Wednesday, April 25, 2012

DIY Fabric Map Art

Wednesday, April 25, 2012
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. :)




14 comments:

  1. Really beautiful and inspiring!
    Love the look of that pale blue frame with the canvas states.
    Thank you for the step-by-step tutorial!
    Love these!

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    1. You are so welcome! I like the pale blue frame too :)

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  2. I love this tutorial! We've moved a lot, something like this would be so sentimental to have. Thanks for sharing!

    Bobi
    http://westernwarmth.blogspot.com

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    1. You are welcome! I'm glad you like the tutorial, and it's super easy!

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  3. awhhhh I LOVE your version of map art!!! :o) I always love when you get to do crafting!!! I know how much you must need breaks!! And really, it is kind of great that med school has brought you to a different state and side of the US for that matter.... it truly is an adventure right?! :o)
    Jaime from crafty scrappy happy

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  4. I love it! I live in Washington and have been wanting to do some map art like this. However, I still live here and I'm on the other side of the state in the tri-cities. I love Seattle and all the towns right outside of it! I would definitely miss home too!

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    1. Thanks, Tori! Yay for meeting a fellow Washingtonian! I'd love to see your map art creation of our home state :)

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  5. This is great, and so creative! I love using burlap in any project! Thanks for linking it up at The WInthrop Chronicles!

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  6. you're too good! One idea that I've seen is placing a heart over the place where you live. :)

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  7. This is such a pretty art piece! I love the colors you chose, too! Thanks for sharing with us!

    Take care,

    Trish

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