Baby Pajamas Shadow Box

(I fuzzed out names for privacy - sorry if it makes the photos blurry!)

Today's post isn't really an art project

that you do with your children.

It's more of a sentimental project for mom

that your kids will appreciate.

Both of my daughters came home from the hospital

in these tiny pajamas and hats.

I have memory boxes for each of them

with my journals that I kept during my 2 pregnancies,

hospital bracelets,

first hand/foot print impressions,

a newspaper from the day they were born,

and a few magazines from that week

(to look back on later)

The pajamas didn't fit very well in the boxes

but I didn't want to just put them in the box of

baby clothes either.

I wanted to find a way

to honor that special day -

the start of our family

and

to celebrate their tiny selves.

I decided to frame their coming home

ensembles in these shadow box frames

from the craft store.

I replaced the back of the frames with a piece

of acid-free foam core and covered

each piece with art paper.

Then I used small map pins

to attach the newborn pajamas, socks, and hats

to the backgrounds.

They hang in our stairwell,

outside the girls' bedroom doors.

I pass them daily,

and give thanks

for my two sweet girls.