You know when you have a child, you get a lot of things while in the hospital. There are bracelets, pacifiers, little beanies among other things. These special hospital memories are perfect for fitting into a shadow box. I love these shadow boxes because it helps me remember those precious first moments with my babies. I have made shadow boxes for 2 of my 3 kids (My third child is only 10 weeks old so it's a little soon to make his box. I'm still using a couple of the items I normally put into … [Read more...]
Creating a Baby Shadow Box
The arrival of a new baby is an exciting time and definitely one that needs to be documented. Most of the items such as baby announcements and then the birth announcements will be arranged in a scrapbook. However, some items will not fit in a scrapbook. A shadow box is an ideal solution for displaying memorabilia such as these. A shadow box is simply a shallow box with a frame on the front. Items are arranged inside and a glass panel is placed across the front within the frame like a window … [Read more...]
