Starbox

File this one under E.A.S.Y.

Bottom line- we wanted to bring a little bit ‘o Florida back home with us after our vacation this spring. You can read all about the trip here. While there, we stopped in a shop selling all things beachy and I snagged a starfish for a couple bucks. And thus began my hunt for the perfect shadow box. 🙂

This one came from our local thrift store and I  like it because it is square, so the starfish can sit smack in the middle, and its edges are kind of roughed up… looks a bit like driftwood if you ask me!

All I did was unscrew the back and take out the art that was inside… I’ve never seen anything like this before, but essentially, it was a piece of styrofoam with a raised and colored shell in the middle. Using a box cutter, I shaved off the raised part to make it as flat as possible.

Wrap that sucker in a little bit of burlap and you’ve got a custom-made mat to work with.

I attached the starfish with a little bit of hot glue, reassembled everything, and it was ready to hang!

The last thing I did was brush it up with a little bit of white paint- it was more of an ivory before and I wanted it to blend with the rest of the frame wall in the family room.

 And that’s it- a simple way to remember a great trip!

PS. I know I still owe you the big video montage… it’s coming, I swear. Maybe in time for next year’s vacation. 🙂 No seriously, though, I need to get on that. Just add it to my to-do list.