Unique Door Hanger Christmas Gifts for Delivery Drivers
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During the holidays, the delivery drivers seem to stop by our house almost every day. Since we aren't always home to receive packages in person, we often don't get to thank them for all of their hard work. I decided that this year, I wanted to design a door "wreath" that would do it for me. What a perfect way to give out Christmas gifts for our mail carriers and delivery drivers.
I started with a wooden palette meant for hanging that I found at Target.
Bare wood wouldn't do, so I painted it red with Americana Multi-Surface that goes on great and works well for outside decor.
Then it was ready to add the design. I made a fun design that thanks the drivers for "Dashing through the snow" to bring us our packages. I decided that the easiest way to apply this design to the palette was with finyl, so I created a .studio cut file to use with my Silhouette machine.
If you'd like to make your own sign, just download our "Dashing Through The Snow" .studio file. Or, if you don't have a Silhouette, we also made a PDF version you can print out and use as a pattern to trace/transfer the design onto the panel and then paint it by hand.
I decided at the last minute that I wanted a little more decoration besides the text, so I also added a few snowflakes using cut files that I found online.
The use of transfer paper is an absolute must when applying the vinyl for this project. Weeding the vinyl bits from all the text took a bit of time, and the transfer paper made it super easy to keep everything in place and not ruin all that work.
Once the design was done, I added a few hooks to the bottom and got some small, handled gift bags to hang on them. I wanted to make it clear to the delivery drivers that these gifts were meant for them, so I added their company logos to the bags. The FedEx, UPS, USPS, and newspaper logos are included in our downloadable PDF template mentioned above.
The bags were perfect for holding inexpensive Christmas gifts for our mail carrier and delivery drivers, such as Starbucks gift cards, homemade candy, or fluffy socks. And the whole thing looks so adorable hanging on the door!
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