Craft Tutorial - How to Make a Moth Shadow Box

Hi!  It's Emily again with a Halloween project for The Graphics Fairy Crafts blog!

I've been looking for a project to use Karen's moth printables for quite some time now.  We're decorating the house for Halloween and I came across an old display box and thought I could make my own moth-friendly natural history specimen.  Here goes!
First off, I went to The Graphics Fairy and picked three of my favorite moth printables {here, here and here}.  Although the cream & brown moth variations were my favorites, I found that the more unusual & colorful moths showed up better and didn't get lost as much when grouped together.

I selected moths I liked then removed the backgrounds in Photoshop, and regrouped them.  You could just as easily print all three printables as-is and move on to the next step.

I printed my moth collage out on a cream colored card stock, which I convinced myself adds some depth to the lighter moths.  I gathered my shadowbox and my trusty blue scissors {pretend you don't see the dog-chewed handles, they're my favorite scissors and I couldn't throw them away after "the incident"}.

If you don't have a display box on hand, you can easily duplicate the shadow box look with a simple black frame and a thin layer of batting.

Cut the moths out of the card stock.  I also folded the wings in using a bone folder to add a little depth and so the moths would appear more life-like.

Then all you really need to do is arrange the moths to your liking in the box and group them with some other spooky decor!  I chose a cloche, a crusty old urn and a 1930's fortune telling book {wish you could see the pictures in that book!}

Thanks for letting me share this project with you.  I hope you enjoyed it!

Emily