Ideas and Techniques to Create Unique Collage Work

You can create endless collage projects to impress others. As there are variety of materials or mediums which you can use to create a collage, your art or crafts work is always a unique piece of art. You can use your collage work for making cards, decorate gift boxes, making wall hangings and etc.

Ideas and techniques to create collage work:

• A collage is your personal canvas, yours to decorate in any way that you please, and hence it becomes unique art piece.
• You need some basic materials on hand in order to get started, including poster board, scissors, colored pens and pencils, and some glue sticks.
• Arrange each picture and two dimensional object on the poster board before you glue. Try different arrangements until you get one that looks just right.
• For light weight and flat materials (paper, canvas, etc.) use Liquitex using the fluid or the gel.
• For heavy weight and 3-D materials (beads, rocks, etc.): Use Liquitex Gel Mediums.
• Collages are a great way to show the bigger picture, like a baby’s first year (or month!), or marathon training, or even your garden’s progress over the summer.
• After a fun vacation or a wonderful event, use collage gifts to enjoy your most-loved photos all together.
• Highlight your family trip or share a collection of your wedding photos with family and friends.

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Natural Electrolyte Replacement Drinks

Electrolytes are the salts in our body. The most common salts are sodium, potassium, and chloride located in the blood and cells. Electrolytes are important in keeping our body functioning correctly. Deficiency or imbalance of electrolyes can lead to serious conditions and thus we need to learn how to replace it with natural electrolye drinks which can be made easily at home.

Importance of Electrolytes:

Electrolytes are found in the body fluid, tissue, and blood which are chloride, calcium, magnesium, sodium, and potassium. Sodium (Na+) is concentrated in the extracellular fluid (ECF) and potassium (K+) is concentrated in the intracellular fluid (ICF). Proper balance is essential for muscle coordination, heart function, fluid absorption and excretion, nerve function, and concentration

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How to Bring Creativity and Warmth with Gift Wrapping and Presentation?

Wrapping the gift is just fun - especially if you can turn available materials into something cool. You need more ideas, though to bring creativity and warmth in presentation of your gifts. Whether you are wrapping a birthday gift, Christmas gift or wedding gift, you can use the ideas below and modify them for your own personal gift wrapping. Anyone can use these tips and gift ideas to make their wrapping more attractive.

For example, for baby gift wrapping, you just have to use baby images from cliparts or rubber stamp designs. Baby shakers, diapers, safety pin, or other baby toys will be appropriate for the gift wrap.

These tips can give you more ideas to bring creativity in your presentation.

1- Stitch it and make it special: Pick up a canvas sack at any craft or art store for a few dollars and stamp it with your own personal touches. Download a free embroidery pattern or draw your own holiday masterpiece. Trace the pattern with a transfer pencil and iron the drawing onto the bag. Using a simple chain stitch, make the bag festive and bright with red and white embroidery floss, rickrack or sparkly sequins. Looking for something faster? Print out a holiday message or the recipient’s name on transfer paper and iron it onto the bag. Remember that when you iron an image, it must be mirror opposite for it to read correctly  check your printer settings for options on how to flip the image.

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