Thank you, Shirls, These are some great templates!

Does anyone know where I can find templates that I can add text to ? My daughter and I are going to be making some up for favors at her wedding next August and I would like to have the couples name and the date printed on them.

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Last year was my first time exchanging seeds, & I followed links to the template sites that people posted. While I thought that most of them were cute, I guess I just couldn't understand what bears & angels & cartoon characters had to do with the seeds that I'd be putting inside my packets!

I certainly hope it doesn't sound like I'm winding up to criticize other people's seed packets... because I'm not!
#1, The packaging isn't what the seed exchange is all about, anyway. (I don't think any of us really cares "what they're in" when someone sends us seeds... As long as we just get them!)
#2, If/when they're used at all, seed packets are simply matters of preference... & I'm sure glad there aren't "rules" for THAT, too!

Like Mel, I wanted the option of printing my own information on the packets, using my own colors, fonts & sizes. (BTW Mel, that's really a cool idea for wedding favors!) I thought it would be worth my while to design my own... After all, I'd be using the printer anyway (& those darned ink cartridges cost an arm & a leg), so why not use my ink for something of my own?

I also have plant profiles & pics of all my flowers saved in my "Garden" folder, so I embellished my seed packets with information that was only a click away, & included my name & the planting year that the seeds were harvested for.

Here's an example of what I ended up with:

(** I also PM'd Bill to ask permission to use his logo, since he owns the copyright.**)

I get 2 seed packets per page & they come out the same size as commercial seeds packets. After cutting the printed page in half, it's not rocket science to figure out where to fold, cut & tape, without having to use more ink for dotted lines. (I use my word processing program & print them as needed.)

Again, I don't mean to criticize the going templates... I just wanted to share how I do mine, & thought that Mel might want to play around with this idea, because it's a very open-ended way to make packets exactly the way you want them to turn out!

I've been absent here in the seed exchange this year, because last year was the first year I'd ever done it & I guess that my eyes were bigger than my yard... I ended up with more seeds than I had places to plant them! (Which was why I didn't fuss when I didn't get promised seeds back from a couple people that I made exchange agreements with, & had sent my seeds to.)

This year I was pretty satisfied with my gardens, & I want to grow the same things again next year (with only a few additions), so I'm staying out of the loop, unless I see that someone wants seeds that I have & can't find anyone else who has them. (Doubtful... my flowers are either very common, or so mundane that nobody else would want them!)

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Here's the blank seed pack template I use...


I put my picture on it in a photo program...

...this one I made for Bestofour...

...then just copy/paste a bunch of them on a page and print them.

I'm like Mel...I have to have my lines to cut on, or my seed packs would end up looking really weird.

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afgreyparrot,
Is there a free photo program that would allow me to put a picture on your templet? Neat idea Cindy! Unfortunately, I need to be taken by the hand do to this sort of stuff.

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Oh, you guys! Your work is beautiful! I hope you won't be disappointed if you get my seeds - they're going to be in recycled taped up envelope parts with handwritten labeling. I do this between jobs and haven't gotten set up for templates and all! lol, I'll be doing good to get the junk off the seeds (and I promise I will).

Patty, I'm still laughing, I thought that's what happened (you didn't see the date) hahahaha

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY CINDY!!!!!!!

Well some of my seed packets are wrapping paper, and some are scrapebook paper, and some are construction paper, and some are card stock paper, and some are just plain old paper. But they all include seeds that I hope you will enjoy as much as I've enjoyed mine.

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PS ......what do you all use for glue on the pkts?

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I use glue sticks.

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Buckle up! It makes it harder for the aliens to suck you out of your car!

I use glue sticks also...I just buy what ever is cheapest and never have a problem, except when I use it all up. I have three different kinds in my desk drawer, and they all work fine.

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I use my scrapbooking glue stick for sealing my seed envelopes. It's called "Memories Forever, Scrapbooking Glue Stick." All you can easily see on the stick is the word Scrapbooking in big pink letters. I believe it is 1.88 for 2 sticks. It's found in the scrapbook section, usually towards the bottom of the shelf with all the hanging items.

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Sarah - Zone 5b/6

Sometimes its funny to go back and read my posts, to discover that I didn't say what I had thought I did! Anyway, you can get those gluesticks at walmart, they are a white stick, pink lettering, and purple ends. Sorry 'bout not mentioning wally world previously!

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Sarah - Zone 5b/6

The quality of there stuff is a problem for me. A lot of it just doesn't work the way it should. And the instant pudding I got one time stopped me from ever buying food or drugs there again. It was chocolate pudding and it came out green. You know I didn't taste it.

And our local General Manager puts broken stuff back on the shelf to sell. It is really a place to avoid.

And needless to say they don't except stuff back unless you have a receipt unlike how it used to be. And you can bet the employees are not friendly. But considering the way they are treated I can't say I blame them.

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I don't use the food dept often.. We use Aldi

But I been treated fair.. They have a special corner for returns, with a slip, but no problems. Not rude......

I always thank them and say I appreciate it.. They are nice folks.

I drive 11 mile to it.. THere is another one 4 mile, but it is a weird town.

dodge

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loz

RIght

i dont do it often......I have tea bags from Aldi store.....Empty them and flip.. If I get glue........ha ha
Ya hoooooooooooooooo..

dodge

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comfrey........

Thanks......i frequent the $$$$$$$$$ stores.

Hoping I can come up with some new craft ideas for christmas......I go there for latest ideas in flowers.........

thanks

dodge

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** Meanwhile, back at the "Seed packet templates" topic... **

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Originally posted by dodge:
....what do you all use for glue on the pkts?

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I never thought of using glue sticks or a glue gun! I use 3/4" Magic Transparent Tape (sticks good, goes on clear, doesn't discolor).
The way I do mine is probably more involved than most people would bother with, but I always tend to get a little extreme when I do "crafts"!

Since I don't want tiny seeds getting trapped between the fold-overs on the inside of my packets, I tape the inside folds down first, then tape the outside, along the open edge & at the bottom.

The thing I've always disliked about commercial seed packets is that if they're not opened carefully, some of the information gets ripped off... and once you open them, the seeds spill out if the packet isn't kept upright.

To eliminate both those problems, I put a strip of tape across the closure flap & fold the outside edge of the tape back onto itself...


Then I put a strip along the top of the back of the packet. When it's closed & "sealed", it can be reopened & resealed several times before the sticky wears off.

The part of the tape strip that was folded back onto itself becomes an non-sticky tab to grab onto, & the sticky part won't tear the paper or lose it's stickiness right away, because of the tape strip that it seals against.

I suppose it sounds like a lot of bother for something that someone else will probably empty out & throw away, but that's how I've been doing mine. (It's not like I have a whole lot of pressing things to do with my time these days!)

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Patty, you are nuts!

My glue stick is Elmers Craft Bond, Extra strength. I think it may be intended for scrapbooking, but I use it for the seed packets and it's GREAT!!!! Patty, I throw in a little extra in case any of the seeds get caught in the fold and I use a knife to make a slit in the top so I don't lose any of the writing. If I am not using the whole packet then I stick a piece of tape to close it back up.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY CINDY!!!!!!!

Pattys

Boy you do use effort to get your seeds going.

I try to save pennies......I trade lots and enjoy the seeds, not matter what method is used.
But yours sure are pretty.....I hate to destroy the pretty ones, by opening them..ha ha

Also , what I do for seeds not to escape, is fold the complete top down,(BOth sides) then tape.
It does ruin the writing.But seeds are the mission.........

To each his own......I love all of you.

dodge ;o)

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I recently recieved some seeds in a tiny clear, ziploc-type baggie from wintersow.com (free seeds! woohoo!!). Anyway, the baggies have a regular-size label sticker that they sent through the computer and printed a pic of the plant, the name, and a brief description. I know that Microsoft Word (and probably most word-processors) have built-in templates for these--making them simple, quick, and easy!!

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Sarah - Zone 5b/6

land of oz

thanks I will check it out .

I have mic word.

Just wondering what stickers work with that???

barb

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landofoz

Thanks a bunch......

I am going to walmart 2maro......so I will check these out .

Happy garden......It is cold and rainy here today. 40 º and to be warm in the morning.. sun;o)

Thanks again.

barb

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