Make a Fun Pet Collage

Get crafty with some collage art

Fran Cane
(Lady Bird Design)

5.0 (328)

3k followers

1.5 hours $20

What you'll do

Searching for fun family-friendly indoor activities to do with the kids? Learn at your own pace with Fran Cane's on-demand pet collaging workshop and learn how to create your very own pet portraits using a range of collage techniques!

In this video tutorial, Fran will take you through the steps to create your very own original cat or dog portrait collage using everyday magazines and scrap paper that look like your pets’ fur!

You will also get access to:

Templates for three different types of pet collages
Step by step written and pictorial instructions for two different pet collages

Take the chance to build creative confidence and express yourself through collaging!

If you have any questions about the tutorial content, including any techniques that are demonstrated, please contact Fran. Fran would also love to see your finished artwork, please share on social media, with the tag #ladybirddesigncreative

Knowledge required

This is a beginner-friendly class, suitable for all skill levels!

What to bring

Old magazines with colourful images and/or colour patterned paper
A4 size thicker paper or card for each collage
Crayons, pencils or colourful marker pens (for the eyes)
A black marker pen
A Glue stick
Scissors
Cutting blade/knife and cutting board (optional)
Old piece of card or paper as craft working space (optional)

Your teacher

Fran Cane
(Lady Bird Design)

5.0 (328)

3k followers

Fran is an artist; an educator, neither overshadows, they simply entwine and enrich one another.

At a young age Fran discovered the value of creating art in her daily life. The act of art helped Fran express her identity. The process of developing an idea, especially with jewellery, seeing that idea come to completion by Fran's own hand filled her with satisfaction and accomplishment. Fran began to see how creating art helped other aspects of my life and learning.

Fran is inspired by nature, patterns, form and texture. Each created piece portrays a slice of life, a perspective of the world in which we all live. Her mediums span painting and jewellery to collage and stitching. They all bring joy, though not everything turns out how she envisaged.

In particular Fran sees the unique design and individually handcrafted nature of bespoke jewellery as an ornamental way of extending personal self-expression. During the creative process, she is mindful that someone will be wearing the piece and it will come alive only when it finds its owner.

Fran is most comfortable in the studio classroom teaching art than in any other place or endeavour. It fills her soul to help others learn by exposing them to tools, materials and techniques of Fran's trade and then develop their skills and confidence in the creative medium.

Through support, conversation and laughter, I set a welcoming scene of free expression.

Ladybird Design Creative Studio is the culmination of creating a life around my passions of art, jewellery and teaching. It frees Fran to take a piece of silver, blank canvas or paper, turn it into a beautiful thing and share it with the world every day. Fran believes now more than ever that pursuing one’s passions makes life more colourful and vibrant, gives us pleasure and purpose, but most of all it reminds us of who we are.

Fran would love to share the joy of creating and making with you.