How to Make Quote Collage Wall Art from Old Magazines

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Let’s make some easy inspirational quote wall art! Start by gathering those old magazines, a blank canvas, and pick your favorite words of wisdom.

Choose your favorite quote. Or it could be a line from a book, a funny pun, or maybe a famous saying.

This is a simple and fun project to make with kids. They can make their own if they’re old enough to handle simple craft materials like paper, scissors, and glue.

Handmade paper collage wall art. Text on image: DIY How to make paper letter Quote collage. That craft site dot com.

Quote Collage Step-by-Step Tutorial

Supplies You’ll Need:

Old magazines
Canvas (or sturdy paper)
Scissors
Glue stick
Paint (optional)

Step 1: Find and Cut Out Letters

Flip through your old magazines to find letters that spell out your chosen quote. Look for a variety of fonts, colors, and sizes to use. Cut them out.

Advertisements usually have a large variety of fonts and colors, so don’t skip over them!

Scissors on blank canvas with wrapping paper and cut out letters around it.

Step 2: Prepare Your Canvas Background

You can either paint the canvas background to create a colorful backdrop, or glue on a piece of wrapping paper to serve as your base background. Choose whichever option appeals to you and allows your quote to stand out.

Hands placing green wrapping paper on the canvas. Cut out paper letters on the table around it.

Step 4: Position and Glue Letters

Once you have cut out all the letters, experiment with different arrangements on your canvas background. Play around with the placement of the letters until you’re happy with the overall composition.

Paper letter quote collage laid out on teal colored canvas with scissors and loose letters around it.

Step 5: Glue the Letters

Glue the letters in place. Press down firmly and make sure that the letters stick securely.

Paper quote collage on teal colored canvas with glue stick on the side.

Step 6: Add Finishing Touches

Ok, so I must admit something. After I glued on the letters, I had a bit of regret on how I positioned them. I shouldn’t have lined them up like that, but centered them as how I laid them out before getting busy with the glue.

It might have worked and look better if I had a larger D at the end of Good. To balance out the empty space in the top corner, I added a sticker of a pink hibiscus flower. It helped a little.

If you need to balance out the overall look, or to further personalize your collage, add embellishments such as stickers, or drawings.

Hand holding up a handmade paper quote collage with the text good things are coming in paper cut out magazine letters.

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