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Mailed Kisses To Send Spouses Far Away

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Mailed Kisses - Gift Idea To Send Spouses Far Away

Mailed Kisses – Gift Idea To Send Spouses Far Away

With this recent deployment – I’ve been trying to be creative with what I send my husband.

Since he gets fed pretty well where he is {sometimes I envy what he gets to eat!} I kinda have been “in a blah state” on what I can send him. To the point where I feel so discouraged because I feel like I have let him down by not sending all the care packages I originally planned.

All the bags of nuts I was sending him was starting to get expensive and boring. If he needs something like hygiene products or military gear, there is a BX there – so that cuts “me” the middle man out. And I didn’t want to send him a million knit-knacks because let’s face it – he’ll be home in a month & a half and he’ll have to mail it all back.

I know Joe doesn’t care that I haven’t sent him elaborate care packages. I know this.

But I still feel like I have to send something. Something to make his day and make him realize we care back home. So to spice up a letter I had for my airman, I decided to mail him some kisses.

If you would like to make these for someone special in your life, find all the details below! I really do hope I inspire you today to send someone you love, some POCKET KISSES!! Happy crafting and gifting my dear friends!

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Mailed Kisses - Gift Idea To Send Spouses Far Away

A deployment craft idea for sending a sweet kiss to send your loved one far away!

Craft Supplies:

  • Laminating Machine
  • Laminating Sheets
  • White or Colored Cardstock Paper
  • Your Favorite Shade of Lipstick
  • Paper Scissors

Directions:

  • First you want to make several “kiss marks” or “kiss prints” on your cardstock. I found that it was easier to press the cardstock on a flat wall and in a sense, you just “kiss the wall” to get all the kiss stamps to look the same on paper. After making so many kiss stamps, I had really pink lips for hours. Just FYI 😉 Keep makeup wipes near by, because no doubt – the doorbell will ring while you do this craft. Least it did for me!
  • Next cut out your kisses from paper. At first I thought they wouldn’t turn out, but after cutting/shaping them – they started to look like kisses. Just make sure you are carefully when you are cutting them out and don’t smear the lipstick in the process.
  • The last step is to lay your kisses in a laminating sheet, run it through the laminator and cut them out again.
  • Then write a sweet letter to your husband and include the kisses. It doesn’t get any easier than that…and I’m sure you will make your husband blush!
  • Although my husband loved this little craft, I seriously can’t wait to give him the real thing!

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Mailed Kisses - Gift Idea To Send Spouses Far Away

If this “pocket kisses” craft idea is something you really enjoy today, we also have our popular Mail A Hug craft post for you to check out and recreate for your loved one far away!

It would pair nicely with today’s Laminated Mailed Kisses tutorial – hint hint!

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