Comments on: Handmade Holidays: Recycled, Personalized Collages

By: Becky Striepe

Becky Striepe — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:59:00 +0000

Corrugated cardboard! Of course! Thanks so much, Lynn!

By: Donna Sangwin

Donna Sangwin — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:35:09 +0000

Thanks for this GREAT inspiration post! I love it so much I am adding it as a class at reCREATE Eco-Art Center this month.

Lynn gave some great alternatives to foam mount. We just will cut little pieces of corrugated cardboard, and glue them.

For the Canvas – we have LOADS of little 4×4 inch samples of flooring and countertops that were saved from going to the landfill.

I can’t WAIT to do this project!

By: Lynn

Lynn — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:38:15 +0000

I used to be a big time scrapbooker and embarrassingly, accumulated a ton of paper etc. Now I’ve switched to digital, but I still work at using up everything I have in other ways. Collaging (also known as mixed media), is a great way to do this.

You don’t need foam mounts. There are loads of possibilities to use. You can layer cardboard, use a flat button, washer etc. anything that can be glued to both surfaced works. The foam mounts are convenient but definitely not necessary.

The other issue of course is buying a canvas. You actually can use a box instead or a flat surface too.

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