Miniature Shadowbox

I like small shadowboxes and dioramas. This is a small shadowbox I build in a short period of time.

Shadowboxes are great for keeping memories, collectables, or miniatures. I personally like to create miniature memories with them. This one happens to have a small, dead frog in it. You can read about it on my blog: Ossa Piscium .

Step 1 Materials, tools, etc...

The first thing you need to do is gather the matrials and tools. I won't go into great detail here. The is the standand "what you need..." step.

Paint mixing sticks (thin, about 1/16" thick)
Plexi-glass (also about 1/16" thick)
wood glue
masking tape

Tools:
small razor saw
sandpaper
files
blah, blah, blah...

Comments

[paqrat]

A few years ago a customer in the antique store where I work told me that she went to yard sales and thrift stores and bought picture frames and then cut them down to make miniature frames and shadowboxes. This could be a more decorative alternative to the paint mixing sticks. A regular 8x10 frame could probably be cut down into 3 or 4 mini frames or shadowboxes.

[AndyGadget]

 
I'd never heard the phrase "shadow box" until I saw your your Instructable. Googling around a bit I see it's a general term for a flat display case and I was a bit disappointed. "Shadow box" conjures up a more mysterious, 'lost world' type image to me.
However, your frog in a box (and the coin) do just that.  Strange objects which have an unknown (to the observer) story behind them.  They have a sense of mystery and ethereality about them.  A small slice of someone else's memory which you can see but not touch.
It's my wife's birthday today.  We were out walking and I found a large, white snail shell of the type the Romans brought over to Britain.  It would be ideal for a shadow box.  I think I'm going to have to make one.

[SockKreature]

So true. The name shadow box should be used for a creepier item than a display case. Great idea with the white snail shell though. Post some pictures of it when your done!

[Ossa Piscium]

A snail shell would be an excellent subject. That sounds great.

[Zombie_BBQ]

Why a dead frog?

[Ossa Piscium]

Because a live one would be sick and wrong. ;-)

No, really, because I found this one many years ago and it just holds memories for me. That's all.

[carsoncool]

I get what you mean. I LOVE this. I'm gonna make one of these.

[Ossa Piscium]

Thanks for the kind words!

[carsoncool]

I actually think its pretty awesome how you decided to choose that. Im not sure what im gonna do. I think a beetle might look cool.

[Biggsy]

This is a beautiful little make, well done :) I love it

High five for you

[Ossa Piscium]

Thank you very much!