Picture Frame Box: How to Make it?

Hmmn, I'm not sure if it's a shadow box. I know it has four 8x10 picture frames glued or something together in a box shape and then you put something on top of it with a slit...

ETA: You use it to hold wedding cards

I found these instructions on the 05 message boards.


First I bought 4 8x10 frames and 8 metal 'L' fasteners. The first thing we did was put the pictures in and attach the frames at the top and bottom. I bought a square piece of decorative wood from Michaels and painted that black for the base. Hot glue the frames to the base. Then I cut a foam square to fit inside the top of the frames and cut the slit throught it for the cards. I cut a piece of cardboard the same size and cut a slit in that too. Glue the foam to the cardboard. Then cover the foam with material. This was completely trial and error. I covered it, then pulled excess through the slit so that it would cover the inside of the slit. I then cut that so that we could pull it back and tape underneath. You can either use a glue gun or clear duct tape. I took those plastic hooks (you can get them in target) and place them upside down on each of the backs of the 4 frames so that when you place the material covered foam in the box it doesn't fall in. You can modify this for whatever works for you! Good luck

Actually, FH and I were at AC Moore last night looking for materials to start some projects.... while we were there, we found a flower box made of bare wood! It was about 18' or so square. He's going to cut a piece of plywood out and screw it to the bottom and top and we'll cut a slot into the top and cover it with nice material..... after we stain it of course.

Then for the pictures, we'll get 4 assorted mat openings and, using fancy nails, just put the mats in between the corner pieces of wood! The box was $9 and we have scrap plywood.... just need to get stain and material for the top!

I'll post pics once we're done

NP - I'll even try to remember to take pics too!