Our Mailbox Makeover

Our first mailbox looked very similar

to this one,

only ours was white and did not 

have a reflector,

so, to me, it was sort of cute...

Until...

Winter came,

and one of these

took my mailbox

down the road.

This is a very common

occurrence in Pinetop, AZ

So..

My hubbie said we had to get 

one of these:

It swivels at the bottom,

so, when we leave for the winter,

we can turn it to the side to keep

the mean ole snow plow

from taking it out.

There was just one problem..

It was UGLY!

We tried to get Ivy to grow up the 

posts, but the Ivy just didn't grow.

When I was doing the mosaic on the 

table and stepping stone, ( if you missed that 
post you can see it here )

I looked out at the mailbox

and that was the end of the ugly,

in my head.

I started to cut more china and I started gluing..

I used silicone to glue so it would withstand the cold.

Here is a picture closer up..

I was just getting started.

Now I have the post glued..

Another close up..

This took a lot of time, folks!

And the grouting... Oh My!

The china was not all the same

thickness and I didn't care since

 it being level was not an issue,

But

I 

ended

up 

using

my 

fingers

to 

grout.

My

poor

hands

but it was worth it!

One side of my finished mailbox

The other side of my finished mailbox

Up Close and Personal

The other side up close and personal

And the front with a large flat button

from Round Top, TX

to finish it off!

I am trying to decide if I should paint the flag a lighter

shade of pink.

My husband had me look up the regulations for the color

of mailbox flags...

Pink appears to be O.K.

It was not listed like most other colors as a no, no....

So

What

Do

Ya

Think?

The red is sort of faded, so because of the severe winters,

I am leaning towards leaving it alone.

Oh, and something very important,

I did not do the very bottom

so the post can be turned so all 

my hard work will not be

taken out by the snow plow!


I am linking up with Made By You Mondays, 
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