Valentine’s Day is next month.  Now is the time to start getting your Valentine’s Day Mailboxes ready for February.  Valentine’s Day mailboxes are a great way to collect your Valentine’s Day cards from all your friends and family members.  I have searched the internet and found some really wonderful and awesomely cool Valentine’s Day Mailboxes.  Surely, out of all the Valentine’s Day mailbox crafts I have listed in this post you will find one that fits your needs…. plus, it promises to be tons of fun for you and the kids.

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Awesomely Cool Valentine’s Day Mailbox Craft Ideas

(1)  Valentine Stick Box

Here is a super cute way to hold all your Valentine’s Day cards this year.  Made from 65 skill sticks this Valentine’s Mailbox will surely be a ton of fun to make.  I found this craft over at Making Friends…. check it out for yourself.

(2)  Cardboard Box Valentine Mailbox

Now, isn’t this Valentine Mailbox super cute?  It really is.  Spoonful shows us how to take a rectangular cardboard box and make it into something very useful…. collecting your Valentine’s Day cards.  Sounds like a lot of fun to me.

(3)  Robot Valentine’s Day Box

Oh boy…. this Valentine Mailbox is outrageously adorable.  I found this craft at eHow and I just love the idea.  Here they use recycled materials… like shoe boxes and toilet paper rolls to make this mailbox.  Gotta love that!!

(4)  Crepe Paper Flowers Valentine Box

Wow…. what girl wouldn’t just love this Valentine Box.  Plus, it is so much fun to make.  Using crepe paper streamers of different shades of pink Todays Fabulous Finds shows you step-by-step how to make this beautiful Valentine Mailbox.

(5)  Valentine’s Day Suitcase Mailbox

Here is a unique Valentine’s Day Mailbox craft…. and it is one of ours from a previous year.  In this post we show you how to take a recycled cereal box and transform it into this functional suitcase Valentine Mailbox to hold all your cards.  Check out How to Make this Valentine’s Day Suitcase Mailbox for yourself.

(6)  Valentine’s Day Card Holder

Here is a great way to make a Valentine’s Day card holder using a couple of plastic plates.  Plastic plates are very durable and a great way to hold all of your Valentine’s Day cards.  Plus, this craft is not only easy, but also a lot of fun to make.  Check out Free Kids Crafts for all the details.

(7)  Card Stock Mailbox

Wow, this mailbox is really beautiful…. and perfect for holding your Valentine’s Day cards.  Splitcoast Stampers shows you how you too can make this Card Stock Valentine Mailbox.  Check out the site to find the link to her very own template to make one for yourself.

(8)  Conversation Heart Mailbox

Here is another Valentine Mailbox that is made from a cereal box.  I love the crafts that use recycled materials…. it just makes me feel so good.  Kaboose shows us how to make this adorable Valentine Mailbox that promises to be not only easy, but a lot of fun as well.

(9)  Paper Doily Heart Valentine Box

Here is another Valentine Mailbox that came from our site last Valentine’s Day.  Here we show you how to take some paper doilies that you can get at a dollar store or discount store and also use our printable template to make this fully functional and adorable heart mailbox.  Check out How to Make a Paper Doily Heart Valentine Box for all the craft details.

(10)  Valentine Card Holder Purse

Okay, I know that most girls are just going to love this Valentine card holder.  Made from a half gallon ice cream container this card holder purse is simply adorable.  I found this craft over at AllCrafts.net and it is amazing.  What a great way for any little girl to hold on to her Valentine’s Day cards.

(11)  Crazy Card Carrier

Here is a wonderful way to carry your Valentine’s Day cards to and from your Valentine’s Day party destination.  Made from card stock and a gift bag this Valentine’s Day Mailbox Craft is just simply adorable.  Check out Spoonful for all the fun details.

(12)  Bear Valentine Bag

This bear is a cutie patootie and will surely be helpful carrying your Valentine’s Day cards back and forth.  Made from a small brown gift bag it will surely be a lot of fun to make.  The kids can use their imagination to decorate the bear bag as they wish.  Check out All Kids Network to see the craft for yourself.

(13)  Tin Valentine Boxes

Here are some Tin Valentine Mailboxes…. a craft I found at The Dating Divas.  They are super cute and perfect to have for each one of your family members to collect their Valentine’s Day cards.  Make one for each of the members in your family.  They are durable enough to use every Valentine’s Day.

(14)  Kleenex Box Valentine’s Day Mailbox

Here is another fun and easy Valentine’s Day Mailbox that you can make with your kids.  Made from an empty tissue box it is another great way to make something from recycled materials.  Education.com shows you how to make this adorable Valentine’s Day mailbox step-by-step.

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Shana · Box and Container Crafts, Card Stock, Cardboard Boxes, Cardboard Tubes Rolls, Cool Finds and Tips, Doilies, Oatmeal Containers, Parenting Articles, Valentines Day Crafts · 2 Comments

I have a fun and festive craft for you today.  I’m going to show you how to make a Doily Basket of Heart Flowers perfect for Valentine’s Day.  The craft is so much fun and turns out just absolutely lovely.  This basket makes for a perfect decoration for Valentines Day or better yet…. a gift for your someone special.  Either way…. the basket is sure to be enjoyed by any onlookers.  Decoration or gift… the choice is yours.  So, go off and get the materials needed and meet me back here for some Valentine’s Day crafting fun.

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Materials Needed

Round Paper Lace Doily

Glue

Red Paper

10-12 Pipe Cleaners

Tape

Scissors

Ribbon

Pen or Marker

Step 1

To make this craft, obtain a round paper lace doily.  Fold once, as seen in Figure 1 above.

Step 2

Now, find the center of the doily and then fold. Then fold the right edges inward toward the center. Crease in place, as seen in Figure 2 above.

Step 3

Do the same with the left edges. When this has been done, you will have a figure similar to Figure 3.

Step 4

Paste a small red heart on each side of the basket. Attach a pipe cleaner handle in the manner seen in Figure 4.

Step 5

Cut 10 or 12 pipe cleaners, each into 2 parts of various lengths. Attach, with Scotch tape, tiny red hearts to the pipe cleaner stems. Fill the basket with these flowers. Tie a small bow of ribbon to the top of the handle. Glue onto each end of the ribbon a tiny heart. On one write “To My,” on the other “Valentine.”

Look how beautiful this Doily Basket of Heart Flowers turns out.  Don’t you just love it?  It will make either a great decoration for Valentine’s Day or a gift for your someone special.  Either way…. anyone seeing this Valentine’s Basket will surely love it.

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Shana · Decorating and Design, Doilies, Paper, Pipe Cleaners, Valentines Day Crafts · 0 Comments

Valentines Day will be here in just a few weeks.  And, with Valentines Day comes Valentines Cards from family and friends.  What better way to store these loving and wonderful Valentines Cards than to store them in a beautifully festive Valentine Box.  Today I’m going to show you how to make a Paper Doily Heart Valentine Box.  This box is a perfect way to keep your Valentines Cards for years to come.  A perfect way to keep your memories from this special Valentines Day.  Imagine how fun it would be to look back on this Valentines Day years later and read all your Valentines Cards.  It would be wonderful.  So, let’s get started.

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Materials Needed

Printer

Paper or Cardstock

Doily

Scissors

Paste, Glue or Tape

Click on one of the Templates below to make larger and to print.  You can choose to use the colored template or if you prefer to trace your template on Cardboard or Card Stock print off the second template.

Colored Template

Template to Trace

Step 1

Print out template.

Step 2

Cut out template.

Step 3

Fold box and paste or tape together.

Step 4

Now glue a doily around the outside to give it a lacy valentine look.

And, that’s it….. you just made a Paper Doily Heart Valentine Box.  Isn’t it adorable?  How did your Valentine Box turn out?  Let me know in the comments below.  And, don’t forget to take a picture of your finished Valentine Box and add it to the comment…. I would love to see it.

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Shana · Box and Container Crafts, Card Stock, Doilies, Paper, Valentines Day Crafts · 2 Comments