I asked for hints for a handmade gift, and I got Big Sur and the number 7!
WHAT THE WHAT?
I racked my mind and kept my eyes out for 7’s and anything Big Sur (Hello, I live in Florida, Big Sur is in California)!
I found it hard to find decorative numbers, if it is not for the front of your house. So when I found a big black ceramic 7 I had to grab it.
It sat around for quite awhile trying to motivate me to do something with it. Nothing was coming to mind!
Then at a flea market, my husband came across a 1966 arial map of mid-coastal California! Yes, with Big Sur smack dab in the middle!
I grabbed it!
So, I had the 7 and the map…what to do? I went to my map pinterest board to see what I could find!
Yippy, I saw a map used as a mat in a frame! How could I have forgotten about that?
HERE IS HOW I MADE THE MAP MAT FOR FRAMES:
First, the things you will need:
– Map
– Frame
– Mat (you can either make your own or not even use one)
– Scissors / X-Acto knife
– Graphics & Printer
Now lets Mat Our Map!
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| From Old Map Framed |
1) Cut the part of map you want to use.
Hint: If there is a special place…put it in a corner of the mat.
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| From Old Map Framed |
2) This is how I incorporated the 7 into the piece!
I found different graphics of 7s and then printed them out on sample paper to make sure they got on the right spots of the map. Then I printed them out on the map.
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| From Old Map Framed |
3) Once you have your map ready, cut the center out.
Hint: Just cut an “X” from corner to corner and you can just bend back the pieces.
This is my sample map and I cut the edges off to fit in the frame better. But the final map I used had very thin paper, so I just folded the pieces over.
I do not like to completely cut/destroy things in case the person buying or receiving my stuff, can change it around if they like.
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| From Old Map Framed |
4) Firmly fold down the map around the mat.
I did not glue it down, because the frame would securely hold it in.
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| From Old Map Framed |
5) And then you are done!
I ended with two of them, since I did a “practice” run first!
The practice one is done with scrapbook paper I got on sale for 25 Cents! I hope someone else likes the number 7!
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| From Old Map Framed |
BIG SUR!
I love how there is a circle about Big Sur too!
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| From Old Map Framed |
And now you have a “something special” frame!
We wish the recipients of this frame the happiest life together!
By the way, I wrote a special date on the back of the number 7 for them!
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My Gnome Little World 