Great ideas, please keep them coming. To respond to the message about her sewing box, it was probably $5 at KMart in the mid 70's. Definitely not an heirloom! Moms idea of sewing was to repair a hem or sew a button back on. I honestly don't believe I ever saw her do anything crafty or creative. So I have nothing she made..... Her sewing box has a bunch of buttons that came as spares with blouses that she bought. Maybe I can see them in the outline of a butterfly( her favorite creature) and work from there. I love the idea of the shadow box! Thanks, and I look forward to more ideas!