Mini shadowboxes

I made these to start with, for the grab bag swap, but they were turning out so cute that I had to make a few for the STS as well!

The two with the flowers in the corners went out in the swap and the other two will be part of the STS.

I also did these two, which will also go to the STS:


The tiny tombstones are my favorite!

A few in- progress shots:

This should give a good idea of the size:

I was pretty pleased with how these turned out! Thanks for looking!

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They are wonderful!

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They’re so cute! Those are such itty bitty tombstones too!

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Thanks!!

So darn cute! They’re absolutely darling.

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OMGOMGOMG so cute!!!

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Thank you!!

The flies… :scream:

Are you covering little boxes with paper? They look too tiny to cover, but they are fabulous as a base!

I love these…the little houses are my favorite!

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Ack! These are delightful! The flies on the spooky one are hilarious!

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Very, very cool! That last one feels like a Gauguin setting.

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@AIMR I made the boxes from scratch using mat board, and yes, I covered them with paper. They measure approx 2 inches x 2 inches.

@TheMistressT i don’t even remember where I got those little plastic flies. :slightly_smiling_face:

Thanks for the kind comments!

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Very cute :purple_heart:

These are gorgeous. I love that deer so much. Its such a sophisticated Christmas item. They are all fantastic.

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SOOOO cute. Your embellishments are spot on! You have a real eye for composition.

What did you use for the boxes? Were they assembled by you? I’m curious how you got the paper all the way around the sides. :slight_smile:

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Ooh, that wintry one with the deer…swoon!

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I made the boxes out of mat board. And glue. Lots and lots of glue! :blush:

I cut a 6x6 piece of paper and scored it at the 2 inch and 4 inch mark in each direction. Placed the box in the center and folded up the sides to mark where they reached the edge of the box. I cut the corners out of the paper so that when laid flat it looked like a big + shape. The folded and glued.

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Thank you for all the nice comments!

I really love these! Great, simple scenes and so cute

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Thank you!! :smiling_face: