An Altered Mail Sorter
Hi! I have a habit of diving into altering projects without ever taking a before picture. So you will just have to trust me when I say this was a natural wood color with metal letters screwed on it that read “letters, bills, misc”. This organizer hung by the telephone in my grandmother’s kitchen for as long as I can remember. These colors were her favorite, so in a way I made it mine, but I feel like I made it even more hers as well.
I removed the metal words (and stashed them for a future project), and then jazzed up the whole thing with black paint (I used an Elmer’s paint pen- worked perfectly for this project!) And then covered the rest with papers (pink paislee), ribbon and sparkles.
The quote is by Mother Theresa and says: “We can do not great things, only small things with great love.”
Wow! I just love this!! Great quote and an outstanding project!!
Comment by Linda A. — September 7, 2009 @ 3:17 pm
fabulous
Comment by Sasha — September 7, 2009 @ 3:46 pm
It is so fabulous!
Comment by staceymichu — September 7, 2009 @ 4:41 pm
I love it! What a great way to jazz up your home.
Comment by Chandler — September 7, 2009 @ 5:57 pm
Absolutely love it. If you don’t mind me asking, what do you use to adhere the paper to the wood?
Comment by elaine — September 7, 2009 @ 7:18 pm
It’s wonderful Leah! The papers go amazingly well w/ black!
Comment by Nenne — September 7, 2009 @ 11:27 pm
Fabulous!
Comment by Erika M — September 8, 2009 @ 3:35 am
Just beautiful! Something old can be new again.
Comment by Helen — September 8, 2009 @ 7:49 am
Just beautiful!
Comment by Jane Thorpe — September 8, 2009 @ 8:50 am
This is so flippin cute girl - love it!
Comment by Anna Sigga — September 8, 2009 @ 9:27 am
Leah, what do you use to protect the papers that you have adhered to the wood? Or do you not worry about “sealing” it? So fantastic, thanks for sharing.
Comment by Krista — September 11, 2009 @ 10:13 am
I love it! It’s beautiful! You did a fabulous job! I wonder why we don’t see these around much anymore. Personally if mine held bills and letters it would have to be much larger! I can’t stop looking at it.
Comment by bettyannmanghi — September 22, 2009 @ 9:07 pm