I Made This: States We've Lived Wall Decor

The "states we've lived in" craft is pretty popular on Pinterest and I thought it was a pretty cute decorative touch that is a bit of a conversation starter. I ordered a Rand McNally road map off of Amazon, but when I got it the states were WAY too big. So I Googled some state outlines and printed out to trace over the road maps for cutting out. 

I easily could've just used those printed out shapes, but I just really liked the idea of using actual maps so forged ahead. I tried to make it so that the city printed on the map was in the right place. As a marker of where we lived, I used a heart punch on red paper.

Even though it took a little longer than I hoped, it was still a fairly low effort craft and I was happy with how it turned out. For the corresponding frames I dug up one of the Save The Dates from our wedding and made a super quick print out of "Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can't Lose" from Friday Night Lights which we are obsessed with. Eventually, I'd like to do a nicer version of that, but for the time being, it works. Altogether, this is now above our TV in our living room:

Theatre Review: Nice Work If You Can Get It

Kelli O'Hara was brilliant, but Matthew Broderick was so stiff and awkward that it brought down this incredibly charming production. 

I Made This: Canvas Wall Decor

I bought a few blank square 12"x12" canvases from Michael's to help fill the wall space above my couch. For the center one, I simply affixed a abstract print of the University of Texas campus map from City Prints that I purchased at Fab.com. For the other two, I used some white fabric paint to draw simple designs.

The whole project cost less than $10 (not including cost of print that I had and didn't know what to do with) and took all of 10 minutes- including slapping on the wall with some 3M Command Strips. Perfect for a rental where I don't want to spend too much time or energy for a temporary solution!