DIY Inexpensive Fly Art
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DIY – Inexpensive fly tying displays
I recently discovered a way to decorate the walls with fly art. At the local craft store there are various styles of Shadow Boxes in the framing department. They are 40% off on a regular basis. On sale the large box is about $30 and the smaller boxes are only $20. Until recently I didn’t know they existed. They come in many different sizes, shapes and colors/stains. They all have about an inch of foam padding with material stretched and glued to the backing. The purpose of these shadow boxes is to place pictures or memorabilia onto the backing with push pins. The front lid opens with a hinge for easy placement of objects. I was overjoyed to find that they are perfect for securing hooks and thus make great displays for flies.
If you have ever been to a conclave then you know the framed fly art displays often go for high dollar. By using the shadow boxes you can create similar works of art for very little money. Below are a set of 4 boxes I put together. In the future I will be using this method to showcase my collectable flies from other tiers.
They also make great gifts!
Two shadow boxes with collectable flies from professional tiers. I have left space for future flies.
A collection of my first attempts at tying articulated patterns from long ago. Memorable only to me, ha.
A collection of saltwater flies.
Fly Art on the tying wall.
Zach . . . I did something like that recently for friends after a fishing trip. I put two pictures of the trip and a few flies in the shadow box and also had one of flies attached to the leader which I coiled up and pinned in place.
I did one a while back with some flies I had recieved from a swap. In fact, I suggested we do a display swap sometimes in which each person would send in their flies and $10 and I would get the shadow boxes and mount the flies and send them back. There was no interest though.
Here is the shadow box I did. It is on my wall at the office.
My stepson made this box for me for my birthday when he was in grade school. I think he got the box at either Michael’s or A.C. Moore. The gravel is from a pet store and he glued in the cool stick and grabbed a few of the flies I tied. You could do some pretty neat settings with a box like this.
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