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Lock-of-Hair Shadow Box

Lock-of-Hair Shadow Box

by: Lisa Stiepock

I'm hoping my daughter will keep her gorgeous red hair forever. But I've run into enough people who say, "Oh, my hair was that color until I was 5" (or 6, or 16 . . .) to know how important saving some of these locks may be. The other day, I saw a photo of myself as a baby (cotton-candy fine hair fixed atop my tiny head with an enormous bow), and it gave me an idea for a suitably sentimental approach to keeping the tresses from my baby's first haircut.

Separate out one ringlet and, holding the cut end, comb it into a nice curl. Using thread, tie the ringlet at the cut end. Dip the tied end in glue and let dry.

Photocopy a baby picture to the desired size. Cut out the silhouette of your baby.

Cut heavyweight paper to fit your frame. Position the cutout picture on the paper. With a pencil, lightly mark the paper at the top of the baby's head where the curl and head will meet. Remove the picture and glue the ringlet to the paper so the tied end falls slightly below the top edge of the head.

With foam mounting squares, mount the picture on the paper (the tied end of the curl will be sandwiched between the photo and the paper; the foam squares should not be stuck on the hair). Glue a bow onto the photo, then frame your picture.

Lock of hair from baby's first cut

Sewing thread

Clear-drying glue

Photograph of baby

Heavyweight white paper

Shadow-box frame ($18 at joann.com)

Foam mounting squares ($2 per pack at joann.com)

Ribbon

Scissors or a craft knife; a pencil

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