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My Mama’s Got Mail box appeared on my porch a few days ago and I was excited to see what this month would bring. If you aren’t familiar, the idea behind Mama’s Got Mail is to help you feel encouraged and supported as a mom so that you can be the best woman you can be. The boxes I have received in previous months have included a wide variety of projects and I can never guess what they are going to do next.
This month’s box was way larger than any of the other previous boxes I have received. It made me even more curious to see what this month was all about that’s for sure. My guess was some sort of project with a canvas.
Hmm, I was wrong about the canvas and still couldn’t figure out what this month’s project was yet! I guessed I’d like it though because it included in IKEA frame and well I do like everything about IKEA.
The August Mama’s Got Mail box was a DIY project from Young House Love! Eeek! I love their blog and wish I had as much creativity in my entire body as they have in their pinky. Here’s are all the details:
~Young House Love ($18.06): I haven’t gotten a change to really take a look at this book, but I like what I am seeing so far. It’s something I know I would have bought eventually, so having it included in here was amazing!
The information card referenced page 171 of the book, which I flipped to right away. It’s a project that involves sewing a pattern into card stock – in this case a conversation bubble, but you can really do anything. I didn’t realize that this was even a something that could be done and it seemed so easy. I set aside some time this afternoon to get it completed just like is suggested.
~IKEA Frame & Thread & Needles & Card stock ($15): The box included everything you needed to do to complete the project including a frame, card stock, the quote outline, needles and thread.
I cut out the bubble, traced it on the card stock and got to work. It suggested poking holes in first, but I thought it was easier to do one at a time. In retrospect, I should have used a ruler and marked off the spots first and then done one color thread at a time. I think it would have been 100x easier than doing a line a time and then constantly changing the thread color.
The book suggested that you knot the ends of the thread, but I felt like it would have been easier to just tape them down. Took two seconds and worked out perfect!
It’s certainly not perfect, but I was very pleased with how it turned out! Midway through the project, I was having my doubts and thought I’d end up with a mess on my hands, but the more thread I put in, the more I liked it.
All totaled, I came up with a value of about $33 (I did some guessing on some items) for the physical items in the August Mama’s Got Mail Box. As always, I can’t put a price tag on the workshop part of the box. This month’s personal self check-in (the worksheet potion) asks about what your house says about you and what you want it to say about you.
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