The official Christmas mailbox from Ed Witles.  I love this cute “gingerbread” house.

Yes, we have it… a *gasp* PrettyMailbox.com

I learned about the site a while ago when I saw an advertisement for it on the back of a minivan.  Today they submitted a couple of pictures of their wildlife Mailbox Static Cling covers:

Not quite my style, but I was curious to see what holiday covers they had.  I have the most boring mailbox ever and thought I could spruce it up a little for Christmas.

It seems they don’t have their Holiday designs up yet, but I did come across some funky designs that I really liked.

They have designs in just about every category you can think of and I love their tag line: “Going Postal Has Never Been This Pretty”.

Wish I would have thought of it first, “Going Postal Has Never Been This Ugly!”

From Rob in Cedar Springs, Michigan

Sometimes Michiganders can take their love of deer hunting a little TOO far.

Kathy from the Junk Drawer follows up her floral “beauty”:

This one was found in Bethlehem Township, PA. This house was a total dump. They had all manner of garbage in the front yard, arranged in a way I think they thought was “artsy.” There was also a deer head mounted on the front porch (sending that picture as well). I hurried to take these pictures, since I wasn’t sure when or whether the owner would come outside with a rifle and shoo (or shoot) me away.

What I do for Ugly Mailbox.com.

I do appreciate your efforts for my blogging pleasure! This is a great find.

If you’ve been following along you know that this is the last day in what the USPS has designated as “Mailbox Improvement Week”.  This doesn’t mean you can’t turn that ugly mailbox into a presentable one any time of the year, just keep in mind that duct tape is not the solution.

Number four on our list:

1. Raising or lowering your mailbox to meet local height requirements.
2. Replacing or adding house numbers.
3. Loose hinges on a mailbox door.
4. Rusting or peeling paint.

For example, this could use a new paint job:

I also wanted to share with you, Mr. Witles’ new mailbox. This little shoe box car opens at both ends.  I’m betting those headlights work too.

Next on our checklist:

1. Raising or lowering your mailbox to meet local height requirements.
2. Replacing or adding house numbers.
3. Loose hinges on a mailbox door.

We were visiting some friends recently in Palm City when we spotted this cute homemade blue tractor mailbox.

That should give you some ideas of what to do with old wagon and lawnmower wheels.

Join me on Saturday, May 10th for Stamp Out Hunger™ — the nation’s largest annual single-day food drive! The more people who help, the more successful we’ll be, so forward this to your friends, too.

To learn more, tell a friend or download materials to promote this cause, visit: HelpStampOutHunger.com

ABOUT STAMP OUT HUNGER

On Saturday May 10th, letter carriers in more than 10,000 communities will collect food items and deliver them to local food banks to help some of the millions of Americans, including an estimated 13 million children, who face hunger every day.

Since 1993, families have donated more than a half-billion pounds of food to Stamp Out Hunger. You can help make this year our most successful ever. Simply place bags filled with nonperishable food items like canned meats and fish, canned soup, juice, pasta, vegetables, cereal and rice next to your mailbox on Saturday, May 10th. *

Your letter carrier will pick up the bags and deliver them to your local food bank.

* Please do not include out-of-date items or those in glass containers.

Here’s the latest curbside art from Ed Witles. I’m always surprised by his ingenuity, whether he’s making whimsical mailboxes like the stuffed animal Christmas tree or more earnest displays such as the Taj Mahal

If you’re a new visitor, use the search function for “witles” to view more of his mailbox art.