A shadow box is usually a picture and some three dimentional object like a baby shoe, or a stuffed animal, or anything that is decorative and meaningful.|||kinda both like you can put a picture and then like something that ties in with the picture like a rose in the box with it and display it like that here is a pic http://www.bfranklincrafts.com/Images/Pr... shadow boxes also tend to be a little bit deeper than a picture frame hope i helped|||A shadow box can be simply a photo or bit of art work with some 3-d additions to enhance the work like this one: http://tinyurl.com/yo8nyf


Or it can be a rather elaborate piece of art containing many different elements that commemorates a special occasion like this:


http://www.plannersguide.com/shadowbox.h...


Even the Military medal displays that some people do are considered shadowboxes:


http://tinyurl.com/yoqurs


So really a shadow box is more complex than a picture. It is like a collage that is as complex or simple as you choose it to be.|||A shadow box is used for knickknacks, displays and wall decoration.


They are also used to keep tools organized in a tool box or drawer.|||kind of both.|||It%26#039;s for displaying small items. Like figurines, or matchbox cars.|||A shadow box is a frame with an object(s) inside that makes a picture for decoration.