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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Wordy Wednesday: Collage Fun

I love to go out into my backyard at this time of year and admire the fall foliage. Jack and I have made fall collages for that past three years now.

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We wandered the gardens picking out our favourite leaves
and brought some inside.


We brought a LOT of leaves inside
(and a couple of flowers).


Then we carefully selected just the right leaves and voila

Jack's minimalist collage:


And mine:


I may have gone a bit overboard.

I think Jack has a better grasp of the concept of blank space than I have.

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19 comments:

  1. KiddothingsOctober 26, 2011 7:58 am

    Haha! Yours look a little bit crowded but lovely nonetheless! Love Jack's. Such a beautiful craft to do with the kids. I'll certainly try it with my kids one day! Thanks for the inspiration! :)

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  2. Cookie’s MomOctober 26, 2011 10:26 am

    Thanks, G! :) I was getting a little bored - Jack and I work at slightly different paces - guess I should have stopped at some point before completely filling the page!

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  3. BethOctober 26, 2011 11:33 am

    That really is pretty, Sue! How much you want for them both? Collages are about the only artsy fartsy thing I can do. Did you put a few flowers between some book pages?

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  4. Cookie’s MomOctober 26, 2011 11:48 am

    Thanks Beth! We didn't press them for this one, but we pressed our collages afterwards. Pressed Jack's by putting it in a glass frame. Mine was squished under a book. :)

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  5. LA BotcharOctober 26, 2011 12:05 pm

    Fantastic Idea!! My daughter picked a whole bunch of leaves, dried flowers, acorns and maple keys the other day, and they are all sitting on my front porch chair.

    I do believe tomorrow will be craft day!

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  6. Cookie’s MomOctober 26, 2011 12:21 pm

    Oooh, fun! You'll have to post a photo of her creation, Rory!

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  7. Rach (DonutsMama)October 26, 2011 12:51 pm

    They are both lovely! What a good idea.

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  8. JenOctober 26, 2011 12:55 pm

    Very creative idea!! I like them both :)

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  9. Becky JaneOctober 26, 2011 6:50 pm

    What a fun tradition! I think both turned out delightful!

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  10. Cookie’s MomOctober 26, 2011 7:04 pm

    Thank-you Rach, Jen and Becky! I love fall and I love it when Jack and I get to do crafts together!

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  11. AnonymousOctober 26, 2011 8:20 pm

    So pretty! Hmm, time to go leaves-picking...I hope we can find such an interesting mix of colours and designs too!

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  12. jacquiOctober 26, 2011 8:58 pm

    I actually liked both of them very much. If I did this (which I just might do!), I'd lean more toward your style. Sometimes, more is more!

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  13. StashaOctober 26, 2011 11:56 pm

    These are great. Nothing wrong with going overboard when it comes to art. Jack did great!!

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  14. Cookie’s MomOctober 27, 2011 7:12 am

    Thanks June. Have fun with it if you do try it!

    Thanks Jacqui! That must be what I was thinking: more is more. I like it!

    Stasha, thanks. I was really impressed with Jack's arrangement this year!

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  15. BarbaraOctober 27, 2011 1:17 pm

    I think there is nothing wrong with overcrowding it a little! What a great idea to do with kids.

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  16. AdoOctober 27, 2011 4:07 pm

    You are so so creative!! These are inspiring and really beautiful. Imagodothat. (-:

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  17. Cookie’s MomOctober 27, 2011 8:24 pm

    Barbara, thanks! :) Crafts are too fun!

    Ado, lemmeknowhowitgoes! :)

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  18. Mama, Hear Me RoarOctober 28, 2011 12:39 pm

    Jack did great! And so did you! What a lovely activity to do together ...

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  19. Cookie’s MomOctober 28, 2011 4:22 pm

    Thanks Mama! We had a lot of fun with it (and used up all the glue). :)

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