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Ring in Spring With Your Grandchildren
Create a "Welcome Spring" Collage
By Anne Culbreath Watkins
1. Get started: Using a pair of sharp scissors, carefully cut out your favorite pictures of flowers, butterflies, birds, outdoor scenes, mountains or whatever reminds you of spring. The more colorful the picture, the better. Be sure to collect enough pictures so that when you overlap them, you will have a large enough area to completely cover the background. You can make your collage as large or as small as you like. (Note: Remember to properly dispose of any waste paper or scraps.)
2. Design your layout: Lay the pictures on top of the background material. Don't worry if the edges don't match up, as you will need to overlap them anyway. Make sure all of the background is covered – you don't want any of it to show between the pictures. Let the outer edges of the design hang over the edges of the background. Once you have an arrangement you are happy with, carefully remove the pictures from the background and lay them in the same order on the tabletop.
3. 
Affix the pictures: Carefully smooth a thin layer of white glue over a section of the background surface. Don't use too much gle or the edges of your pictures might curl. Gently place a picture on the glued area, and smooth with your fingertips until the picture lies flat. When the first glued area is covered, repeat this step until you have fastened all your pictures on to the background. Glue down any loose edges.
4. Give it time