A Shadow Box of Memories

Everyone is familiar with shadow boxes. They are used to preserve items from the past or present that are special.

My husband had the great idea to create a shadow box of memories from one of our family vacations to Disneyland. He told me this ahead of time so that I could try to keep items and bring them home with us. It was great fun to save things such as Mickey napkins, buttons, cups, ticket stubs, hats for the kids and so on.

When we arrived home and got our pictures developed; we took some of our favorites and added them to our pile. My husband then started creating our shadow box.
It looks wonderful and is a wonderful way to remember a special family trip we took together.

You can create your own shadow box easily enough. Just remember to save more items than you think you will need. It is much easier to pare down memorabilia than have empty space on hand that you need to fill!

Whatever your idea is for creating a shadow box; whether it is a family vacation such as ours was, baby memorabilia, family photos of the past, a sports hobby, or something else – enjoy the process as well as the end product.