Christmas Mailbox

[Elvira]

This was a fun project and very simple to make.

Dh and I built this mailbox in an evening. Plant it outside your front door, or inside the front entrance, great conversation piece.

[Sickie Ickie]

Oh! Need a close up!

[Xmaslilly]

Elvira: I hope you don't mind but i made it a little bigger to see better
it's a very cute idea..I think it would go over good for our round robin
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j136/imdiamondlilly/mailboxw.jpg

[Elvira]

Elvira: I hope you don't mind but i made it a little bigger to see better
it's a very cute idea..I think it would go over good for our round robin


I don't mind at all! Thank you very much :)

[Sickie Ickie]

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h231/Sickie_Ickie/decker/mailbox.jpg

A little larger, yet. :)

[Sickie Ickie]

I need a how-to link for the SP site. :D

[Elvira]

I need a how-to link for the SP site. :D

heheeh I really suck at writing those "how-tos" ya know! :eek: Just go look at my santa head one!! lol

I'll see what I can do :)

[Sickie Ickie]

YAY!!! Now you have to submit them to the SP site! :)

[Elvira]

How do I do that? HELP!!!

[Sickie Ickie]

http://www.santasprojects.com

Click on the above link and then in the upper left corner there is a link that says, "Add your project here!" Click that and it will lead ya through it. :D

Add as many projects as you'd like. I'm trying to build up the site. I thought of it a while back, and everyone here chipped in ideas and it kinda became an adopted child to everyone! :D

Methinks XmasLilly has submitted the most so far. Thanks Lil!

[Elvira]

Thank you :) I will do that

[Mistress Muffy]

Elvira your mailbox is really a cute project!

Muf

[Elvira]

Thank you, its really super easy to make, and alot of fun.

I used parts off the old "wire in the wooden pole" kind of chrismas tree. We used all the branches from the tree to twist into a giant wreath for the garage and the pole and stand was left over.

Instead of tossing that out, we thought it would make a nice stable stand for a mail box.

A large coffee can (1 kg ) drill a hole, put the pole through. I then used a piece of carboard for the door of the mailbox and covered that with cotton snow like stuff. Covered the can with red felt, used some old left over ornaments to decorate the outside. Wrap garland around the pole and added some lights. Make a few chirstmas cards for the inside and WA LA... project complete.

[Elvira]

I am working on a more detailed how-to but thats basically all thats to it.

[Sickie Ickie]

sounds cool! I'd love to read your step by step.

[bethene]

What a cute idea, Elvira, I love it!! Can't wait to see the detailed how to's!

[Mummy deer-est]

I saw a clearance mailbox like that at michaels today....wasn't nearly as cute as yours!

[Sickie Ickie]

I saw it, too. $4 or something like that. I like yours better.