I finally decided that I need to finish at least 1 project around here, so I decided to tackle a photo collage. I have a ton of photos that are just sitting on my computer. What better opportunity to use them than a large blank wall? I chose some of my favorites (fall photos, and pictures of my cats [we have no kids, what else did you expect?]) and had them printed. I chose two of my most favorite pictures and had them blown up to 8×10 size. The rest are 4×6. **edited to add, the wall color will change, but I wanted to put something up in the meantime**
How I did it:
Tools you will need – hammer, nails, paper, pencil, tape, tape measure, and level.
Step 1: First, select a large blank wall and decide how much of the space you want to use for your collage. At this stage, I just eyeballed it.
Step 2: Then arrange your photos in their frames on the floor. (Sorry, I don’t have a picture of this stage.) This might take you several tries until you find an arrangement that you like.
Step 3: Take several sheets of computer paper and cut them to fit your frames. Lay them on your frames and mark where nail hole will be. This step is crucial if you want your collage spacing to be even.
Step 4: Tape the pieces of paper that represent your first row to the wall. Remember, this represents your final pictures, so you want it to hang straight. This is where the level comes in really handy.
Step 5: From your first row, measure next row spacing (and all other rows) and hang them. Again, use the level. If something doesn’t look right, don’t be afraid to just eyeball the placement. Its your eye that has to be pleased, because no one is going to go up to your arrangement with a tape measure.
Step 6: Hammer a nail where you have marked your nail holes to be. Remove paper.
Step 7: Hang your photos. Viola! Pretty photo collage!
I promise, this project isn’t as difficult as you might think.
