Miss Spring Shadowbox Art - DIY Tutorial

My name is Jennifer Carroll from Celebrating Everyday Life with Jennifer Carroll and I am so excited to be sharing this oh so sweet and simple shadowbox art project with you today! I’m a huge fan of Karen’s and am constantly delighted and inspired by the beautiful images that she shares on her site. Recently she uploaded this “Miss Spring” image, part of a four seasons set she’s been sharing over the last year, and I was instantly smitten by this adorable illustration. The colors are perfect for my home so I knew I wanted to do something special with it. The simple act of the girl “hanging laundry” is so endearing and I thought it would be cute to mimic that in how I display the print, and how better to do that then with a shadowbox?!

I added a few more bits of ephemera and a paper background to tie it all together and voila! a vintage inspired piece of art, a perfect addition to brighten my workspace for Spring! Here’s what I did:

{SUPPLIES I USED}

Shadowbox Frame
“Miss Spring” illustration
Scrapbook paper for background
A small piece of twine + map pins
Mini clothespins
Paper crafting embellishments
Manilla tag + bird stamp
glue dots and double-sided tape

{Step One}
Trim your decorative scrapbook paper to the same size as the back of your frame. Place a piece of double-sided tape in each corner to attach the paper to the backing.

{Step Two}
Determine the placement of your “clothesline” and attach a map pin on each interior side of your shadowbox.

{Step Three}
Trim your twine to your desired length and then tie a loose loop in the end. Then you can easily slide the loop over the pin and tighten gently so you don’t pull out your pin. Repeat on the other side.

{Step Four}
Attach your art and any ephemera you desire with tiny clothespins.

{Step Five}
Attach your additional ephemera to the background with glue dots (not shown) then place glass frame over the background and secure as directed (mine had little metal clasps I just had to bend back over the back of the frame).

And now, enjoy your art!

I hope you like my interpretation and presentation of the Miss Spring illustration and will put your own spin on it!

If you’d like to see a few more ways that I’ve gotten creative with images from The Graphics Fairy then be sure to check out my magazine: Celebrating Everyday Life with Jennifer Carroll. Each issue features some of Karen’s wonderful collection like these Easter Greetings as seen in the current March/April 2014 issue:

or these beautiful Valentine’s in the January/February 2014 edition:

The magazine is available digitally and in print from my online store. You can read all about it here as well as flip through a free preview of each issue.