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Give - Wondrous Words Word Cloud - Collage
"I made a 'Media Album' for my friend's birthday with photos of things that he liked, and that I felt represented him. He loved it!"
Step 1: Getting started
- Choose a space that you’ll work best in, away from distractions. You’ll need at least 10-20 minutes for Step 2-3
Step 2: Find your words
- Look through your magazines etc, and try and find single words or very short sentences. Try not to think of specific words beforehand, let ‘serendipity’ take a hand - that is, be open to unexpected discovery. This way, you’ll find words that you would not normally consider
- Try and find at least ten words, cutting each word out as neatly as possible
Tip: To get started, think about the person’s favourite things, and about what you admire in them or what makes you smile when you think about them.
Step 3: Create your word cloud
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Start to arrange your found words into a ‘word cloud’ on your piece of coloured card. The words in a word cloud can be stacked above and below each other, like our example above. Or try arranging your words at right angles for added interest, see below
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There is no right or wrong - experiment, to see what looks best to you
Tip:
A tiny dot of pritt-stick glue will hold words temporarily in place, until you’re happy with your artwork and can glue it down permanently.
Step 4: Send your card
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Post or give your card to your chosen person – or you could scan your card and send via email
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