Materials: Shadow box
Old picture frame (same size as shadow box)
Articles from family (wedding-dress lace, ticket stubs, photos, broken charm bracelet – or any jewelry with meaning for your family – silver spoons, fabric scraps – quilt material – yearbook, dried flowers, small seashells, ribbons, etc.)
Small pieces of plastic foam
Tacky glue
Scissors
Primer and paint - Arrange the items in a shadow box, using the predominantly available fabric as the background (e.g., a big chunk of lace from your wedding dress).
- Using the plastic foam, cut small blocks to create the illusion of different levels for your photos, etc.
- Use ribbons, laces and dried flowers to frame photos.
- Once you're pleased with the arrangement, glue everything together.
- Assemble the shadow box.
- Lightly sand both the shadow box and your picture frame.
- Prime both the shadow box and the frame.
- Paint the frame and the shadow box the same color.
- Glue the old picture frame ON TOP of the shadow box and touch up with paint as needed.
- Decorate with more flowers or more photos for a real 3-D look.
Tips: - You can make a color photocopy of any photos you may want to have reproduced for this project.
- The key to the beauty of your shrine is in the items you've collected and the photos.
- Rearrange until you're happy with it all!
Where do you get the products for this project? - Shadow box – framing or craft store
- Old frame – garage sales and antiques stores
- All that stuff you've collected over the years and left in a box someplace
- Ribbons and dried flowers – craft stores
- Glue – Elmer's
- Primer and paint – hardware store (KILZ primer recommended, then latex paint).
RESOURCES :
Altars Made Easy: A Complete Guide to Creating Your Own Sacred Space
Model: 0062514903
Author: Peg Streep
(October, 1997)
HarperCollins San Francisco
San Francisco, CA 94111-3653
Phone: 415-477-4400
Fax: 415-477-4444
Email: hcsanfrancisco@harpercollins.com
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