The Most Charming Envelopes

August 30, 2011

These darling envelopes made from a vintage copy of Ludwig Bemelmans’ classic “Madeline’s Christmas” tug at my heart strings. Wouldn’t they make for the most original touch to your Christmas letters? I recently spilled a cup of coffee all over one of my treasured Eloise books. Perhaps I shall use the few surviving pages for some envelopes of my own ;)

“In an old house in Paris that was covered in vines…”
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  1. AbbieBabble says:
    August 30, 2011 at 1:00 pm

    She was not afraid of mice, she loved winter, snow and ice!

    I love Madeline, almost as much as I love Eloise- getting a letter in an envelope made from either one would be such a treat!

  2. Kate says:
    August 30, 2011 at 1:13 pm

    Oh I love Madeline! These are adorable.

  3. Courtney Elizabeth says:
    August 30, 2011 at 1:24 pm

    Oh, I love! I try to recycle every scrap of pretty paper (whether from old calendars, pretty cards I receive, etc.) in some form or another. This is a such a great idea.

  4. Maggie Rose says:
    August 30, 2011 at 1:25 pm

    Aww love these! So special to send to a niece or little sister as well :)

  5. Susan R. says:
    August 30, 2011 at 2:42 pm

    Love these, so charming!

  6. Cassy says:
    August 30, 2011 at 2:46 pm

    Thanks Katie! I went straight to the etsy site and purchased these beauties. I’m so excited to get them in the mail!

    http://www.samefishnewpond@blogspot.com

  7. Katie Armour says:
    August 30, 2011 at 3:25 pm

    Cassy – Yay! I’m so glad you bought them. Can you even imagine the look on your friends’ faces when they pull your Madeline letters out of the mailbox? Such fun!

  8. Kayla says:
    August 30, 2011 at 3:43 pm

    These are amazing! I love Madeline! I can not imagine pulling one of these beauties out of the mailbox…or slipping one in!

  9. Anna Gavrilov says:
    August 30, 2011 at 4:23 pm

    That is super cute!

  10. Decor Arts Now says:
    August 30, 2011 at 6:36 pm

    Hi Katie,
    It is so nice to see you posting again! I am sure you are too busy with Matchbook, but I miss the Neo Trad.(it is so hard to keep up with all of the things to read these days — sometimes short blog posts are just what the doctor ordered.). And I love these envelopes too–super cute. Hope all is well.
    All best,
    Lynn

  11. Connie says:
    August 30, 2011 at 8:26 pm

    I love these!

  12. Katie Armour says:
    August 30, 2011 at 9:27 pm

    Hi Lynn! So great to hear from you. It’s nice to post little tidbits :) Hope you and yours are well back east! xx

  13. Megan Abigail Chandler says:
    August 31, 2011 at 4:43 am

    I got chills thinking of this classic! Glad to see some more activity over here at the Neo Traditionalist!

  16. Susan says:
    August 31, 2011 at 9:32 am

    I love making my own envelopes, and these are too cute!

  17. amy b.s. says:
    August 31, 2011 at 9:36 am

    how cute are these!

  18. geri says:
    August 31, 2011 at 11:24 am

    hi katie! welcome back! you’ve been missed terribly! these envelope are an adorable idea!hope aqll is well!!xxxx

  19. Heba says:
    August 31, 2011 at 11:49 am

    so cute, we missed your posts Katie :)

  20. CoteWrites says:
    September 2, 2011 at 1:02 am

    Ah, how Madeline and Eloise bring back memories. I think I’m going to have to stop at the used book store on my block this weekend and see if they have any nostalgic bargains that are worthy of envelopes.

    For a little more Eloise reminiscing: http://www.cotewrites.com/blog/2010/09/lilies-and-eloise-at-the-plaza/

  21. sharon says:
    September 2, 2011 at 10:45 am

    ohh, it would awesome if matchbook did a fun diy in their next issue (;

  22. marni says:
    September 2, 2011 at 4:30 pm

    glad i stopped in! i loved reading this story to my daughter when she was little! adorable idea!

  23. Sarah O'Brien says:
    September 3, 2011 at 3:13 pm

    I am in love. I absolutely adore Madeline!

  24. Sarah says:
    September 5, 2011 at 10:58 am

    What a wonderful find! This would be such a great project for vinatge books that have substaintial cover damage but the paper inside is still alright. Thanks for the share!

    http://sarahmarielmacom.blogspot.com

  25. Taylor @ TPE says:
    September 7, 2011 at 10:09 am

    These bring me back to my childhood. I adore them! I think this is such a fabulous idea and I might have to try and make a few with some of the books I own.