Whether young or older, we can have fun making collages from the collectibles of autumn. 
Take nature walks, browse around your own yard, find memorabilia of other years and create lovely and unique collages on various backgrounds.
You might use fabric, cardboard, shingle, colored paper, foil, bark and other background materials.  If they’re too flimsy, put a firmer material behind them.  Then add leaves, pebbles, twigs, bark, paper cut in autumn shapes, burlap, twine, yarn and other objects that will combine into an artistic piece.
Sometimes you may have a theme.  Other pieces may be simply an attractive arrangement of the objects you have on hand.
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I marvel each time we have a yard sale the items that delight people who stop by, especially those into crafting. 
*One lady bought all the buttons my daughter had decided she could part with.  She told me she decorated clothing with them.  At a previous yard sale, a customer said she made Christmas stockings for sale and decorated them with buttons.
*A young man purchased a box of used crayons.  I asked if he had children who enjoyed coloring.
“No,” he replied.  “They’re for me.  I have some coloring book pages and am going to color them to make wrapping paper.”
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Many artists nowadays incorporate buttons into their mixed media and fabric art.  This photo reminded me of some of the lovely effects you can achieve.
The appeal of your art will vary depending on colors, styles and materials.  They also be memory pieces, using buttons from special occasions and from clothing of family members attire.
Some quilters/fabric artists use many buttons of various colors and types so these  nearly cover the piece.  Others use buttons simply to enhance their design or emphasize specific portions.
How have you used buttons in your art work?

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Preserving memories of ocean adventure (our theme this week) leads to scrapbooking fun.  What did you collect while you were there?  Do you want to save them where they won’t get lost.  Also, by preserving them in scrapbooks or collages to hang on the wall, these treasured souvenirs will be visible to show others or decorate your room.
If you haven’t tried creating scrapbook pages or collages, you’ll enjoy the fun.

Shells
Sea Glass
Drift wood
Photos
Grains of sand
Postcards
Sea gull’s feather
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Amusement park ticket

Now turn these into scrapbook memories or a collage for your room.  This can be an enjoyable vacation project when you get home.
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