Shadow Box Shrines

by Mark Montano in Craft > Art

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Shadow Box Shrines

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Make shadow box shrines with post cards and dollar store frames!

Watch the Short Video Tutorial Here!

How to: Shadow Box Shrine

You'll Need

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Americana Acrylics in your favorite colors

Gems

Allure Dimensional Design Paint (or puff paint)

Hot glue and white glue

Dollar store frame

Craft knife

Copy of post-card or artwork

Cardboard

Ruler

Paper flowers

Glitter

Make the Base

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Take the frame apart

Cut your image the size of the frame cardboard

Mount image on the cardboard with white glue

Cut several strips of 1 1/2" wide cardboard

Cut a cardboard 1/2 circle the width of the mounted art

Hot glue the cardboard pieces together to create a frame around the image

*The 1/2 circle is the base

Paint and Embellish

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Paint the frame with Americana Acrylics in several bright colors

Add white glue and glitter to the corners of the frame

Paint scallops on the edges in contrasting colors

Use the Allure to add dimensional dots to all of the edges in different colors

Glue in paper flowers, jewelry and game pieces

Hot glue the glass to the face of the shrine

Dot more Allure around the edges of the glass