Make: Time Capsule Shadow Box

I collect mementos from trips taken with family and friends and from special occasions. When I get home, I then tuck them into a shoe box or train case thinking that I'll come back to at a later date, but forgetting them altogether. I've found that a time capsule shadow box is a great way to display these treasures and to share your stories. The idea for a family time capsule shadow box was born when cubes and I first moved in together and were cleaning out our closets in preparation for our housewarming, I came across two "old" brushed steel 11"x14" shadow boxes. (I use shadow boxes to house photos, trinkets, foreign currency, and more from trips. These two boxes were created to celebrate my MBA graduation and the first time the San Jose Sharks qualified for the NHL Playoffs.) I immediately thought about how we could repurpose these for the wedding sprung into my head, time capsules of our relationship to date. (The day before I'd just seen the Behi...