Mailbox Makeover!

Hey everyone. 

 I wanted to share my little mailbox makeover with you. 

I fixed her all up, about a month ago, for my Front Porch Makeover, and shared her when I guest posted at Romance on a Dime.  

I liked her triangular handle, and her shape, but she was faded, and boring.

 I wanted to adhere some nice vinyl wording to the top, but we have a serious lack of fun vinyl where I live, and I could only find words I liked in black.

....so, I decided to make my own wording for my mailbox makeover.

First, I took the handle off and gave her a quick coat of black spray paint. 

Next, I took my favorite vintage wallpaper, (that I have stashed in my basement), and used WordArt in Microsoft Word to create this "Hello" sign that could be cut out. 

Then I took the wording and used two coats of Modge Podge to seal them on the mailbox. 

Even though it was thicker wallpaper, I still had to smooth the ridges out a couple times. I put one coat of Modge Podge on, let it dry, and then applied the second coat. 

Perfect. Now I have an eye-catching mailbox in my entryway. 

Now this mailbox is under an awning, so it won't be getting very wet. I'm not sure how well this would work if it was constantly getting hit by bad weather. 

I really like how it turned out. It works well with the blue house and my red geraniums

....and, the makeover was FREE :)  

Does your mailbox need some sprucing?

--Katie

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