Aug from Nancy Hills - DOD jabbering

 

Here is another dreamy design from Nancy Hills. If you have never done a search for her envelopes put it on your to-do list. They are inspirational.

Here's a random photo of some nichos in progress. Nichos are like shadow boxes or niches. If you Google *nicho* or do a search on Pinterest - there are a g.a.z.i.l.l.i.o.n. They are usually handmade or homemade. They are not like Faberge eggs or Tiffany windows. They are charming and home-spun.

I often save big sheets of brown wrapping paper from framing jobs. This one still has my name on it. I pondered positioning my name somewhere on the nicho. This one will have a small niche attached to the front. A lot of the nichos start with a basic box and I wanted a few of them to be wildly different.

Below is what the ofrenda looked like in 2010. There were 4 tombs made out of cardboard. I featured the crosses and will add garlands of paper marigolds and some other tchotchkes. I'm mixing cultures, using that word - but, I'm hoping none of you turn me in. 

Real time add-on - here's the nicho with the flowers - I still need to add tchotchkes.

The little tomb is made out of an egg carton, decoupaged with tissue paper and Elmer's School glue - the most humble of art supplies. 

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I have lost the source for this photo - it is the floor of a post office.

Sadly, I have not found a way to incorporate mail or stamps or envelopes into the nichos.