bouquets. They’re simple and quick to make: it take me about 5 minutes to make the envelope and maybe 10 minutes or so for the bouquet.
The full video and the step by step guide for making the mini bouquets is available to Creative Adventurers (paid subscribers), along with a downloadable PDF of the full instructions for both the envelope and the bouquet.
This April, all new annual paid subscribers will receive a special gift: a handmade bouquet and letter, or a kit to make your own. A small offering of beauty, from me to you.
🌸 What You’ll Need:
Handmade or textured paper roughly 4” square.
A variety of small artificial flowers 4” stems, max. 1” blooms (try Hobbycraft in the UK or similar craft shops)
Scissors
Clear-drying glue (I used Bostik all purpose clear glue)
A pencil
A ruler
Optional: embellishments for the bouquet, a modelling tool (or a pencil if you don’t have anything suitable) to shape the bouquet wrap
✉️ Making the Tiny Envelope
Mark the centre
Use a pencil to lightly mark the middle point of your paper. You can do this by drawing light lines corner to corner and marking where they cross.Fold in the sides
Fold two opposite corners of the square inwards so the corner points meet at the centre.Fold up the bottom flap
Fold the bottom corner up to create the base of your envelope. Aim for about ¾ of a centimetre to 1 cm overlap at the sides: enough to glue the base securely to the side flaps and form a proper pocket without making the shape too square.Trim the edges
Use scissors to trim away the excess paper where the bottom flap overlaps the sides. This keeps the envelope from being too bulky when glued.Round the corners
Soften the sharp lines where you have trimmed away the excess paper on the bottom flap and trim away the corner of the bottom flap to remove the point.Glue the base
Add a small amount of glue to the inside edges of the bottom flap. Press it down to seal. Hold it in place for a few seconds until it begins to stick. Be careful not to use too much glue as it can seep inside and stick the whole envelope shut.Check it hasn’t sealed inside
Once the glue has set slightly, use your ruler or flat tool to gently open the inside and make sure it hasn’t stuck together.Fold down the top flap
Finish by folding down the top flap, overlapping by a similar amount as the bottom. Trim away the excess paper and round the corners here too for a neat finish.
