DIY Fabric Map Art

I love thinking about home. For me, home is Seattle, Washington, but for now, the hubby and I are enjoying our time living in Albany, NY while I attend medical school. NY is the first state I've truly lived  in, other than Washington. I grew up outside of Seattle, went to college at the University of Washington {Go Huskies!}, got married in Washington, and lived there for the first two years of married life. Then came the acceptance to Albany Medical College and the Great Road Trip of 2010. We are loving life on the East Coast!

Thinking about my two states of residence, I decided to make a little "map art." Map art is all over Pinterest and blog land, but I figured I'd try my hand at making it personal. :)

I started with some map outlines from here. I printed them onto regular printer paper and cut them out. Then, I traced them onto some canvas fabric, and cut them out. Next, I lit a nice tall candle and burned the edges of the fabric. {Note: fabric is often flammable... I had a glass of water ready to dip my canvas in if flames became uncontrollable.} 

I figured that since my lines weren't perfect (it's kind of difficult when both states have islands), I could make it look more intentional with some fire. Plus, I like fire. It reminds me of campfires and s'mores and singing songs with my dad playing guitar in the summer. It reminds me of Christmas and being cozy in the winter.

Fire reminds me of home.

After singeing the edges of my two state cutouts, I laid them on a piece of burlap and placed the burlap + maps into this awesome frame from the Christmas Tree Shops that I painted and distressed. 

       

There you go! My map art of home. I will probably make some changes over the next few weeks, but I like it for now. :)

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