How to Make a Candy Wrapper Collage
Choose a style of collage., Choose a suitable backing., Hoard the materials for future collages.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Choose a style of collage.
By definition, a collage should be made up of several different pieces.
Those pieces can be made of all sorts of items, such as paper, yarn, fabric, stamps, magazine cut-outs, plastic, raffia, foil, labels, lids, matchsticks, corks, natural items (bark, leaves, seeds, eggshells, seashells, twigs, etc.), buttons, and so forth.
You can either choose one medium such as paper or fabric, or you can make an eclectic mix, such as paper, buttons and foil., While a paper or cardboard backing is the usual choice, the backing can be anything you consider will work well.
For example, a backing could be blotting paper, cardstock, fabric such as a piece of hessian (burlap), newspaper, old book covers, wood, smooth bark, plastic, etc.
If the surface is usable and items can be stuck to it, you can probably use it for making a collage., As you become more proficient at and enthused about making collages, you'll probably start seeing opportunities in all sorts of materials.
Be sure to keep a special collage materials box for collecting the pieces in. -
Step 2: Choose a suitable backing.
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Step 3: Hoard the materials for future collages.
Detailed Guide
By definition, a collage should be made up of several different pieces.
Those pieces can be made of all sorts of items, such as paper, yarn, fabric, stamps, magazine cut-outs, plastic, raffia, foil, labels, lids, matchsticks, corks, natural items (bark, leaves, seeds, eggshells, seashells, twigs, etc.), buttons, and so forth.
You can either choose one medium such as paper or fabric, or you can make an eclectic mix, such as paper, buttons and foil., While a paper or cardboard backing is the usual choice, the backing can be anything you consider will work well.
For example, a backing could be blotting paper, cardstock, fabric such as a piece of hessian (burlap), newspaper, old book covers, wood, smooth bark, plastic, etc.
If the surface is usable and items can be stuck to it, you can probably use it for making a collage., As you become more proficient at and enthused about making collages, you'll probably start seeing opportunities in all sorts of materials.
Be sure to keep a special collage materials box for collecting the pieces in.
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