Showing posts with label Valentine Mailboxes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Valentine Mailboxes. Show all posts

Thursday, January 23, 2014

Craft a Welsh Corgi Valentine Mailbox

       One of my favorite breeds inspired this Valentine mail box. Download the pattern below, print it out, trace it onto construction paper and start crafting! I used a wrapped cereal box for this version. Add layers of shredded brown, black, and white paper to make the hair. I also cut a slit into the side of the box to insert the tail. Both the mask and tail were backed with corrugated cardboard before the dog's body was assembled. The tongue was cut from pink paper and shaped by hand after I shaded it's center with a red and pink pencils. 

A close up of a paper dog valentine mailbox.
I used a cereal box to make this sample mail box. I colored the feet of my dog directly
onto the white paper wrapped around the cereal box.
I curled and fringed brown, black and white papers to make the fake fur.
This paper dog has a curled, 3D tongue.
A side view of the valentine mailbox.
Layer the paper fringe down the front of the wrapped cereal box.
The dog's tail was backed with corrugated cardboard and then wrapped with
construction paper. I then glued more fringe to the outside part of his tail.
My free Welsh Corgi pattern for a Valentine Mail Box.

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Display Your Valentine Collections In Large Hanging Heart Pockets

This hanging heart pouch was crafted with papers embossed with metallic gold fonts and botanical designs. I emphasized the designs found in the papers by shaping gold tinsel wire into a handle.
I must admit, I have never been a huge fan of yellow, but this buff yellow paired with hot pink caught my eye. I just had to use it somehow in a paper Valentine craft. The edge of the pouch is decorated with ribbon roses and the edge of the heart is trimmed with old-fashioned pearlescent tinsel.

Burgandy wine is not nearly so popular a color selection during Valentine's Day, perhaps this is why I often prefer it? Natalie included a stamped tag and a three dimensional flower on this pocket. I love the lacy, chic trim!
Shown here are both the front and back of the Valentine card holder.
This hanging heart pocket is a bit bolder in it's presentation. Brighter pinks paired with decorative fonts and Victorian scrap come together in a playful design.
My eldest daughter displays a delicate pink kerchief and other love letters together in her version of this Valentine craft.
Cut lace details, Victorian scrap and buff pastel colors were combined together to create an elegant Victorian inspired hanging heart pouch.

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Saturday, March 30, 2013

Valentine Mailbox Links

      In the United States, crafting Valentine mailboxes to collect letters and candy from classmates is an old, popular tradition. Although, most classroom teachers now ask their students to craft their mailboxes at home instead of making these at school. When I was young it was one of my favorite holidays to participate in at school. 
      I have also discovered that children from many different heritages and cultures love to exchange Valentines on February 14 during a classroom party; it makes little difference to them who first thought of the idea. A clever teacher can integrate both the study of history and literacy into a lesson about Valentines Day.  It is also a perfect opportunity to teach students of all ages about the lost art of letter writing.
     I will continue to collect all of the wonderful ideas that teachers, parents and students have come up with concerning the construction of Valentine mailboxes and link to them here.
The traditional Valentine mailbox is crafted from a shoe box or any other discarded box that you may have on hand.
Cereal boxes are often recycled for this mail box craft by school children.
Collect Your Valentines in A Traditional Valentine Mailbox:
Actual Mailbox Shapes:
Collect Valentines in Decorated Paper Bags:
Big Collections:
These students have made folders and pasted hearts on top of them.
Folded Valentine mail carriers come in handy when boxes and bags are not readily available.
Teachers often help their students craft Valentine bags for collecting their mail at parties.
These are inexpensive and quick to decorate.
Collect Your Valentines in A Decorated Folder or Paper Basket:
Chair Back Mail Boxes:
Students can transform their home made Valentine mailboxes into all sorts of unique critters!
Collect Your Valentines in A Unique Valentine Critter: