Monday, August 15, 2011

envelope


US stamps- Eastern red cedar and Ponderosa pine
artwork by late Ned Shidler

母に手紙を書きました 今、98 cents かかります。
去年発行されたこの切手のデザインはとてもお気に入り
こんなボタニカルシリーズが続くといいなぁ。

A letter to my mother. The postage now is 98 cents from US to Japan.
I love the Pinecone forever stamps.
I hope they will always have nice botanical series like these.

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種子採取期ですね。
 種は生きているものなので
 採種したら通気性のある紙袋保存が良いと聞きます
水分の多い種は特にそうですね。

It's the seed collecting season, isn't it? 
  Since seeds are living things, I collect them in paper envelope 
and try to let them breathe。


 ~ のりもテープもいらない種封筒の作り方です ~
Here is a handy way to make a seed envelope without glue or tape.

 長方形の紙をこんな風に折ります
Fold a rectangle paper like this

はみ出ている部分をかぶせるように折ります
Fold over the longer part like this


ひっくり返して真中を検討し両側からこう折ります
上部は左右が合わなくても大丈夫ですが合ったほうがしっかりするようです
Flip, eyeball the center and fold the both sides like this
The top folds don't have to meet, but will make it securer if they do. 

 下側の部分を折ってエリの下にタックします
Fold the wings and tuck in like this


種封筒ができました。  ちゃんと説明できたかな?
Now, you have a seed envelope! Hope it wasn't too confusing.


外出の際、メモ紙しかない時などに重宝します
 しっかりした封筒ができますよ。

I find this extremely handy when you are out and about 
and stays very secure too.


garden log : did the center bed makeover, found gooseberries!
                   finally plated the Japanese maple that was kept in a pot for 7years


2 comments:

  1. What a beautiful envelope! I think I may just have to start collecting seeds myself. . . so I can have an envelope just like that! :-)

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  2. Hi Kym♪
    Glad you like it!
    When you reach I-25, please turn south next time.
    Lots of flower and fish tales are told here. ;o)

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