After having bought LITERALLY every 8" x 8" shadowbox in NH and Massachusetts (they're in short supply for some reason), I give you the newest four shadowboxes I've completed:
First up, two commissions for Rasputin, who has been incredibly patient while I hunted down the right materials to make these:
This
Nightmare Before Christmas shadowbox is inspired by my favorite scene in the movie, where Jack ponders the snowflakes. The backing of this shadowbox features spiderwebs and glittering spiders while the frame is embellished with grey-tone flowers and black swirls. Sparkling snowflakes "fall" across the frame. This frame was a unique challenge for me. I wanted to be sure there was enough room in the frame for pins, but also I wanted to be sure that I didn't focus too much on Halloween versus Christmas, and I'm proud of the subtlety of this one. I almost went ALL OUT Christmas but I really love that this frame reminds me of Jack Skellington, and I hope Rasputin agrees.
Also for Rasputin, a
Tangled shadowbox. This is one of my favorites to build. The background is actually Tangled scrapbooking paper which has been discontinued (I bought thirty sheets. If anyone wants one of these boxes, I've got you covered.) featuring lanterns and spires. Thrown from a window is a long blonde braid (made of synthetic wig hair!) with glittering flowers. The frame is decorated with pink and purple paper flowers, gold swirls and glass pearls and rhinestones. I love this shadowbox. This style was one of the first shadowboxes I built and I hope that Rasputin's captures as much attention as mine does amongst our friends and visitors.
Next, a Storybook Shadowbox I built for myself. I had started acquiring a backlog of Tangled pins that needed a home. Standard fare for the frame, but the backing is a page out of a kids storybook. I really love these shadowboxes because I'm particularly enchanted with the artwork, but they're not the most efficient use of space - this shadowbox will max at 9 pins, while the Tangled shadowbox above will easily hold a dozen or more depending on how they're positioned. If anyone is interested in one of these, please let me know. They will likely cost a few dollars more than my traditional shadowboxes because I need to purchase more books to take apart. (This was the last page I had, and it's actually damaged - hard to see in the picture but it's torn.)
Last but not least, my first attempt at working with an 8" x 10" "cabinet" style shadowbox. This box has a hinged door that closes magnetically. I hated every moment of putting this stupid shadowbox together. The MDF backing was impossible to take apart, I got a nasty cut from it splintering, and the backing decided not to fit with the paper causing a massive headache as I tried to delicately trim it with an Exacto-blade. Having said that, I like how it looks now that it's done, and it will be a new home for my princess pins. I can't wait to see it assembled with my pins...
That's all for now!
