My husband bought me a nice metal sign over 2 years ago that said "And this is how they built the life they loved." She never assembled the original kit , so of course all parts that support the metal plate were missing. So I grabbed a box of shades, some garlands, these wooden clips, and Gorilla Glue and got to work. The length of the pins would only allow me to fit in the frame without the shadow glass, but overall it looks really good.