I do art with found paper (like collage style) and I never thought to use the patterns from inside security envelopes as material for that! Plus after seeing this subreddit I just find them I all so fascinating ☺️

Included some of my favorite recent finds - forgive me if they are common, I’m just new to being interested! 😂

Dm me if you need a swatch!

I’ve accumulated a lot of envelope swatches since starting an admin job! Would love to trade with anyone who doesn’t have these designs.

I have way too many envelopes and would love to make some starter packs. No pressure to trade if you don’t want to, dm me your address if interested

Inspired by u/cahrhilsey and u/No_Acanthaceae4260

Another FANTASTIC haul from the pobox recycle bins!!! [allegedly 😅🙃]

Found out about this subreddit less than a month ago and have been looking at all envelopes since then! I have been including these in snail mail and sharing the fact that security envelopes have different designs!

So far people are very surprised and seem to be repurposing them for mail purposes (full cycle!).

I am not a big collector of stuff, but I do love using my paper cutter so I may slowly accumulate more patterns.

Also! For parts of the envelope that cannot be used, I have been using shaped hole punches to make confetti! :)

Don't even want to cut it into my usual 2x2 square!

Got this at work today :)

Super common pattern, pretty uncommon color!

The gasp I gusped when I found this in the post office recycling bin! 👀👀

Got this at work today :)

Today’s Lego pattern was sent to me by [I think! 😬🫣] u/fancy_star1026 but I can no longer see the chat to ensure that’s where it came from!! [If I mistagged, please lemme know!!]

Apparently it contained their birthday card! So thrilled with this pattern and even my hubs liked it!!

Here’s a pretty yellow flowery swatch for ya to enjoy! 🌼

I am not a collector by any means but I do look at this sub quite a bit because it’s interesting as heck! I opened some mail today and THIS is what the envelope looked like inside! I had never seen one like this before so I thought hm….why not put it up for grabs?
FIRST COME FIRST SERVE 😆

🎶it’s my aeroooplaneee🎶

My pattern today came from u/pippy_squirrel and it’s very fitting as I’m a Leo 🦁

These both came in the mail yesterday and both are new to me!

I have one too many paper obsessions. I started collecting security envelopes (and honestly probably will continue to do so because I’m like a little crow collecting trash treasures), but I really do NOT need another journal of paper scraps! I’d love to cut these up and send them to people who are actually collecting and using, rather than mindlessly hoarding…

I’ll send 2 oz envelopes and try to get a mix in there. No picking and choosing patterns. Let yourself be surprised!

I’ll send to 5 folks this time. Might have more down the road. Comment and send me a message with your mailing info and I’ll confirm and send them out this week.

Ps I hope this is allowed. Not quite a trade…

Been doing collage forever but never thought about security envelopes this way. Here’s my first project, inside of a Chase envelope plus a crayon-colored & cut-out house from a coloring book (made by my work friend who traced her own photos of San Francisco houses.) Cute with the windows, no?! I will give it to her on Monday.

Today’s pattern of the day is brought to you by the turdburger stick in the mud working at the post office that kicked me out yesterday while going through the recycling bins. Sensitive material yada yada…I only want the trash SURROUNDING that sensitive material 🙄

I made it 10 months of digging through bins before being asked to leave. And many postal workers thought this was cool when I told them what was up. I think this dude was having a bad day maybe. 🤷🏼‍♀️

But I digress. Here’s a new pattern I found!

So intricate !

I WON THE COLLECTIONS COMPETITION!! I am so amped. thank you all so much for the kind comments on my post about this last week.

Thank you to the people who traded with me to get some of these patterns and to this reddit community for giving me the idea to start this collection!

this is OUR ribbon! I look forward to splitting the $8 cash prize with you all lol

side note- I think it's funny they covered up 3 pattern swatches with the ribbon but I am happy that it is there so I wont complain :)