Aaron has been asking me to alter/scrap him a mailbox for a while. At first, I really didn't know what direction I wanted to go with the look of the mailbox. I didn't want it too kiddy, so I had to drop using the Cosmo Cricket "robot" paper I already had on hand (had to be mindful of my 21 day financial fast). 
To cover the mailbox, I used a lot of MME papers. The postcards are actually not postcards, it's patterned 'postcard' paper cut up (which explains the different sizes of the cards). I used twine to cover all the seams of the mailbox, and coated the entire box with Royal Coat Satin decoupage finish to seal it all. I'm looking forward to altering more often too..
Aaron loves his mailbox and so do I:)Happy Crafting!
Very cute! I can't tell you the last time I altered something lol.
ReplyDeleteI love it and have never seen anything like it. What will the mailbox be used for?
ReplyDelete@ knitmachinequeen:Thanks, I'm glad you like it. I will be making him mini album that will include pictures he will take during this summer (as his summer 2010 adventures). The mini album will replica postcards. I hope the vision I have in my head comes to life. I will share a post on the mini album when it's completed.
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