Creating Dream Boards

Creating dream boards (or collages) has been something that has kept me occupied throughout my life. Dream boards can be made out of a variety of things, but I prefer using thick, mounting or foam-core boards that give something to grab onto, that does not deteriorate in the rain that quickly.

It is very easy to make your own dream boards. Flip through a variety of magazines and cut out the images you find suit your dreams and hopes the best. Then, cut and shape them to your liking, placing them in an overlapping arrangement on the board, eventually gluing them down when you finish the final concept.

After you finish this process, find words and quotes that you think suit the photos and glue them on top of the photo arrangement. You can add a border (like I did on the bottom of this one) if you would like as well! Go crazy with it and make it completely YOU.

After you are finished, you can stick it on a wall with double-sided tape or mount it somewhere for flawless grip. Many people enjoy creating dream boards for their therapeutic release and art therapy-feel. Having dreams is good, even if you may never achieve what the dream boards symbolize for you. The dream board example above features critical things that I feel I need in my life, in grayscale and sepia tones: love, intimacy, children/good parenting, adventure, money, relaxing places, strength, confidence, acceptance, beauty, laughter, activism and the ability to let go and appreciate the little happy things in life.