A Valentine Mailbox Filled with Lots of Love

A Valentine Mailbox Filled with Lots of Love

This Valentine mailbox is filled with five pretty Valentine cards with corresponding envelopes and a heart box which can contain four Hershey kisses.  

Valentine Heart Box

The Valentine mailbox makes a wonderful present for someone who likes surprises as the dog and cat Valentines peak out of their envelopes.

They pop-up when they are removed from their envelope as there is a folded accordion pop-up attached to their body.

Here is the PDF. I used assorted 65 lb. cardstock - plain, foil and glitter from Michaels and a mini brad for the mailbox. Glue Dots for closing the mailbox and envelopes.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h2On71lK6kuuFNYK_zdzWMVtrzfHemFg/view?usp=sharing

Here is the .Studio file.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Mz-BfFZ7m56aHSovKWVM1Y92jcSsMdLr/view?usp=sharing

Here is the SVG. The file extends past the visible viewing area.  Zoom out to see the entire file.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cCSRcyl7watucHENH-5-my-SOBwp-jpV/view?usp=sharing

Make the Valentine Mailbox

Apply glue to the tab on the left of the photo.

Adhere the tab underneath the mailbox.

Apply glue to the interior of all of the tabs.  Insert the side piece and adhere all of the tabs. 

Apply glue to all of the tabs as shown above.

Fold the back of the mailbox onto the glued tabs.

Make the front flap of the mailbox by applying glue to each of the tabs.  

Bend and adhere the tabs to the face piece as shown above.

Apply glue to the tab of the mailbox and adhere the face piece to the interior of the mailbox. Set the mailbox aside.

Make the mailbox handle by creasing the tab shown in the center of the photo.

Insert the tab into the center of the heart with the slit and splay the tabs.  Apply glue to the two tabs and adhere to the heart.

The tab that is showing will be glued and adhered to the center of the mailbox face. Set aside.

Apply glue to the face piece and add another face to cover the tabs that are presently showing in the photo above. Before the glue dries, add the tab to the top center of the face piece. Add embellishments to the face piece.

Glue the two flags together.  Add embellishments to the flag. Insert a brad into the hole in the flag and the mailbox to hold the flag in place.

I added a small Glue Dot to the interior of the mailbox at the top center. (not shown)  This Glue Dot keeps the mailbox closed all the time because it is sticky.  With a little pressure, the mailbox can be opened. 

Make the Valentine Heart Box

The heart box directions are the same as this blog posting. https://papercraftetc.blogspot.com/2020/01/a-heart-valentine-box.html The only difference is there is only one scalloped edge here not two. 

Make the Valentine Pet Pop-Ups

The Valentine pet pop-up with envelope directions are the same as this blog posting. https://papercraftetc.blogspot.com/2019/02/valentine-pop-ups-bear-cat-and-dog.html

Make the Valentine Cards

Embellish the cards and envelopes as desired with foil or glitter cardstock. The envelopes are folded at the creases and glued on their sides. The heart envelope shown at the top of the photo has two wings that slide into the slots in the envelope.  The wings make a pretty embellishment for this envelope. Glue Dots are used to close the envelopes.