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C.R.A.F.T. #78: Interactive Travel Map

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I call this the interactive, travel, pin up map!
This map creates a fun, cute way to track your travels across the wonderful USA!
DIY United States cork board

Material for a United States Cork Board

  • cork board from Good Will ($2.99)
  • pencil
  • sharpie
  • ribbon
  • pins
  • stapler
  • Dremel – the fun, hand held power tool that cuts through everything

How To Make a Travel Map

Also be prepared to leave your perfectionist ways at home. You will drive yourself mad trying to make the outlines of the states perfect.

travel craft

Step 1 – Draw the outlines of the United States

I attempted to print out a template…but in the end, I traced the outside edge, and filled it in by hand. I recently found THIS template at Design Sponge. There are actually 6 templates that you tape together…I think it would be very helpful 🙂 p.s. erasing is not good… see south Texas.

Step 2 – Use the sharpie to make a dark outline

travel craft

Step 3 – Cut

Use the Dremel to cut the outline of the United States out of the cork board.

travel craft
travel craft

travel craft

Step 4 – Draw in the States

This is where your perfectionist tendencies need to go out the window. I free handed the lines while looking at a map of the United States. It was time consuming, but surprisingly relaxing. I used the Silhouette to cut out the flag shape.

Step 5 – Add Ribbon

Staple the ribbon to the back of the cork board, and hang on the wall.
travel craft
Start tracking your travels and pinning them up 🙂
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  2. This is awesome! I really like it.

    BTW, a bit of advice for perfectionists – reverse the map and do it on the backside of the cork for the large piece. Then, get yourself some old-fashioned carbon paper and do the states on the front.

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  11. So cute! Before I was married, my roomie and I had world map that we would guests write their name and flag where they'd been. Wonder if I could do this with the whole world….

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  19. Love this! My husband and I have a fifty states bucket list and this would be so fun to keep track of all the places we have been together. Thanks so much for sharing. Allie
    next2nothingcrafts.blogspot.com

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  20. This is awesome! We are redoing our kiddos playroom and I really want to add something like this to it! I love that the cork board came from Goodwill too…so thrifty!

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  21. I absolutely love this! My husband and I have been thinking about a world map to map our travels! The corkboard is just fabulous! Thanks for sharing!

    craftingismytherapy.blogspot.com

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