Cute and Cheap...DIY Envelopes for..$$, Receipts, Coupons, etc...

Here is a cheap "how to" for cute envelopes.  You can use them for saving your own personal monies, or make them when you are giving money as a gift, coupons, receipts, etc.  There are lots of easy ways to jazz it up, too...ribbons, stickers, fancy closures...just let the creativity flow.

First I started with cute folders (that were on sale because all the back to schoolers were, well, back to school).  You will get two envelopes out of one folder..woo-hoo, two for one!

Open up your folder:

Next you are going to fold the top of the folder over (creasing right at the pockets, you will have overlap):

Flip the folder over once you have made your crease, and trim off the extra (you don't need the extra, but can use it to decorate coordinating folders if you would like):

Your envelope will now look like this:

Now cut on the center crease in the center of the folder making 2 money envelopes out of one folder:

The inside edges of your envelopes are going to be open, you can leave them open or close them.  I chose to close them with grommets, but you could use a hole punch and tie cute ribbons, or staple the sides (saw on pintrest that you can use a paint pen to color staples, brilliant), or even use that fancy fun duct tape they sell now (so many cute prints and patterns).  Here is a pic. of how I started mine with grommets:

So when you seam up the sides you will have a pocket that looks something like this:

Here comes the creative fun part.  You can create your own cute labels to put on the front.  Be creative, add embellishments or whatever makes you happy...what speaks to you? :o)  And voila...

Aren't they cute?!  Use these for receipts, money, coupons, whatever you can think of!  Enjoy!