Shadow Boxes

One thing I really like to do with the Decor Elements is make shadow boxes with them. You just line the back with designer paper, fill the inside of the box with 3-D things, then place the Decor Element on the outside of the glass. It's so easy, and makes a great gift.

This is one I did as a birthday gift for a friend. I just got the artificial leaves from a craft store and hot glued them to the designer paper. Then I put all of that inside the frame, put the Decor Element on the outside, and it's done.

This next one is what I made for my BFF, Deb, for her birthday. She loves sunflowers, and I was pretty excited when I found these artificial ones. I decided that I was too messy with the hot glue gun, so I just strategically placed the flowers inside the frame, laid the designer paper over it, and then closed the back of the frame over all of that. It seemed like everything was in there pretty tight, so I figured it would be fine to mail.

Well, I was WRONG!!! After Deb opened her gift, she posted it on her blog, and of course, I read it. Here is what I saw!

Oh my gosh! Everything had shifted and I was mortified that not only had she posted it, but that she actually thought I meant it to be that way! I quickly emailed her and told her how to fix it, but she thought it looked just fine. Ugh! Okay, we have had many a laugh over that one. Then the other day she told me that the frame had tipped over and the flowers shifted again, into another "interesting" pattern. This is definitely the gift that keeps on giving. Moral to the story, use hot glue!