Weddingbee Blog

I needed small air pillows to package the little Valentines for mailing, so I did some recycling and made my own:

Left over from all my online holiday shopping were tons of these air pillows too big for this application:

So I cut out the sealed edges of each pillow:

And also cut out any part with printing on it, leaving me with just the clear plastic:

I folded the clear piece in half:

Re-sealed all the edges with my suckie-suckie (aka food saver):

Then I snipped off a little corner to fit a straw through (a fun option: insert confetti of your choice) and give it a quick puff:

Bring that snipped corner back to the suckie-suckie for sealing again:

Voila!

Notes:

• Even if you’re not looking to alter the size, snipping air pillow corners can let the air out and flatten for easy storage. You can then reuse these with a quick puff and seal whenever you need them.
• Other soft plastic pieces can be used to make these; look around for plastic wraps that are (unfortunately) all around us!
• Suckie-suckie made this project easy, but with some testing I imagine many heat sources can produce the same results.

Happy crafting!