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How to Make an Envelope from Scratch

Back in the olden days (read: 2015) I decided to start a small business where I would sell handmade paper envelopes to my classmates in exchange for...wait for it...STICKY NOTES. After a couple of short weeks the Principal shut us down (because a paper envelope company was  so serious) but my lackluster skill for creating paper envelope remains intact. So enjoy this video!

Let's Talk About Stripes

Stripes are the unofficial Virgo pattern. Think about it. Stripes are organized, they're consistent, and they straddle the line between being interesting and obnoxious. If that doesn't scream Virgo I don't know that does! Anybody who knows me knows that I am a sucker for a good striped top. I have a Gap multi-colored striped sweater that I bought 4 years ago that I still wear to this day. Not because it is even remotely stylish---because it is FAR from that, but because it's just one of those items of clothing that makes me feel... good. The history of the stripe spans far and wide from the outcasts of 13th-century European society wearing the bold pattern causing it to be seen as 'The Devil's Cloth', the French Navy's adoption of the 'Brenton Stripe' in 1958, and the people of Wall-Street donning their black  and blue pinstriped suits that are now seen as the professional standard. Companies like La Ligne "Believe in the univers...