10 cool things to make with maps
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Maps have such great memories attached to them, and they’re beautiful in their own way too. Dust off your well-used holiday maps or scour flea markets for character-filled vintage finds, then get to work on these 10 cool cartography themed projects.
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1.Recycled map garland
Via: seekatesew.blogspot.com.au
A fancy hole punch and a sewing machine are all you need to make these ethereal map garlands. Get the tutorial at See Kate Sew.
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2. Vintage map light shade
Via: theoryintransit.tumblr.com
Create a custom light fitting by layering cut paper circles over a ready-made shade.
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3. Map floral bouquet
Via: blog.idoityourself.com.au
A nice idea for a non-traditional wedding bouquet, especially if you met your beau while travelling. Take maps of significant places and form them in to paper flowers. Get the tutorial at I Do It Yourself.
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4. Map chandelier
Via: pinterest.com
Find yourself a wrought iron chandelier base and attach maps with fold-back clips for an easy, quirky bohemian look.
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5. Map letters
Via: www.instructables.com
They sell for a pretty penny in homewares stores, but with a little DIY you can make your own map-covered letters on the cheap. Get the tutorial at Instructables.
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6. Globe garland
Via: poppytalk.blogspot.com.au
Get Poppytalk‘s instructions for making these little origami globes to string in to a garland. They could also look sweet as shades to slip over your fairy lights.
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7. Cartography inspired nails
Via: scoop.it
Have the world at your fingertips (see what I did there?). The instructions for this map printed manicure seem deceptively simple, but we reckon it’s worth a go. Give it a whirl with this tutorial.
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8. Vintage map bangle
Via: craftstylish.com
Follow this how-to over at CraftStylish and you’ll soon be covering bangles with every cool printed image you find!
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9. Google Maps envelopes
Via: incrediblethings.com
So these are just a concept, at the moment – the idea is that you could use Google Maps to print an addressed envelope that also showed the route between the two locations. But you don’t have to wait for the app. Make your own by printing a map and following these instructions for folding a DIY envelope.
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10. Glass bead magnets
Via: letbirdzfly.blogspot.com.au
Beautify your fridge with Let Birds Fly‘s tutorial for making map magnets out of flat glass beads (the kind you probably have sitting in a vase somewhere).
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