Sending All My Love

 

I love these little mailboxes from Pottery Barn Kids.

How cute would it be for a kid to have their own mailbox for Valentine’s Day? To use each year, filled with valentines from loved ones as they come in the mail & a gift from mom/dad on the big day?

I  thought this would be a FAST/easy project (and it was), so here’s what I came up with:

• One metal mailbox from Joann’s craft store ($3.99)
• One long candle holder from thrift store ($2.00)

         You could use a shorter candle holder to place on table, or skip using one all together.

• One initial letter from Joann’s craft store ($1.79)
• White spray paint
• Some red, white & pink felt (cheap at around 29 cents a sheet)
• Fabric glue
• Glue gun (or you could use all purpose glue or gorilla glue to attach decorative elements)
• A festive button
• Some festive fabric scraps
• Pinking shears (these scissors really make all the difference with this project)
• Regular craft scissors

First, I spray painted the initial, candle holder and wood knob white.

Then I cut & knotted fabric scraps around the flag arm, alternating patterns.  I then embellished the flag with felt hearts, glued together with fabric glue (pink felt was cut with pinking shear for decorative edge). I used the hot glue gun to adhere to the flag.

 I cut out some larger hearts from felt & glued a button on top of them, then hot glued it to the mailbox. Next, I glued the initial to the other side of the mailbox, added a felt owl I had on hand & glued the knob on the front. Lastly I screwed the mailbox to the top of the candle holder (just in case the glue decided not to hold).

Ta-Da!

Of course, this can work for boys too! Just choose different colors/themes.

As a lil' extra, I made a quick felt envelope to put inside (super easy). I sewed two pieces of felt together (you could just use fabric glue on the edges & skip the sewing). Cut out a little 'stamp' with pinking shears and put them down with fabric glue. I then slit an opening in the back so it can hold small gifts. I glued fabric scrap over the opening as trim.  It’s not perfect, but looks like it was ‘made with love’ and that’s all that matters, right?