Creating a collage

By Kristi Palma, Boston.com staff

Layer papers and cutouts from magazines, catalogues, and cardboard products from your recycling bin. Play around with their placement before gluing them down. Add words and hand-written elements as finishing touches. You can also add stickers and doilies if you have them.

Gluing tip: Always have a scrap piece of paper under where you are gluing to protect your table. Then just fold the scrap paper over before placing the next piece of art down for a new nonsticky surface to work on.