Diana's 2008 Hunt Memorabilia

 My dear & very sweet friend, Diana, 

recently found her one & only duck band 

while unpacking some boxes.

She wanted to somehow keep it safe,

so after going online, I found the actual certificate

that she received back in 2008,

as well as the duck stamp for that year.

This is what I've come up with for her.

For those that don't know, 

a duck stamp is bought by a hunter, which is their license,

that allows them the legal right to hunt ducks & geese in a given year.

Some ducks & geese are banded,

meaning a metal band is put around the bird's leg

and it has a unique number on it.

This number allows tracking the bird to see how far it migrated.

Unfortunately, the only way to track it is when it's killed

and the hunter turns in the band number to 

Wildlife & Fisheries, which begins the process of 

a certificate being generated that's given to the hunter.

Diana isn't able to locate her original duck stamp or the certificate,

which is why I printed them from the internet for this display.

It's actually a surprise.

She knows that I had the idea of framing the printed 

certificate & duck stamp with the duck band,

but she doesn't know that I've completed it all.

I'm really excited to surprise her with it today.

(UPDATE: She was both THRILLED & surprised to get this!!)

I found this 8x10 shadowbox at Hobby Lobby.

It's actually velvet adhered to styrofoam that you can pin things on it.

I used Original Gorilla Glue to adhere the certificate & duck stamp,

both of which are 1st glued to a piece of cardboard.

The Original Gorilla Glue can be used on any surface,

which made it the best choice in this case.

I decided to place a brad to hold the black twine in place

that I've tied to the duck band.

Thanks for visiting and have a very blessed day!

Lisa >^..^<