Earlier this year on Julie Fei-Fan Balzar's blog, I saw this post and filed it away in my mental to-do list. And then this weekend... I had some storage issues and I remembered her solution. So I cut out one big rectangle and I had this:
Of course, I couldn't just leave that postal box alone.... now don't get me wrong, I really love the special kind of love only a trip in the mail can give to a box..... but it definitely needed a makeover! So I grabbed three pieces of patterned paper, decorated that box, tossed it on the shelf and loaded it up with some goodies from the store:
Julie is right, it's the perfect size for those fabulous Prima packages! I decided to use a hot glue gun to secure the flaps in lieu of duct or shipping tape. Worked like a charm! :) I loved it so much, I made another to use as a catchall for my pictures waiting to be scrapped and mini albums in progress. I know I'll definitely be making some more!!
Perfect way to recycle those fabulous postal boxes that transport your scrappy mail from Flamingo Scraps... don't you think?!
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FABULOUS idea Amanada -- at Flamingo Scraps we use these boxes as trays for pulling happy orders -- one day maybe we will alter them to be as pretty as yours!!!
ReplyDelete*Amanda!!!!! it is cold in FL this morning!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great idea :)
ReplyDeleteit IS cold this morning in Fl...I already want the summer back!! Great idea Amanda. TFS :)
ReplyDeleteAdorable! And it looks like you still have tons of room for more Primas. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a clever and beautiful idea!!!!
ReplyDeleteOhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh this is AWESOME!! What a GREAT IDEA! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome way to reuse and recycle and it's so pretty too!
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