Maps

Combine Old Road Maps and Scrap Wood To Make Map Ornaments I couldn’t decide whether these upcycled map ornaments where mountains or trees. I think they can be either depending …

IKEA clock hack: The other day, I tagged along to my friend’s trip to IKEA. I had no intention of buying anything. Except perhaps some salt liquorice and pickled herrings …

Again I get to combine my passion for upcycling old jeans with my love of maps with this unique applique denim floor cushion. YEAH! I was rummaging through my fabric …

When I first started this upcycle I had no intention of combining my two favourite materials to repurpose; old jeans and maps. I was just going to repurpose a scalloped …

Using Road Maps For A Decoupage Glass Tray It’s my hubby’s birthday soon, and I never know what to get him. Because if he wants it, he just goes and …

With this craft, I have combined maps and Mason jars to make a travel-themed Mason jar bank. I’ve been wanting to do a Mason jar craft for ages. It totally …

As so many of the crafts on Pillarboxblue involve maps, I have decided to share with you my collection of free printable vintage maps. So you can use them for …

This vintage map heart garland is basically an update of the repurposed map decorations I made for my home over Christmas. I can’t get enough of decorating my home with …

I normally make my hubby something for Valentine’s day. Not because I’m a hopeless romantic, but because it also happens to be my birthday and I want to share the …

I don’t know what it is about old maps but I just love their lovely muted colours and the slightly yellow thick paper they are printed on. This year I …

I got the idea for this map rock keychain after sorting out my kitchen drawer. You know the one that you stuff full of things you don’t know where else …

A Cool IKEA Kids Table Hack With Maps Last month I discovered the most amazing site on the web Mapbox.com. Well if you have an obsession with maps like I …

When I return from special holidays I love to find fun ways to show off the photos. For our last trip, I made a unique map picture frame of our …

Map art: Would you love to have some personalized original artwork on your walls but don’t think your painting skills are up to it? That’s me! You’d love a portrait …

Ok, the idea is that when you buy something from IKEA that is unfinished you finish it! When I say unfinished I don’t mean the assembly bit I mean the …

Who doesn’t like receiving a bunch of flowers? Sorry to put a damper on things, however, eventually, they wilt and die. The flowers go from smelling lovely and sweet to …

Do you want to personalize a decoration or gift for someone special? Then make a DIY map ornament. You can use maps of where they are from, a favourite holiday …

I love maps and traveling. I decided to put all this together and make these unique luggage tag burlap pillows (hessian cushions) using world map fabric. These map pillows have …

Sometimes a little decorative touch can totally transform something mundane into something rather more remarkable. It can add the wow factor. That’s exactly what I did with my Ikea lamp …

This is a tutorial to make a cool map magnetic board and fun travel-themed pins for those with wanderlust. I love maps! Stick a map on something and all of …