Computer with Microsoft Word or an equivalent programĦ. What I can provide is a fun tutorial for a tooth fairy sized letter and envelope that will make everyone think you have excellent penmanship (no writing is necessary) and will set the bar very high among your crew of mamas.Ģ. I can confidently say it varies on many factors including locale and parental gender, but I can't truly give you an accurate answer (although I found this great article that includes a nifty graph). But that had very little to do with the tooth container and more to do with the extremely excited 6 year old tooth-loser.Īs an added bonus, the tooth fairy told me this little container was the perfect place to leave her money! And if you’re looking for a copy of that cute printable tooth fairy letter, here it is (scroll down to download).What is the going rate for a child's tooth in today's volatile market?

Except for that 30 seconds right before bed when someone kept peeking inside to “say goodbye to my tooth” and said tooth fell out and was almost lost. It worked out great for the tooth fairy’s first visit. I also added another little tooth shape to the back of the container just for fun. Then carefully peel off the contact paper. Apply the vinyl to the dental floss container and rub all over to make it stick. When it was finished cutting, I carefully peeled off the negative space and used a piece of contact paper to lift the vinyl.ĥ. I also turned on line segment overcut, I feel like it helps with inctricate designs like this. I cut my vinyl with a blade depth of 2 and a speed of 2, thickness was whatever Silhouette suggests for vinyl. The font I used is called Little Lord Fontleroy. I have a silhouette cameo and I drew the tooth myself. While it’s drying you can go ahead and lay your design out using your cutting machine’s software. Don’t forget to open it up and get inside the lid!Ĥ.

When it’s dried according to the primer’s directions, give it several thin and even coats of gold spray paint. Make sure your primer says it’s appropriate for plastic. I tried doing it without primer and the paint peeled right off.

Take your floss container outside and give the entire thing a good coat of spray primer. If it isn’t empty, set the floss aside to keep using!ģ. Then use a craft knife or something similar to pop out the internal dental floss mechanism. First, peel off any stickers or decals on your dental floss container.Ģ.Cutting machine (or you can recreate the design with a paint pen!)ĭIY Tooth Fairy Lost Tooth Box Instructions.Scroll all the way down if you’d like to download and print your free copy (you can personalize it for your child)! Here’s how I did it: DIY Tooth Fairy Lost Tooth Box Supply List I also whipped up an really cute letter from the tooth fairy to share with you as well. Which is kind of a lot of requirements for a craft project.Īnd then I had a eureka moment when I thought to use a dental floss container! How perfect is that?! And conveniently, my dad had the perfect classic dental floss container in his suitcase for me to use (he kept the flossy insides to keep using)! But it had to be easy to make, small and secure. So I wanted to some up with something else. I feel like I’ve seen about 9,000 tooth fairy pillows. I was feeling uninspired by the task at first. Talk about extreme excitement! My parents happened to be visiting that week, although they left to go home and missed the actual tooth falling out by about two hours, but it was lucky for me because I was brainstorming all day about what to make for O to keep his lost tooth in.Īnd they kept saying, “what’s your big rush?” But I just had a feeling it was going to fall out the next day and it did! I finished this project just in time! Luckily it was a quick and easy DIY and the tooth fairy letter that you can personalize was the icing on the cake for this project! When he was in first grade, O lost his first tooth! It went from very slightly wiggly to completely out in less than three days. You guys! This printable tooth fairy letter might be my favoritest thing ever (that’s a word, right?!) Make a cute little box to hold a lost tooth out of an old dental floss container and print a free printable tooth fairy letter from the desk of the Tooth Fairy (you can personalize it)!

Toothfairy letter template