Day of the dead box project

I’ve enjoyed sharing cultural holidays with my little girl over the past four years, but Día de los Muertos is one that I’ve held off delving into until now. I recently wrote about my daughter’s obsession with death following my grandmother’s funeral last year. But I felt that after talking so extensively about the subject [...]

Use cereal boxes.

Nicho frames templates in Happythought Day of the Dead craft book. Nichos are ‘shadow box’ style frames that are often featured on Mexican alters, ofrendas or hanging in the home. They are traditionally made of tin or wood and decorated with sequins, glitter and beads. They usually feature a key object or central figure for whose honor or memory the nicho has been created.

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Mini Nicho Boxes!What is a Nicho box? You might be asking yourself, to keep it simple they are like a shadow box. Often used for Dia de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, is a Mexican religious holiday that is celebrated November 1 and 2.Items used:ImaginationScissorsAlcohol markers ink- Palette, hybrid acid freeSharpie markerCard stockAcrylic paintCardboard tubes (like toilet paper rolls work great)Rubber Stamps used Day of the Dead Sugar Skull set by Donna GrayCut th

Create your own nicho box, or three dimensional shadowbox frame inspired by the Latin American holiday the Dia de los Muertos. #dayofthedead #diadelosmuertos