Beach Vacation Shadow Box ~How to!

ByKendra Stamy Updated on DIY, Home and Garden
Beach themed shadow box. #beach #shadowbox #vacation

While in the Keys we made sure to hit the beach and while there, we also collected shells. Today I’m sharing how I made a beach vacation shadow box!

Beach themed shadow box. #beach #shadowbox #vacationAh yes, it looks so nice doesn’t it?! 🙂

What you will need:

Beach Vacation Shadow Box

A shadow box
Photos
Paper
Glue
Shells
Sand
Anything else that you may have picked up while on vacation and want to add.

So for my vacation shadow box I went to Hobby Lobby to see how much they would cost. Thinking maybe I would make my own box if they were to expensive. Well, as it turns out, the boxes they had were 50% off at the time so I just bought one. I didn’t think I could make it any cheaper.

Shadow box bought at Hobby Lobby

The color was a weird like green, that the photo doesn’t show at all. But no problem there, I distressed it just like I did this frame.   Nice huh?

Vacation shadow box, step oneStep two would be to gather up everything available for use in the shadow box.

Shells and sand Once you have your supplies, it’s time to start placing. I laid everything out before I glued. A mixture of hot glue and tacky glue was used to hold the shells and such in place.

shadow-box-with-sea-shellsNext it’s time to work on the back. I decided to only use one photo and I matted it with scrap-booking paper. 🙂  But, you can use several photos and make it a collage if you want to. The lighting washed out the paper so you cannot hardly see the colors, but I used green, peach, and blue to matte with.

IF Keeping the shadow box lying on its face, I poured 1/2 cup of sand inside, along the bottom. Then I put in some small shells also. Taped the backing to the back of the box and shut it. Voila!

A beach vacation shadow box I made with sand and shells from out trip to the Keys.My mom has a vinyl cutter and she cut the words Florida Keys 2013 in white vinyl, which finished the look wonderfully.

Beach themed shadow box. #beach #shadowbox #vacationI love the way my box turned out! My bathroom already have an ocean theme with the colors I have chosen and the shells I put up. Now, this box just ties it all in and well, makes me smile every time I enter the bathroom! Yes, I know that sounds bad lol.

Have you ever made a vacation shadow box?

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