| The word "collage", as defined by the
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| | you're busy, buy the materials on one
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| Merriam-Webster dictionary, refers to "an
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| | day, gather magazines and decorative
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| artistic composition made of various
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| | items the next few, spend another day
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| materials (as paper, cloth or wood) glued
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| | cutting out items/designing the layout,
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| on a surface." It is derived from the
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| | and spend the final day assembling your
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| French verb, coller, which means to glue.
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| | personal masterpiece.
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| Collages are fun to create and can be
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| | 5. Create a place.
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| incorporated as a useful coaching tool.
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| | Create a quiet space and time to sit down
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| You might encourage your clients to make
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| | to work on your collage. Select the best
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| collages around different things,
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| | time of day and your favorite day of the
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| qualities, ideas, and opportunities that
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| | week that works for you. You may want to
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| they wish to attract into their life.
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| | play some relaxing music in the
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| These personal artistic creations are a
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| | background. You may want to work on it in
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| powerful way to make a statement about
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| | the early morning, at twilight, or even
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| what you want most. While there are a lot
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| | late at night. Pick a special time of day
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| of techniques you can use when designing
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| | when you feel relaxed and focused, but
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| and developing your collage, here are
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| | excited to use your mind and hands to
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| some tips to keep in mind.
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| | create your vision on paper. A collage is
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| 1. Laying the foundation.
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| | a wonderful way to invest in yourself; a
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| You need to find something to create your
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| | short vacation to visit with your vision!
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| collage upon. Poster board, which comes
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| | 6. Make it your own.
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| in a variety of sizes and colors, is a
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| | To make sure you are directly connected
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| good place to start. Large poster board
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| | to your work of art, include a photograph
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| measures 22 inches by 28 inches and is
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| | of yourself on the collage or sign your
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| available at any office supply store.
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| | name on it. This "ownership" will remind
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| White is probably the best choice since
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| | you that this collage is made by you and
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| you can add color, as you choose, to the
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| | for you.
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| background. You can purchase 8.5 inch by
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| | 7. Leave some space.
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| 11 inch packages of colored paper and
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| | Make sure to leave some space between the
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| place them in various areas on the white
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| | various items you place on your collage.
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| board to enjoy a multicolored background.
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| | The space symbolizes the space, clarity,
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| This is especially nice when it
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| | and even the room for growth that you
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| highlights or brings out the color in a
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| | desire in your life. Certainly it is fine
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| picture that you place on top of it. You
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| | to overlap items, however, don't cover
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| can also paint the background with a
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| | every inch of your poster board. You
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| design or solid color, or even use wall
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| | don't want a life that is filled to the
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| paper or other decorative scrap book
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| | brim with no space for welcoming in new
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| papers to create the background that you
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| | things.
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| desire.
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| | 8. Words are power.
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| 2. Materials, materials and more
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| | Consider writing phrases, verses, or
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| materials.
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| | quotations which hold special meaning to
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| You need some basic materials on hand in
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| | you above, below or beside the pictures
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| order to get started, including poster
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| | that you include on your collage. You can
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| board, scissors, colored pens and
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| | search for quotations on the internet by
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| pencils, and some glue sticks. A collage
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| | simply typing the word "quotations" in
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| is your personal canvas, yours to
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| | any search engine.
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| decorate in any way that you please.
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| | 9. Display your work of art.
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| Gather magazines and other materials from
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| | Place your collage where you can see it
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| which you can cut out pictures, words and
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| | every day. Spend time looking at it and
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| phrases. Add money or coinage, or the
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| | thinking about the meaning behind the
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| scent of your favorite perfume or cologne
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| | various pictures, words, and colors you
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| (these scents will fade with time). Add
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| | have chosen. Your collage isn't just a
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| colors and designs penned with colored
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| | dream, whim, or passing thought, but
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| markers or pencils, or even crayons. Add
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| | rather it is a living vision that you can
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| bits of decorative paper, colored string
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| | access every day.
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| or other ornamentation. Include special
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| | 10. Specialty collages.
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| photographs. You might even want to add
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| | There are so many things one can do with
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| pressed flowers, a small bag of beach
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| | a collage. One idea is to create a
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| sand or other small items which are
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| | collage in the shape of a life vision
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| important to creating your masterpiece.
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| | wheel. A life vision wheel is a circle,
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| Use whatever materials you enjoy that
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| | divided into 8 different sections. Each
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| will bring your vision to life. Make this
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| | section represents an aspect of your
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| multi-sensory experience all about you
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| | life. It might include: finances,
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| and your vision.
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| | spirituality, career, hobbies/interests,
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| 3. Its all about...you.
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| | romance, friends and family, health, and
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| Spend some time thinking about what you
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| | physical environment. You can make up the
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| want to put on your collage. You might
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| | number of categories that works for you.
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| have some preliminary ideas about colors
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| | You could tape several poster boards
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| and layout. After you have cut out
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| | together and draw a big circle on them
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| pictures, you can mock up your collage
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| | representing each of these areas. Then
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| and try laying out things in different
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| | you could create mini-collages for each
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| formats. Think about these questions as
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| | section. Or, you can create separate
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| you work on your collage: What do I want
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| | collages, each on its own poster board,
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| to attract for myself or for others? Why
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| | for specific areas you want to work on,
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| am I creating this collage? What special
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| | like your health or wealth. The sky is
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| meaning does it have for me?
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| | the limit. Have fun with creating
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| 4. Take your time.
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| | collages. They are a wonderful tool to
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| Rome wasn't built in a day and your
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| | support you in creating the vision for
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| collage doesn't need to be either. If
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| | the life you want to live.
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