by Supriya Zen

Created on: March 11, 2010   Last Updated: March 12, 2010

Unique and intricate designs attract our attention the moment we see it. And most of these designs are hand made or work of creativity which are different and stylistically much better from the monotonous designs we find in almost every  store.
Collage is amongst one of many creative projects which will enhance the beauty of your bedroom and that too in budget . Collage is nothing but a combination of various things. One can use pictures , cut out from magazines,  stickers ,left out decorative items from christmas or any other occasion etc. It is particularly an arrangement of certain things in such a way that reflects one's views , feelings or attitute towards life.

As per persons interest here are some of the easy projects of collage for bedroom.

Picture collage is the best one can do for placing it in bedroom. Romantic pictures of couple together with cut outs from magazine or even old greeting cards will add beauty to your collage. Take a card board and stick a colorful used packing paper or gift wrap of desired size . You can also mix and match two or three wraps . It will work as background for your collage. Make sure that the background paper is not of bold prints or very bright color. Now start arranging your pictures tilting left , right, vertical and horizontal and try to cover blank spot all over. Now stick them nicely and in borders add satin ribbon or lace or any other recycled items you can get . Decorate it with stickers or cut outs from greeting cards , buttons etc.

Collage of your choice is another way to make your bedroom speak of who you are. If you are an artist or nature lover you can take that theme and design a collage . Take a cardboard and onto it stick any colored construction paper . Shades of green will speak more if you are a nature person. Now collect pictures of nature, mountains, your favourite place , scenic beauty, trees, flowers , animals , river, waterfall etc whichever inspire you and reflect a beautiful part of nature.

Now after collecting them , start placing them onto your sheet . You can also include quotes or inspiring  thoughts related to nature. You can also add real leaves dried or green whichever you like in the corners of the cardboard  just to give it a natural effect.  

If you are a fashion lover and follower then you can make collage in more stylistic way. In spite of the normal rectangle or square shape cardboard you can go for oval shape . You can also use paper plates preferably printed or any color and stick pictures inside it . Collect pictures of models, fashion shoes, sandals, bags , accessories , jewelery which ever you like the most and you can also add few stripes or swatches of printed fabric of your choice.

Creative collage out of paper towel tubes : Collect alteast 12 pieces of paper towel tubes and cover them with colored gift paper or any other colored paper as per your choice. Stick all of them together in line one after the another . Now at the back of it stick satin ribbon or lace making a loop at the top . This will give support to the collage and work as hanging . Next you can place pictures over it sticking them nicely in any pattern. For borders you can also use bird feathers of any color and stick them all around. This will definitely give your collage a vintage look.

Hand made recycled collages are the best way to represent oneself and is a great way to decorate your bedroom.

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