Don't throw away your calendar at the end of the year! We know it's hard to think that the end of the year could be here soon, but yes, time flies... (Wasn't it just August...?) Calender pages make great sturdy envelopes. Take a regular envelope and open it completely to use as a template for the ones you will make. Hold the template to the paper you want to use for your envelope. Cut carefully around the edges, then fold it and glue it in the appropriate places.

Calendar pages are just another variation on making your own envelopes. You can use sturdy magazine pages, flyers, construction paper or colored paper, wallpaper, shopping bags -- anything you can find that doesn't have words on it. If the envelope you make is a dark color or particularly busy and you're concerned that the addresses won't show, you can address the envelopes using white labels.