I 'Chews' You: DIY Shark Valentine Box
When I was in elementary, the worst years of my life, lol, but not the point, let's start over. When I was in elementary school, my mom & I made my Valentine card box for the class card exchange. It was a shoebox wrapped in tin foil & accessorized with heart stickers alongside my name written in puffy paint.
We cut a slit in the top of the shoebox so kids could drop the cards right into the box.
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| Shark Valentine's Day Mailbox |
While I am not in school anymore or really exchanging Valentines, I did make a Shark-inspired Valentine card box {that I am actually going to wrap a gift inside of} out of an oatmeal cardboard container.
I like the idea of repurposing household items into something else, & I knew the shape/structure of the oatmeal container would make for a great Valentine mailbox box.
If you are looking for a creative idea to craft a household item into something for the upcoming holiday, here is how I turn a cardboard container into a Shark Valentine Card Box...& yes, it's pretty 'jaw-some.'
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| DIY Shark Valentine Box |
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Supplies:
Oatmeal container or some type of cylinder shape tube
Wrapping paper in your desired color of blue or gray {hey, a pink shark would be cute too}
Glue
Gems
Construction paper
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| DIY Shark Valentine Box |
Method:
After shaking the oatmeal dust from the container's inside, I wrapped the tube in a light blue wrapping paper print, fold the extra piece of wrapping paper to line the top half of the inside of the tube.
I taped the paper on what would be the shark's underbelly so no tape is visible on the shark's top or sides.
Next, I used bits of wrapping paper to freehand make the shark's side fins & top dorsel. I adhered the fins to the container with hot glue.
I free-hand cut out triangles in blue & white & glued them around the inside of the opened end of the tube. This is the shark's mouth/teeth. I found that the shark looked dull with only white teeth, but the blue added a colorful punch!
Lastly, I added two blue gems for the Valentine Shark Box's eyes. You can stop the decorating here or go a step future embellishing the shark with puff paint in areas around the mouth, gills & eyes. There isn't a right or wrong way to decorate your Valentine box.
Of course, since this DIY Shark Valentine Box has an aquatic theme, aquatic-inspired Valentine's only makes sense to add. I found these Spongbob Square Pants Valentines to be rather cute, but I could totally see pirate Valentines, mermaid Valentines, or yes, shark Valentines to be a great match for your card box!
Or if you're a Shark Tank fan like me, Valentines with Mr. Wonderful on them?
Happy Valentine's Day! If you loved this post, follow me on Instagram @Katelynchef.
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