Mail Organizer from a Cereal Box

You will need:
a cereal box
a piece of sand paper
scissors
paint and scrapbook paper in coordinating colors
Mod Podge
Chalkboard Labels
Poster Strips (to hang the box)

This is a really simple project. First thing you need to do is cut off the flaps of the cereal box up at the top opening. Then cut the front part of the box off about halfway down.

After you cut the box, take a piece of sand paper and lightly sand the cut edges of the cereal box. This will give you smoother edges to work with. Trace the front and side pieces on the back of your scrapbook paper and cut them out.
Paint the inside of your cereal box. Paint as few coats as possible to avoid warping the box. After the box is try, coat the front and sides with Mod Podge and apply the scrapbook paper, trim off any excess and add another coat of Mod Podge on top of the paper to seal it.

Add a chalkboard label (you can find them here,) to the front of your box and prime the chalkboard by rubbing a piece of chalk all over it before writing your mail label.

I was worried that this little organizer wouldn’t hold up very well, but it has held up great to daily use. It is the right size and shape for the mail and if I ever decide I want it to be a different color, all I have to do is finish off another box of cereal.

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