Crafting with Transit Maps

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craft project, crafting with maps, map crafts, maps, transit maps

I posted earlier about making coasters out of old maps. Two of the coasters weren’t “old” maps at all: I printed transit maps.

Crafts using transit maps look so cool and colorful. You don’t actually need to visit the city to get one! Most major transportation agencies post color route maps online. All you need is a color printer.

You don’t need special paper, the New York bus map above is printed on regular printer paper.

Map Coasters and Memories

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coasters, craft project, map coasters, map crafts, maps, Mod Podge

Picture this: new home, new coffee table. What’s missing? New coasters.

Yes, coasters, very important.

I saw lots of fun coaster tutorials online, but was really struck by these map coasters I saw from the San Francisco Chronicle.

Being me, I couldn’t just use any old map. No, I live for making things more difficult. I decided to use special maps, i.e. maps I had saved from past travels. They were in the closet anyway and free.