How to Make Souvenir Collages and Artwork - Turn Trash into Treasure

On a recent trip to Tokyo, Japan, I found myself with receipts and candy wrappers that I thought were too interesting to throw away. For example, the map on the receipt above from Maruzen book store was neat because if you searched for a book, magazine, or DVD at the store search kiosk a receipt would print with a map of the store and the location of the book.

There were cute candy wrappers with cats drinking soda for Japanese bottle caps candy, a subway train themed candy, etc.

I decided to assemble a souvenir collage using stickers, postcards, receipts, wrappers, and packaging. I simply secured everything with tape to a paper bag and hung on the wall. This will bring out your inner child and inner artist, and let you have fun. While creating I got the idea to buy fake flowers at the everything's $1 store and put inside a packaging box for decoration.

Souvenir Collages are a fun, cheap, and easy way to remember your trip and spend little or no money. This is an ideal activity for yourself or a family on a budget.

There was also a cookie box from my favorite cartoon Shin Chan. I added the remaining fake flowers to preserve the cardboard box as a decorative souvenir of my trip to Japan.