DIY cards

Went to a crafting weekend with my family and made a ton of cards. Got on Pinterest before to get inspiration and plan what supplies I would need. I used mostly scrap paper and pieces of maps and was given a box of cards to work with! My friend was getting rid of old work stationary and it was perfect for upcycling into these cards! I also repurposed an old frame into a gift for my boyfriend. Still have more cards to ad but here are a few of my favorites...as you can tell I have a bit of a map obsession! After posting my pics on Twitter Michaels contacted me to see if they could use them for a digital billboard in Times Square! Obv I said yes and they posted a few of my cards. 

Map Coasters

I made a set of these a while back as a gift and wanted to make more. They are really easy to make and since I have an obsession with maps I had plenty of materials to work with. I put these on my etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/listing/187695616/light-bulb-terrarium

Supplies: 

Wood coasters 

Glue

Maps

Mod Podge

Sponge brush

Scissors

Pen

Start by laying out your map and putting the wooden coaster on top. Trace the coaster onto the map and cut out the traced section. Place the cut out map on the coaster. It's best to do it one by one so you don't accidentally put the wrong cut out on the miss-matched coaster. Once you have cut out the maps and placed on the coasters you can glue them to secure and let them dry for a bit. The last step is to do a few layers of mod podge. Wait till the coaster is dried completely before adding another layer. 3 layers should be perfect!

Decorating the apt

I wanted to turn my room into an inspirational space for travel. I'm obsessed with map art and almost everything I make uses maps so I thought why not cover my wall in maps? The first one I found was an AWESOME junk sale purchase. I bought the US map at Junk Hippie Roadshow and really regret not buying the other one that was being sold with it! I had my sister write out Not All Who Wander Are Lost and then painted on top of it. The rest of he maps were purchased at Half Price books for $2-$8 each. The frames and art added above my bed are a combination of GoodWill finds, paint, and pictures I have made.

All our findings from Junk Hippy

Spent a few hours going through all the maps at Half Price Books but it was worth it!

For the maps I tried to use poster tape but they were too heavy so I had to nail them in. I cut them to fit together and hung them on the wall.

The blue frame with all the small pictures I glues twine on the back and attached my pictures with clothes pins.

The wooden frame was a garage sale find from my grandparents. I made the  calander from a picture I took at Coachella which I nailed into the frame.

The black frame was from GoodWill I painted and added the Lana Del Rey print that I printed from Archivers. 

The white frame is backed with burlap and I glued te screen printed whale onto the top. Bought the print at Junk Hippie Road Show.

The blue canvas was another craft I made. I took a blank canvas and glued pieces of paper from magazine cut outs to it. When I was done I put down scrapbooking letters on top of it to say what I wanted it to say. Then I took the paint and painted 2 coats on top of everything. I let it dry for an hour then I pealed the letters off. I made sure it was all dry then I did a layer of Mod Podge to seal it all in!

Supplies:

Old frames

Old maps

Scissors

Nails

Hammer

Twine

Primer 

Paint

Foam Brush

Canvas

Mod Podge

Clothes Pins

Pictures, Art, or Paper to display