Shadow Box Shrines

Make Shadow Box Shrines with dollar store frames!

Posted by Mark Montano

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Make funky shrines with your favorite artwork and frames from the dollar store!

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You Will Need (11 things)

  • Americana Acrylics
  • Allure Dimensional Design Adhesive Paint
  • Glitter
  • Small Frame
  • Postcards
  • White Glue
  • Hot Glue Gun
  • Cardboard
  • Craft Knife
  • Paper Flowers
  • Gems

Steps (4 steps, 60 minutes)

  1. 1

    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

  2. 2

    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

  3. 3

    Watch the short video tutorial right here:

  4. 4

    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