Coastal Shadow Box

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  Step 1

  Gather supplies. This velvet lady in a shadow box was something I bought a couple of months ago at Goodwill. It was about $3.00. At some point, someone had made this velvet lady and stapled it onto the backing. While I can appreciate the effort, it’s not my style and since it was at Goodwill, apparently, its owner had grown tired of it.

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  Step 2

  Disassemble the shadow box. I removed the back panel and the wall paper that it was covered with. I then gave the entire frame two coats of white chalk paint.

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  Step 3

  Tape off the glass and paint the frame with white chalk paint. Because of how old the shadow box is and how the glass was attached I didn't want to risk breaking the glass to paint the frame.

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  Step 4

  Cover the back panel with burlap. I pulled it tautly, wrapped it around the panel and stapled it in place.

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  Step 5

  Hot glue the rocks and sea glass to the burlap in a slopping pattern.

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  Step 6

  Run a bead of hot glue along the inside ledge of the frame as shallow or as deep as you want it and immediately sprinkle sand over the glue. Shake off excess.

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  Step 7

  Paint a wood letter for a monogram. Attach a star fish with hot glue to the letter. Using hot glue, attach the letter to the burlap covered panel.

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  Step 8

  Reassemble the shadow box. I'm displaying it using a photo stand. I was a little worried that the weight of it might be too much to hang it on the wall.

  Buying inexpensive thrift store items that you can makeover is such a budget friendly way to get the look you want for less.

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