Thursday, February 14, 2008

You've Got Mail




I got the idea for these cute mailboxes from Jenn's Stamping' Corner. Can't say mine turned out as cute as hers, but since the Musing girls haven't seen hers, they won't care. And I tell you what, it's a good, but cheap Valentine's gift. A buck for the mailbox, less than that for paper, find a few embellishments in the scrap bin and you're all set.

A quick tip: do not try to seal with acrylic spray. It just soaks through the paper. Jenn's idea to use Mod Podge is probably the best route to go.

Then you just tuck a love note inside (or a coupon for a free Krispy Kreme donut, like I did - yum!) and you're all set. I know my girls will be thrilled because a) they love to play post office and have resorted to making do with flimsy paper mailboxes and b) these mailboxes are "American Girl doll"-sized and anything on that scale is a hit with them.

4 musings:

Llama Momma said...

These are so cute! How fun!!

Patty Kyrlach said...

Beautiful! What a clever idea.

Unknown said...

How cute.

Here's a blog post I'd like you to see.

http://michellegregory.blogspot.com/2006/03/blog-post.html

Michelle

L.L. Barkat said...

Very sweet. Mail from mom is always fun.