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Understanding Recycling Symbols

Understanding Recycling Symbols

As sustainability becomes a priority, understanding recycling symbols is crucial for both businesses and consumers. These symbols help identify how different packaging materials, including envelopes, should be disposed of responsibly.

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How to make an envelope – A step by step guide

How to make an envelope – A step by step guide

Creating your own envelopes is a simple and fun DIY project! Whether you need an envelope for a greeting card, invitation, or a unique touch for a handmade note, this guide will show you how to make an envelope using materials like white paper, coloured card, scissors, double sided tape or glue, card blanks, and a ruler.

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Choosing the Right Packaging for Vinted Sellers

Choosing the Right Packaging for Vinted Sellers

If you’re a Vinted seller, choosing the right packaging can make a significant difference in protecting your items, impressing your buyers, and streamlining your shipping process. From durable mailers to eco-friendly options, using high quality materials ensures your items arrive safely
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Christmas opening times

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A Comprehensive Guide to FSC Grades in Sustainable Packaging

A Comprehensive Guide to FSC Grades in Sustainable Packaging

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification is an essential benchmark for sustainable forestry practices. It ensures that the materials used in products are sourced responsibly while protecting biodiversity, ecosystems, and communities.
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Open When Envelopes

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Open When Envelopes

What is an open when letter?

Open when letters are an excellent personal way of showing that special somebody in your life, whether that be a romantic partner, family member or special friend that you care for them deeply and are there for them. There are many many situations for which you could send an open when letter from being in a long-distance relationship, working away from home, sending to a best friend or even instructions for a birthday surprise or marriage proposal! The possibilities are endless.

What goes inside an open when envelope?

Open When Envelopes

It is most common to enclose a personal letter inside open when envelopes, but this doesn't mean you can't be creative. You can enclose things like flight tickets for surprise holidays, instructions to meet for a surprise event such as a concert or long weekend away. As long as it will fit in the envelope, the possibilities are endless.

Open when envelope rules

Generally there is a set of basic rules that come if giving multiple envelopes. The recipient must only open the envelopes whenever the topics apply to them. For example 'When you miss me" would only be opened when your partner is missing you and may include a letter or photos of both of you together. Another example could be for 'When you're stressed." and include a sheet of bubble wrap to be popped to relieve stress. Remember you need to be as creative as you can be.

What size envelopes should you use?

That is entirely down to what you will be enclosed in the envelopes. If it is going to be a normal letter then a good option would be a C5 envelope (will enclose an A4 sheet of paper folded in half) or a DL envelope (will enclose an A4 sheet of paper folded three times). If you are planning on enclosing bulkier items then a padded envelope or bubble bag would be the better option as these will expand and offer more protection than a regular envelope. You can view our envelope size guide to find the best suited envelope size for you.

Open when topic ideas

Below are some common topics you can cover, but these are only a guide. The occasions are limitless and can be personalised to the person you are giving the letters to. You can go the extra mile by decorating or drawing onto the envelope to add a personal touch.

Open When Ideas
  • Open when you are happy
  • Open when you are sad
  • Open when you feel lonely
  • Open when you miss me
  • Open when it's your birthday
  • Open when you’re angry at me
  • Open when you can’t sleep
  • Open when it is Valentine’s Day
  • Open when it's your graduaton day
  • Open when you’re bored
  • Open when you are scared
  • Open when you can't sleep