Hi Roadies! With Spring being just around the corner, I thought I'd share one of my favorite Spring projects with you today.
When I was given the Mementos Air Mail box to work with for CHA, I wanted to try doing something a little different, as I had done a mailbox and album before. So I decided to combine the mailbox with a Mementos Town House. Here's how it turned out.
To keep the mailbox door from closing (or bending up) I attached some thick chipboard to the bottom of the box to keep it rigid.
Pages from the Scroll Binder were used to construct the roof. Because the length of the pages were not long enough to fit the sides of the mailbox, I glued and taped 2 pages together to create 1 long side of the roof (x2) . Then taped the two "seamed" pages together with masking tape to create the center peak of the roof.
The Tiny Banner Stamp Set was used to create the banners seen in the close up below...
... and Trinket Pins were added between the strips of grass on the side of the house. The mini picket fence and flower chipboard pieces used are from the new Green Thumb Chipboard Set.
For a fun touch, I added a propeller to the top of the roof, which was made out of chipboard pieces from the Mixed Blossoms and Mixed Shapes sets.
Since the house looked a little empty, I created a little chick to go with it. Here she is checking out her new place! :)
Maya Road Supplies: Mementos Air Mail, Mementos Town House, Scroll Binder, Windows Chipboard Set, Tiny Banners Stamp Set, Heart Trinket Pins, Star Trinket Pins, Mixed Blossom Chipboard Set, Mixed Shapes Chipboard Set and Green Thumb Chipboard Set.
Patterned Paper - Basic Grey
For the supply list and info on creating the chick, go you can go HERE.
See you soon, Roadies!!!
this is the cutiest mailbox!! It's adorable!!
Posted by: Sandra Hamlett | February 23, 2011 at 11:59 AM
gorgeous!
Posted by: slammie | February 24, 2011 at 10:50 AM
very cute. still think that chick is amazing. :)
Posted by: dee dee | February 25, 2011 at 10:58 PM
I love it! Think I'm going to try something similar TODAY! :)
Posted by: Guro Hansen | February 26, 2011 at 06:32 AM
Just amazing!!! I love it :)
Posted by: AndreaWiebe | February 28, 2011 at 06:06 PM
Pretty cool!
Posted by: Laura Evangeline | March 01, 2011 at 06:40 PM
Wow, that's a mailbox? Everything, from the picket fence to the roof of that 'house', has a very cute, fairy tale-like quality to it. It's very nice!
Posted by: Renetta Aper | February 10, 2012 at 12:38 PM