DIY: Shoebox Diorama

This month’s project was to create a shoebox diorama of an important scene from a book.
I chose a scene from The Sisters Grimm series. This is a very simple and fun project that requires a lot of cutting, assembling, and gluing.

Materials/Tools Needed:

• Shoe Box
• Pencils
• Markers
• Craft paper
• Cardboard
• Scissors
• Elmer’s glue
• Spray Paints
• Precision Knife/Blade

Step by step:

• Get a shoe box, spray paint the interior if you wish and set aside
• With a scissor or precision blade, cut out small pieces of cardboard and craft paper to make mini books. Use Elmer’s glue to hold the pieces together
• Repeat step two to create picture frame. You can draw the picture on craft paper before or after gluing it onto the cardboard. We found it easier to draw the picture and then glue it
• With the precision blade, cut out cardboard pieces to make tables, couches, side tables, etc.

I had a lot of fun working on this project.