Zakat Collection Shadowbox {Tutorial}
Zakat is one of the 5 pillars of Islam and this shadowbox frame helps with a visual reminder of how much you and your kids have collected.
As Muslims we must give a certain percentage of our money away to the needy and less fortunate. We strive to donate at least 2-10% of the value of our possessions and income.
We try to make a new Zakat box every year to fill up by the year’s end. Okay, it’s July and we are just starting, but it’s never too late.
Be sure to check out past Zakat boxes made of wood, glass and even a recycled ice cream carton!
Supplies
Cutting Mat
Shadow picture frame
Ruler
Glass paint
Zakat print out
Quatrefoil printout out
Blue painter’s tape
Xacto knife
Recycled cardboard
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| Zakat Shadowbox Tutorial by A Crafty Arab |
Take apart your frame, you’ll need the glass for drawing and the back for a template. Set everything else aside in a safe location.
Start by laying out your work Zakat on the cutting mat and tape it down. Print out this pretty Green Eid quatrefoil patter here, and tape it down also. Lay your glass over both and tape it down securely.
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We alternated green and yellow enamel glass paint to fill in the quatrefoils in a pattern.
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| Zakat Shadowbox Tutorial by A Crafty Arab |
We used the purple paint to write in the word, Zakat.
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| Zakat Shadowbox Tutorial by A Crafty Arab |
Try not to move the glass at all or it will shift.
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| Zakat Shadowbox Tutorial by A Crafty Arab |
Let it dry a few hours, or overnight, depending on the amount of sunshine in your hemisphere.
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| Zakat Shadowbox Tutorial by A Crafty Arab |
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| Zakat Shadowbox Tutorial by A Crafty Arab |
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| Zakat Shadowbox Tutorial by A Crafty Arab |
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| Zakat Shadowbox Tutorial by A Crafty Arab |
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| Zakat Shadowbox Tutorial by A Crafty Arab |
Start putting money into your box and see how much you can fill it up!
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| Zakat Shadowbox Tutorial by A Crafty Arab |
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