Button & string-tie envelopes · handmade in Nepal
Lokta Paper Folders
Pocket folders of thick handmade lokta, closed with a string wound around two buttons. The pocket size is made for gift cards, cash and keepsakes; the 10 × 13 holds letter-size papers flat. Ten to a pack.
Our bestseller: bougainvillea petals and titepati leaves, green button
Pocket · 4.5 × 6.5 in (C6), for gift cards, cash, notes and keepsakes
- Sizes
- Pocket 4.5 × 6.5 in (C6); Large 10 × 13 in, for letter-size (8.5 × 11) papers
- Closure
- Button and string tie; the string can be trimmed to the length you like
- Pack
- 10 envelopes
- Styles
- Forest Wanderer, Natural and Cornflower in both sizes; Natural Sage in the pocket size
- Paper
- Thick, tree-free handmade lokta; petals and leaves added as the paper is made
- Made in
- Nepal, following a 1,000-year-old tradition
Gift card, cash & keepsake envelopes
What goes in the pocket?
At 4.5 × 6.5 inches, the pocket takes anything card-sized. The button-and-string closure keeps it shut without glue, so it opens and closes again and again.
- Gift cards & cash
- A gift card envelope or money envelope that feels like part of the gift, for birthdays, graduations, weddings and holidays.
- Notes & invitations
- Tuck in a handwritten note, an RSVP card, place cards or a small invitation, then wind the string closed.
- Tickets & travel keepsakes
- Concert tickets, boarding passes, maps and receipts from a trip, kept together in one pocket.
- Seeds, photos & recipes
- Saved seeds, small photos, recipe cards or business cards: small things that tend to go missing.
- Wedding favors
- A favor envelope for each guest, or a keepsake pocket for the vows and the little papers from the day.
- Budgeting by envelope
- A cash envelope for each category — groceries, gas, gifts — that is tough enough to open and close all month.
The pocket envelopes
Four styles, one button closure
Handmade Lokta with Bougainvillea & Titepati
4x6" Forest Wanderer
Bestseller4.5x6.5" Bougainvillea and Titepati envelopes available in packs of 10. A beautiful way to store special treasures and invites.
Pink bougainvillea petals and silvery titepati leaves are laid into the paper as it forms, so no two envelopes match. Our most-loved folder, and the one we reach for when a gift card needs dressing up.
10-packs: Pocket 4.5 × 6.5 · Large 10 × 13
Handmade Lokta
4x6" Natural Lokta
Popular4.5x6.5" Natural Lokta envelopes available in packs of 10. A beautiful way to store special treasures and invites.
Plain natural lokta with the flecks of the bark, and a terra cotta button for the string.
10-packs: Pocket 4.5 × 6.5 · Large 10 × 13
Handmade Lokta with Cornflower
4x6" Envelopes with Cornflower
4.5x6.5" cornflower lokta paper envelopes available in packs of 10. Great for party gifts or special notes and gift cards.
10-packs: Pocket 4.5 × 6.5 · Large 10 × 13
Handmade Lokta
Natural Sage
Natural lokta pocket envelopes with a sage green button, in packs of 10.
10-packs: Pocket 4.5 × 6.5
Bougainvillea in bloom, Nepal
Bougainvillea & Titepati
Featuring blossoms from the Bougainvillea and leaves from the Titepati plant give this folder a beautiful and unique look.
Each envelope is made by hand and truly one-of-a-kind.
Handmade Lokta
10x13" Lokta Envelopes
Larger 10x13 envelopes available in Natural, Cornflower and Forest Wanderer. Perfect for storing full-sized paper. A handmade document envelope for certificates, letters, art prints and the papers worth keeping flat; the Natural is the favorite.
Good to know
How does the closure work?
Wind the string in a figure eight around the button on the flap and the one below it. It holds without glue, and it opens and closes as often as you like.
Will a gift card fit?
Easily. The 4.5 × 6.5 inch pocket takes gift cards, folded or flat bills, tickets and small notes, with room to spare.
What fits the 10 × 13?
Letter-size (8.5 × 11) papers lie flat inside, so it works as a document envelope for certificates, letters and prints.
More about these folders
Handmade in the Himalayas
Store and Gift Treasures
Give a special note, gift card, or cash in vintage style with handmade lokta paper folders with string-tie closure.
Artisans in Nepal have been crafting lokta paper for over one-thousand years. The paper comes from the inner bark of lokta bushes which grow high in the Himalayan Mountains.
Cuttings from the lokta bush are cooked into a pulpy mash and then spread by hand over boxed screens and set out to dry in the Himalayan sun. The fibers fuse creating one of the world's most unique papers.
When cut, the bushes quickly regrow, making lokta a renewable, tree-free paper.
- Beautiful Styles
- Choose from Natural Lokta, Cornflower Petals, or Titepati & Bougainvillea Petals.
- Multiple Sizes
- Available in 4.5x6.5 inch, great for cash and gift cards, and larger 10x13 inches.
- String-Tie Closure
- The envelope folders close with a string tie that can be trimmed to the desired length.
Send a Unique Gift to Someone You Love
Give with Vintage Style
These vintage-style envelopes are available in both natural lokta, and lokta paper featuring real cornflower petals added during the paper creation process.
Made by hand, each envelope is a unique treasure, making them perfect for special occasions, events, gift cards, and heartfelt notes.
Available in Bougainvillea & Titepati, Cornflower, and Natural these envelope folders are a great way to send a special gift.
Handmade Envelopes
Send with Style
These lokta envelopes are available in 4.5x6.5 inches, perfect for cash or gift cards, and small notes. Also available are the larger 10x13 inch envelopes.
Real Petals in the Paper
Cornflower Petals
The unique Cornflower Envelopes feature real cornflower petals. The petals are dropped and spread into the lokta paper mix as the paper forms.
Each envelope is made by hand and truly one-of-a-kind.
The village of Muktinath, Nepal
Thank You for Supporting Nepali Artisans
Thank you for helping to preserve a 1,000-year-old tradition in Nepali paper making.