Turn Accumulation Into A Personal Treasure
Even the most mundane items, if artfully arranged, can be used to create and interesting assemblage for display. We all collect something that is valuable only to us. While stuck away in a drawer it's just an accumulation, but made into an arrangement can become interesting.
Preserving Love Letters
Precious letters can be displayed in a discrete way for personal enjoyment. Arrange them in a collage fashion on the inside of a bathroom or closet door, on top of a dresser or trunk and glue them to the surface. Add a coat of varnish, polyurethane or shellac to preserve and protect them. Test the chemical over the ink on one letter to be sure it won't bleed before selecting the right coating.
Art In A Drawer
Create a diorama from childhood memories. Typical things found in a drawer might make a good collection. A collection could be remnants of ordinary things from your past, such as pieces of plastic doll furniture, a jewelry box with the dancing ballerina missing, a set of jacks, an assortment of Crackerjack prizes, a half finished embroidered lace handkerchief, a faded piece of patchwork in the works, or an assortment of buttons. Use these items to create a drawer for display. The collection can be made up of anything that holds memories for you.
Copyright Leslie Linsley, author
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