Collage or College

is it Collage or College?

 

sad but true, I have always struggled with which is which collage or college. sad because I have a lot of both in my life.

 

but spelling isn't everything. I'd be fit to argue that crafting is though! I finally finished so many wonderful projects this weekend, and am so excited to share them all.

 

First off this little project that I made last week for my best friend Emma for her college graduation.

I must give credit where credit is due, the idea came from another really good friend's present that she received from some of her amazing friends.

well Emma's been going to school in West Virginia for the last four years, and really made it home away from home, so for her graduation I compiled all of the pictures over the last four years and made them into a collage, in the shape of WV.

1. First I bought a cut out of WV from Craft Cuts, they have so many amazing cut outs for crafting...seriously anything you could think of. I painted this piece black so that any small spaces inbetween pictures wouldn't stick out to awful bad.

 

2. I printed out all the photos in black and white and started cutting and taping them to the board. This is the part that can take awhile, considering that most photos aren't made for fitting into the shape of West Virginia.

 

I wasn't too concerned with cutting them to exact shape at first. After they were all taped down I took a razor blade and cut out around the outline exactly so that the shape of the state was obvious.

4. I used a light sealant over the finished project to keep the corners of pictures from peeling up and sticking out. I found this UV-Resistant one at Micheal's, and lets all hope it stays true and doesn't turn yellow over the years (fingers crossed)...most any sealant does.

 

Not a very hard project as you can tell, but she was happy and that's all that matters!

I fasened a hook to the back so she can hang it on the wall if she'd like. This is kinda a tradition for us..over the years she had about 6 collages made of pictures. At some point I guess I'll have to quit with wall art and start with scrapbooks or something.