I got the idea for this project originally from Tatertots and Jello with her {Creepy} Halloween Specimen Art tutorial, and then I saw the awesome “Glitter Spider Art” made by Ameroonie Designs. I knew I needed to make a version of my own, and I wanted to make it interchangeable for the holidays. I’m thinking tree’s and snowflakes for Christmas, hearts for Valentine’s day, 3 leaf clovers for St. Patrick’s day, and eggs & bunnies for Easter! That’s why I used foam core as the backing, so that I can easily take them out and replace them with a new background or scene.. This project maybe took me 30 minutes at most, and added a nice touch to all my Halloween decor!
Supplies Needed:
2 t-shirt shadow boxes ($4 each at Michaels)
burlap
2 pieces of foam core
hot glue gun & glue
stapler
scissors
creepy critters
2 t-shirt shadow boxes ($4 each at Michaels)
burlap
2 pieces of foam core
hot glue gun & glue
stapler
scissors
creepy critters
1. Measure out enough burlap to cover the front. You’ll see I had to use 3 pieces to cover the white foam core. You will want to staple each piece to the foam core.
2. Next you will want to arrange your creepy critters accordingly, and then hot glue them on to the burlap.
3. Place the foam core in the shadow box *the creepy critters should touch the glass or come close to touching the glass. Seal up the box, add a picture frame hook if necessary, and hang them up!
Here is the finished project!
We placed them in between our bloody guest bathroom and laundry room!
Next year I’ll add aged labels to the glass frames that describes each of the creatures making it more like a “specimen” box than a creepy critter box!
