What is a dream collage?
A dream collage is a powerful tool to help visualize your dreams. It’s a collage of photos, magazine clippings, drawings, words and anything else that relates to your individual dream. The collage is meant to inspire, motivate and encourage you to achieve your dreams.
Materials Needed:
• Scissors
• Glue stick
• Blank paper or poster board
• Magazines
• Computer and internet access
Step One: Dream
Before you can begin, you need to reconnect with your dreams. Start by making a dream list of all your dreams—both big and small. What do you want to do? Where do you want to go? What do you want to learn? List anything and everything that comes to mind.
Step Two: Plan
There are a variety of dream collages you can make. You can create a collage of all your lifetime dreams, or if that’s too big you can narrow it down. Some people make collages of their travel or adventure dreams, while others create collages for their family or business dreams.
You also need to be aware of your dream collage size. If you’re working with a large poster board, you will have plenty of room to display many dreams. But if you’re pasting it into a small journal, then you may need to create a collage specific to a couple dreams.
Step Three: Search
After you’ve decided on the size and type of dream collage you’re going to make, you need to begin your search for images, photos, words or anything else that relates to your dream. I recommend clipping out images from magazines or catalogs to use in a collage. You can also find many images online. If you have certain words in mind, you can type them into a word document and print them out for later use. For those who are a little more creative, draw or write a poem about your dream.
Step Four: Organize & Create
Now that everything is gathered, it’s time to organize your collage. Before grabbing the glue stick, spread it all out on a table. Then begin to arrange your collage with words and images overlapping each other, to make sure it all fits. Once you have it organized, you can start gluing the pieces down. Here is an example of a travel dream collage.
Step Five: Enjoy
With your dream collage finished, take a moment to look at every detail. Imagine yourself accomplishing those dreams. If you dream of visiting Paris and you have an image of the Eiffel Tower, close your eyes and imagine yourself standing at the top overlooking the picturesque city.
Place your collage in a location that you frequent often, like on your refrigerator or in a frame on your office desk. It’s important to take a moment every now and then to enjoy it. Let your dream collage motivate and inspire you to get out and accomplish your dreams.