Merry Mail Elf Mailbox and Letter Banner

Is a certain elf visiting your house this Christmas season? Santa’s elves LOVE to share ‘Merry Mail’ to celebrate the holidays! Inspire your little ones to write a letter to Santa or a family member who lives far away with this whimsical, miniature merry mail scene. This project can also easily be made into human size, if desired.

Supplies:

• Cardstock Warehouse cardstock paper:
• Kraft Paper Bag 100lb
• Lessebo Colours: Evergreen 83lb, Pitch Black 100lb, Red Rose 83lb, Vanilla 83lb, White 100lb
• Colorplan Candy Pink 100lb
• Stardream Metallic: Crystal 81lb, Gold 81lb, Vista 81lb
• Cutting Machine
• Cut Files:
• Merry Mail Banner File on Cricut Design Space
• Letters to Santa Mailbox File from Hooray Paper on Etsy
• Scoring Tool
• Liquid Glue
• Hot Glue
• Twine
• Scissors

Start by uploading the SVG file, then cutting and scoring all the pieces. I used Cricut Design Space to complete this project and add my own touches to the adorable mailbox file from Hooray Paper. If you don't have a Cricut, you can find similar images by searching your machine's software for things like envelopes, letters, mail, etc. You can also recreate the "merry mail" text for the mailbox using a font of your choice and some small stars. You can find a list of all the paper colors I used in the supplies above!

To make the 3D mailbox, fold along the score lines for the main portion of the box and the scalloped top. Apply liquid glue to the tab of the box and attach it to the back. Then, apply glue to the small tabs on the box lid and connect them. Finally, use liquid glue to attach the lid to the top of the mailbox and secure the bottom flap.

Next, add the ‘Merry Mail’ details to the front of the mailbox using liquid glue. Craft tweezers come in handy for the very tiny pieces. The White Lessebo paper is perfect for cutting small details like this! 

Now you can move on to the miniature banner details. Glue together the four pieces of mail using liquid glue. To add a tiny bit of shimmer, I cut the stars for the envelopes out of text weight Stardream metallic and they turned out great!

After you’ve finished the mail, move on to the little elf stamp. It has several tiny pieces, but it’s so worth it – the little rosy cheeks are my favorite! Carefully attach all the pieces with liquid glue. Again, the craft tweezers are really handy here!

Cut some baker’s twine of your choice and attach it to the back of the miniature mail pieces using hot glue. If you are making a human-sized banner, you can also use ribbon instead of twine.

Your miniature merry mail scene is now ready for Santa’s elves! The tiny 3D mailbox is too cute and can be resized easily if desired. You could even turn this into a Valentine's Day mailbox for your child to take to school to collect their valentines!

Are you sending some special handmade ‘Merry Mail’ of your own for the holidays? Show us what you’re making on Instagram or Facebook! Tag your creations with #cardstockwarehouse to be featured in our stories.

Happy crafting!