Learn in Diy, Crafts and Maps

5 DIY Projects to Use Your Old Maps

Welcome to Make It By Monday, GOOD's weekly DIY feature in which we curate, demystify, and add our own tips for craft projects from around the web (and our apartments). This week: Take your old maps in a new direction.

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This week, I give you my mad-dash Save-the-Date cards for my upcoming wedding in Italy. I wanted to incorporate a map of Florence into the cards, but not in an obvious or cheesy way. To tone it down a bit, I used the map to construct the envelopes ins

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I first discovered the craft potential of pinwheels when a friend's partner filled her garden with them to tell her he was surprising her with a vacation. But pinwheels, like these 

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This woven map basket from Make Projects can make for an uncommon and useful souvenir—especially if you make it using old su

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This map lantern from Stylelist Home makes for a quirky household accessory for both indoors and out. Cover existing light fixtures in

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This globe garland from Poppytalk can be used as a festive party embellishment or a scholarly household item. Add the globe

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