Traveletty DIYs with Maps
I love old maps but besides displaying them as art, I just have them folded up and stored in folders or boxes. I guess the most of us had a giant world map in their teenage room to dream about foreign countries and adventures. But we have to admit: that wasn’t the most stylish decor next to pine tree furniture, spice girls posters and neon teddybears. So I always had that picture in mind while thinking of maps used as decoration. But some of the following “decor it yourself” projects proved me wrong. For example, look at those adorable paper plane mobilés. Julia used maps of an old atlas to fold paperplanes. Have a look at the tutorial here. Imagesurgery is a company which does lasercut butterflies out of pictures, maps and patterns. Have a look at the stunning results here. If you are convinced and don’t want to spend a lot of money for a lasercut, there is a diy tutorial. And in case you are going to marry your backpacker of choice anytime soon, have a loo...