Sunday, October 19, 2014

Halloween Shadowbox

Today, I am sharing my first ever shadowbox.  The theme, as you can see, is Halloween.  I was inspired by a project on display in my local Michaels, although their's was twice this size.  It took me quite awhile, so I am glad I opted for a smaller size!


I started by adhering a piece of Graphic 45 "An Eerie Tale" paper as the background.  I gathered a variety of product using Jolee and Recollections stickers, Tim Holtz vials and charm, cheesecloth, an assortment of leaves and some fall floral picks which I cut apart to use for decorations.


   A view from the top

  
In the next two photos, you can see a bit of how I decorated the inside parts of the frame.

 
Microbeads were placed in two of the vials.  On the larger vial inside the box, I gave the outside of it a coating of Golden Acrylic Pearl Mica Flake to make it look like the contents overflowed.

As you can see, there is a lot going on here.  I am pleased with the results considering it is my first attempt at this.  The only thing I think I may have done differently is to use a black shadowbox instead of the white.

We have a beautiful, crisp fall day today after a couple of days of summerlike weather.  I am enjoying the fresh, clean air.  I hope the week ahead is a good one for you and thanks so much for stopping by.
                                                                          

11 comments:

  1. Wow Patty! What a spooktacular scene you created! Right down to the little bottles of mircobeads! This must have taken hours!

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  2. Oh my, you simply rocked this gorgeous frame! It's so full of amazing details! I really love the cute spooks and all other elements that you've added!

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  3. Very, very cool, my friend! You did an amazing job on this! All the detail is just wonderful. So much fun stuff to look at!

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  4. So many spooky fun goodies! I love all the details! It's fabulous!

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  5. Ohhh...what a delightful spooky shadow box filled with wonderful goodies, Patty! This project will be a yearly treasure for your Halloween decorating! Well done...love it!!!

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  6. Wauw cool shadowbox you have made i love the details ...cool work!

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  7. Super cute - love all the detail you added to this. I have always wanted to try my hand at a shadow box-thanks for the inspiration Patty!

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