How to make a shrine

Love is important. *cue the cheesy 80s ballad*. Very important. No, I don't think I'm going to talk about relationships (even though I have lots of experience, right? eh heheh. naw.) I'm going to talk about the fangirling aspect of loving. When you love something so much, even if it isn't real, that your angsty teen heart trembles at the thought of it. One of the many ways to express your unending feelings is to dedicate a small shrine to it. Here is how to make your perfect tribute.

Tavi Gevinson's shrine to the band Hole

1. Decide what you want to dedicate it to. It could be a fandom ( I have a wall dedicated to Gravity Falls it's my Gravity Walls get it?), a person (Tavi Gevinson, Alex Hirsch, and Lin-Manuel Miranda all  have a place in me and Amazon's locker), or an activity ( I have a mini-shrine to theater and all of the shows I have been in). It needs to be important enough to you that you will feel much better when thinking about it. Again, the heart trembling thing I was talking about.

*heart trembling intensifies*

2. Location- Now you have to scope out a place to put all of this. If you are like me, most of your flat surfaces are already covered in stuff. Now I am moving on to covering my walls in tributes. Or you could put it on a desk, on a closet door, in the closet, bookshelf, window, wherever there is room! Make sure it is in a place where it won't be disturbed or destroyed.

Rookie Mag shrine

 

3. Gather-  Now that you know what and where, you need a how. Gather magazine clippings, print off pictures, gather toys, items, cds, dvds, etc.- anything that reminds you of your dear dear tribute. This is one of the most fun parts; you get to spend your undivided time with your loves and creating! This should take the longest.
 

Mini Day of the Dead shrine

4. Arrange- I've got a decorator mom. Our house is surprisingly nice looking because she knows how to arrange things. This is when you take all of your hardwork and location scouting and combine it to create the ultimate tribute, dedication, shrine to your loves. You can now look at it daily, pondering the greatness of who you dedicated it to, and the greatness of yourself because gosh dang, it looks good. Enjoy.

Mars Bar shrine by Annie and Eleanor Hardwick