Display Your Memories: 12 DIY Travel Shadow Boxes

Many of us are going on a holiday soon and some of us have already come back home. What’s now? Looking through your Instagram pics to memorize the cool days? There’s one more way to enjoy the memories, maybe a bit old-fashioned one but it doesn’t require any gadgets: make a travel shadow box! A shadow box is a great piece to display your best pics, some souvenirs that you’ve already bought but don’t need and even small items like tickets, cards and stuff like that. It’s an amazing idea to create a wall art that will fit any space and will keep your pleasant memories next to you all the time. You may go for beach or city shadow boxes, for nature or big city views and create a mood that you want. Whole displays with several travel shadow boxes, your personal photos and drawings will make your home more personalized and will create a nice mood. Take a look at the DIYs we’ve gathered for you!

Don’t hide your souvenirs in a scrapbook, make a whole drawer shadow box to enjoy your travel memories! You’ll need an old drawer, a map, your photos and some little memorable pieces: tickets, badges, magnets and cards and stuff like that. Read what to do exactly and enjoy making a whole map to memorize all your trips, have fun!

This shadow box is dedicated to a trip to Iceland, and we all know that this land is really special and amazing, so a part of the shadow box features rocks and sand – they are volcanic in Iceland, I bet you know that. You may also attach some personal pics from this place if you have them, here the author omitted them but I think they will make the piece more personalized.

I’m totally in love with one of these boxes – the Chicago one! it features many little compartments that make it not just a shadow box but an organize for all your little pieces, souvenirs and stuff like that. Get everything you have and arrange the items in a stylish way in this box! The second one, Bermuda, is rather impersonal – only letters and clay star fish are feature, make it more special yourself!

Make your memories last a life time with this cool craft! I love the neat look of this shadow bow and the idea of using maps and brochures to make it. You may also add some personal photos to make the shadow box more personal, too! All the parts are circles organized in lines, so chic and timeless!

These travel shadow boxes are organized with minimalist style – there’s nothing unnecessary here and no clutter. The beach shadow box includes only one photo and some little shells attached in one corner – so chic and so modern! The London shadow box also features one pic and some cards and British money for an elegant and casual feel. Enjoy!

Have just come from the beach? Make this colorful shadow box and enjoy the beach memories all year round! This shadow box is made colorful, with a map piece of the space (here these are beautiful emerald shores of the Gulf Coast) and some shells that were gathered on the beach. If you think that the backdrop is too bold, go for neutrals or basics. Have fun!

These shadow boxes are super original because they include photo in text looks, which make them cooler. Besides these photos, they feature tickets, personal photos, cards and even keys – pack everything you wanna pack that is connected to the trips!

This shadow box has its all: tickets, photos, a letter, shells and even some jewelry as the box is about a life-changing trip. Such a craft proves that even if you have a lot of items to include, they will all look super cute and fun. Put everything, which is important for you, inside and enjoy you memories!

Here’s a large shadow box filled with all the stuff London: a tube map, tickets, Polaroids, cards, coins, wine corks and much more! It looks super fun and cool and will become a real travel-theme wall art for any space. add a cool personalized touch to your space with such a shadow box.

Create a whole stylish display using a shadow box and some canvas prints created from your favorite photos of your trip. The shadow box features a cool vintage backdrop, favorite pics, money, tickets and other stuff. If you don’t have favorite photos or they don’t fit your display, go for printing out some famous photos that can be downloaded from the Internet.

This tutorial will tell you how to make proper collages for putting them in shadow boxes. They all feature maps of the places and some personal pics of the famous sight there. You may also add some tickets or some other stuff to them, too. Enjoy!

If you spent an amazing beach holiday and want to keep the memories, go for a beach shadow box! This shadow box features an ocean view, real sand and shells to feel like sunbathing and enjoying the sun. Looks so welcoming and cool!