Craft your personal seed envelope using repurposed paper, following our easy guide and video tutorial for a sustainable and eco-friendly touch.
Gardening enthusiasts can now add a touch of creativity to their seed storage with origami seed packets. This eco-friendly and fun activity encourages the reuse of old printer paper, making it a sustainable choice for those who love to garden.
Here's a step-by-step guide to help you create your own origami seed packets:
**Materials Needed** - Paper: Use a square piece of paper. Standard printer paper (8.5 x 11 inches) can be folded into a square. - Seeds: Choose the seeds you want to package. - Pen or Pencil: For labeling the packet.
**Instructions**
1. **Prepare the Paper** - Fold the longer side of the paper to the shorter side to create a crease in the middle. This helps to create a square from the rectangular paper. - Open the paper and fold the top right and left corners to the middle crease you just made. Repeat this for the bottom corners. - Fold the top and bottom edges to the middle crease.
2. **Create the Base** - Turn the paper over and fold it in half along the middle crease you made earlier. - Open it back up and fold the top and bottom edges to the middle crease again.
3. **Form the Packet** - Fold the top half of the paper down along the middle crease. - You should see a small triangle forming at the top. Tuck this triangle under the layer below it. - Repeat the process for the bottom half.
4. **Add the Seeds** - Open the packet slightly to insert the seeds. - Close the packet and ensure the edges are secure.
5. **Label the Packet** - Use a pen or pencil to write the type of seed and any relevant instructions on the packet.
6. **Final Touches** - To secure the packet, you can apply a small piece of tape or a dot of glue.
**Tips** - **Use Square Paper**: If you have square paper, you can skip the initial steps of creating a square from a rectangle. - **Adjust Size**: You can adjust the size of your packet based on the size of the seeds.
For a more polished look, consider downloading the DIY seed packet template available on the website. The template comes in 8 subtle colours with a polka-dot design and provides generous space for writing the plant's name and additional notes. This template is a great way to recycle waste printer paper that has already been printed on one side.
Collecting and sharing seeds from gardens is a popular process that the website encourages. So, why not create your own origami seed packets and start a seed-sharing tradition in your community? Happy gardening!
- Transforming the lifestyle of home-and-garden enthusiasts, origami seed packets made from repurposed printer paper offer an eco-friendly approach to storing seeds for gardening.
- The creation of these origami seed packets adds a touch of creativity to the gardens and homes of passionate gardeners, making an ordinary plant storage solution uniquely personal.
- By following the easy steps to make origami seed packets, gardeners can protect their seeds utilising the space in their homes, utilizing old printer paper, and embracing the rewarding hobby of gardening.
