Personalized Shadow Box Bank

Never “break the bank” (haha) again -- with this personalized shadow box bank, just remove the back of the frame to retrieve your money!

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All you'll need:

• unfinished wooden shadow box frame ($4-$5 at craft stores)
• paintbrushes
• scissors (or paper cutter, or utility knife)
• scrapbooking paper
• stickers, markers, or anything else you’ll want to decorate your box
• your trusty Mod Podge
• sandpaper (optional)

Step 1:

Create a slot in the top of your box for the coins.  My handy fiancé helped me do this with a drill press, but I’m sure there are any number of ways to do it.

Step 2:

Measure the sides of your box, cut your paper into the correct dimensions, and attach with Mod Podge and a paintbrush.  (Optional: once it's completely dry, sand the edges for a neater look).

Step 3:

Seal the paper onto the box and add some shine with more Mod Podge and a large paintbrush.

Step 4:

While the box is drying, create the personalized background.  I used a piece of scrapbook paper adorned with a large glitter “M,” and then hand-wrote the rest of my niece’s name with a Sharpie (after sketching it out with a pencil).  

Step 5:

Reassemble the box, and voila! You’re done!