Here’s the plain and simple truth: I love to make things that would be easier to buy at the store. My days of yore as an intern at MOTHER EARTH NEWS are testament to this, as I blogged about topics ...

Origami is an interesting and relatively cheap art form. Heather Shida, who's been making origami since the age of ten and now instructs others online in this art, based this gift-card envelope design ...

Directions to make an envelope book: • Glue the flaps shut on three or more envelopes. Fold the envelopes in half horizontally. Use a ruler to label 3-inch marks going down the length of the envelope ...

Dress up your letters in all the news that’s fit to print. By Adriana Balsamo You may not be able to embrace your friends and family for a while, but letter writing is a great (and screenless) way of ...