Lovely snowy day here- greened the (nearly daily) trip to the post office in two ways.
1. Walked. I love the days I get enough time to make the 2 mile round trip on foot (or bike in the summer). Today was especially great due to the fresh snowfall.2. Sewn packages!
I have to admit that this was not all my idea. I have been trying to use recycled materials in my packaging as much as possible… I hate all of the waste that usually goes with mailing.


Enter my AMAZINGLY brilliant mother! “Why don’t you just sew them?” she asks…. Brilliant! A few little zig zags later we really had something.
Cute, tough, and ready for the post. Now all I had to do was add the item
and tape the edges closed (or sew if I felt really industrious and had left enough of an edge.) Let’s recap:
1. Cut wrapping material (brown paper etc) into sizes appropriate for what is being mailed.
2. Fold sides and sew down 2 seams with a zig zag or other strong stitch
3. Add item to mail- if it is a little more fragile, like a CD in a jewel case, you can wrap it in some left over bubble wrap first.
4. Sew top or tape closed.
5. Walk to the PO and ship!
I sewed a whole bunch of packages at one time since I know the size I’ll need most – this saved some time.
I hope this was helpful – everyone is welcome to share their own green ideas!
The Recycling of post office envelops is just amazing and a nice idea of reusing brown paper wrapping for post.