I’d like to think I’m pretty good at geography, but honestly – there are times I get a little confused.  The other day the discussion centered on how close Iceland was to the U.K.  (Yes, I actually have those discussions with friends.)
I had to wait till I got home to locate an atlas to figure that out (1188 miles, under half the distance between Seattle and Hawaii).  The actual mileage wasn’t important, I was just trying to get a sense of where things were.
With this Map Laptop Case, however, I could have taken a look at this laptop sleeve …read more

When our daughter was young, we followed our trips on a United States map as we traveled.  (There were no GPS maps at that time!)  At home, we pinned the places we visited.  It was fun to see all the states and areas we visited, hiked, camped, explored, and climbed mountains.
Perhaps that helped to reinforce our memories, so that 40 years later, we still talk about those ventures across and up and down our country, traveling from our New Hampshire home as far west as Idaho.  These trips were for pleasure and business, and incorporated research for my travel writing …read more

Maybe you’d like to do the decorating project from yesterday, but would like to use an antique map. But maybe you don’t have an antique map. Read on…
There are many ways to fake the look of old ephemera for collage, altered books, and mixed media work. Now Luv2help on the TechEBlog has shared a terrific way to get that look for your digital work! Starting with a scan or digital file of anywhere (or anywhere that really isn’t), you can end up with a weathered, burned, stained old map. What could be better?

Probably better than using antlers in all of your decorating (sorry, Beauty and the Beast is on my mind recently!).
Actually, I really love the way these older maps look on tables, bowls, and more. Great gift idea for the book or map lover on your list!

Marajane01 gives us the lowdown on how she made her coffeetable.