Day of the dead: shrines to remember.

From: Expression | Date: September 1, 2005| Author: Ehrsam, Gretchen | Copyright information

Having recently lost my dad, I wanted to make sure that my three-year-old son would forever remember his "Opa." What better way to memorialize him than to hang shrines around the house? After I did one shrine, the process became too much fun--it's been out of control ever since!

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Bottlecap Shrine 1. Stamp the Trapezoid Shrine with embossing ink and emboss with black powder on black card stock. Highlight with color...

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