14 days of gifts…countdown to Valentine’s Day
January 8, 2013 by Missy
Time for a fun little Vday flashback…
Everybody needs a little XOXO for Valentine’s day!
I wanted to do a little countdown for V-day this year for my kids but I needed something to hold the little treats and love notes for each of them each day in February until Valentine’s day. When I saw these (from Target’s dollar bins)…
I knew they would be perfect! But I wanted to decorate them a bit to make them more festive so I went at it Alison style, with vinyl! You could use stickers instead if you don’t have access to a vinyl cutter. I put each kid’s initial on the front…
XOXO on the side…
and a heart on the other side.
Fill it with treats and you are ready to make someone very happy!
Need some ideas of what to put IN your cute little mailboxes? Angela and Heather over at the Creative Homemaker have some FUN, SIMPLE, and CREATIVE ideas like these bookmarks (for more of these ideas search her Valentine’s Day tab and scroll down a bit)
I also LOVE these simple creative ideas for fun LOVE day games !
Alison had a great countdown idea last year involving love notes in this love pillow…
I also used some vinyl to spice up this glass jar for my kid’s teacher.
Apply some vinyl XOXO
Fill with chocolate XOXO
And you are set!
Hope you are inspired to share some XOXO for L.O.V.E. Day!!!
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What a neat idea!! I would love to do this. Thanks for another wonderful post.
So sweet! I better get over to Target before it’s too late.
Those little mailboxes are adorable! I’m going to have to go get some of those for my little family. Thanks for the cute ideas!
LOVE the idea of going to the “mailbox” and finding a love note or treat to count down ’til the big LOVE DAY! Spreading the fun out of a holiday is way better. Great ideas, Missy!
love the little mailboxes!! Great idea!!!
Thanks for all of the great ideas! The mailboxes would be so much fun for kids!
Ah man! I made my mailboxes with scrapbook paper but I love the simplicity of the vinyl. I may have to make the jars for our teachers. Thx!!
The mailboxes are adorable! I LOVE Target’s dollar bins. I’d better head there tonight! Great idea!!!
Oh how I wish Target wasn’t an hour away!! These are adorable!
What a cute idea to do for my kids! I also love the cute candy filled jar for a teacher….my kids have the best teachers and this is such a cute idea to show them how much I appreciate them. Thanks for sharing!
Adorable!! WHAT FONT??? WHAT FONT??????? Please tell!
Thanks!
The font is called Tangerine, but I can’t remember where I got it.
Hi! I’m having a hard time finding this fun font.. when I search tangerine I find a really formal script called tangerine.. any help??
Love the mailboxes. What font did you use?
Tangerine.
Love all the cute ideas. Thanks.
I love this!!! I just made a jar for my son’s teacher last night.
I’m so sad! Target doesn’t have any more mailboxes.
I wonder if I could find them somewhere else?
this is so adorable!! I saw the mailboxes too but no kids to make them for
I would love for you to come link up to handmade tuesdays @ ladybug blessings!
Don’s you just love Target’s dollar bin?? I got some of these last year… love them!
Please share this over here: http://www.bubblynaturecreations.com/2011/02/project-party-weekend-flavored-lip.html
We would love to have you join us!
I Gotta get to Target! I love mailboxes- such a great way to write and leave little love notes on a regular basis!
I have not seen the bookmarks you posted in years! Thanks for the reminder… I am going to make these with my sons.
Help! These are adorable, but how do you get the lettering cut? Is it a Cricut cartridge font? Is there a secret to doing this adorable lettering that I need to know? I have vinyl, I have a Cricut, but apparently I don’t have the know-how! Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!
This was made on a Silhouette using a pea-font from http://kevinandamanda.com/fonts/fontsforpeas/ Hope that helps!
Thanks so much for replying! Does Silhouette not use cartridges like a Cricut? I’m so confused!
No cartridges, it hooks up to your computer so you can use any font you have on your computer.
Ah! I did some research and I see that the Cricut doesn’t seem to have the same capabilities. Doesn’t it figure? Thanks for your help!
I love Valentine’s Day and your cute ideas. I included you in my Friday Friends! feature on my blog. I hope you will go check it out. I love getting your newsletters in my mail every week, too. You all have such cute ideas fun things to do. Thanks for all your hard work.
Oh that looks AMAZINGLY sweet! I love the way they turned out! I’m visiting you from Skip to My Lou. I’d love to invite you to link up with us for Fun Stuff Fridays. http://www.toysinthedryer.com/2012/01/fun-stuff-fridays-7.html
Your website is A-MAZING!!! Im so loving the crafts with vinyl. I have a cricut…so do I just buy vinyl sheet s at Michaels or Hobby Lobby??
How do I print letters on scrabooking paper? Is there a certain software I need to do this.
Thanks!
Thank for the kind comment! Yes you can buy vinyl sheets at craft stores. I am not familiar with the cricut for what type of vinyl it uses, but I would imagine it is similar to the Silhouette where you can use any brand. With the Silhouette you can use their pens to print onto scrapbooking paper…again not sure with the cricut. Have fun!
Great ideas! What do you use as a vinyl cutter?
I went to Traget the other day. This is always a fast one that gets away.
I bought 50 of them.
Such cute ideas. Can’t wait to see my girls faces when I start this countdown.
I’m in love with the mailboxs!! What a creative and cute way to countdown to Valentine’s Day. Love it!!
Cute, calling it LOVE day. However, the Christian history of Valentine’s is so rich I’d hate to lose it by renaming the day. Our holidays have become so secular as it is.