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I had these contemporary shadow boxes made so I could arrange 3-dimensional sea collages on the wall at the beach house.

The beauty of these stacks of shells, found objects, and vintage pieces is that two or more of them simply stacked together in a shadow box make unique and delightful wall art!

These are the objects I used in my four collages:

1. A vintage wooden egg crowns a sea urchin.
2. A baby nautilus shell balances on a sea star with another tiny sea star on the back surface.
3. Another sea star base, this time with a sea urchin, then a shell and finally a green vintage marble to top it all off.
4. On an antique wooden stand, a polished stone from the beach is nestled into a shell.

HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN 3-D COLLAGE FOR THE WALL

1. Use a purchased shadow box, a custom-made shadow box or simply a small wooden box (new or vintage) and just start playing around with some beautiful natural forms and perhaps add a fun vintage item.
2. Use museum wax, candle wax or some other type of soft wax made for temporary attachments to hold the stacks together. I also used wax to attach the little sea star on the back wall of one of the arrangements.
3. Hang your wall art on the wall in just the right place and enjoy it!