Remember last year when I made that great USA Map with reclaimed pallets? Every since then, I’ve been itching to create a World Map Wall Art piece on a smaller scale. Last weekend, I finally made it! And I just love how it turned out.
This multi-step process is fun and produces great results. My local lumber supplier had these great boards 11 X 24 for just $1.97, I couldn’t pass them up. I painted the entire board white, this is the color that I wanted my background to be. Then, I pulled out my Silhouette CAMEO and selected the World Map from the Silhouette Online Store. {Shape 17996}. Place your choice of vinyl on your cutting mat and watch the magic happen.
Once the machine finishes cutting, pull your vinyl sheet off of the cutting mat.
Your next step is to “weed” the design. This is the process where you remove the unwanted vinyl from your design. If you want your vinyl last a little bit longer, you can use the reverse design as a stencil as well.
Once you’ve properly weeded the design, you need to apply transfer paper to over your design. Transfer paper helps you to apply the vinyl to your board. I love that the Silhouette brand has a grid on it, that helps lining up your design.
Burnish your transfer paper onto the design to ensure it sticks well.
Now you’re ready to apply the vinyl to your prepped board.
Choose your second paint color and paint the entire board. Go ahead, paint right over your vinyl. It won’t hurt. Let it dry completely. While it’s drying, you could go clean up your mess or make a batch of chocolate chip cookies.
Once it has dried, peel off the vinyl revealing your beautiful world map wall art.
Add a saw tooth hanger to the back and pop up on the wall. Step back and enjoy the beauty.
I just love how this turned out!
THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED Now, about that giveaway for the Silhouette Portrait!! You can enter daily through 11:59PM EST on Wednesday, September 24, 2014. The only required entry is provide your email so that I can reach you if you’re the lucky winner. Keep in mind, the more bonus entries you complete, the better your chances to win! Giveaway terms and conditions below.
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I totally want to make some fun decals for my twin boys’ room.
I really want to make a soccer stadium sign (you know with home and away scores) for my son’e third birthday party, the theme is soccer.
Thanks!
I would make some fall decorations
halloween pumpkin vinyls
I would make something for my new apt
I have a totally bare wall in my office so I’d make something clever for there.
This is so cool! I love what you created!
Probably this world map! I love it!
I would use it to etch some casserole dishes for a christmas gift
The first thing would be scrap book pages.
stencils for monoprinting
I need some coffee related art for my kitchen, so that’s probably what I’d make!
The first thing I’d do with a new Silhouette is make some Christmas decorations! Thanks for the great tutorial and the chance to win a Portrait!
I would use it to etch wine glasses.
I have had in mind a large Christmas decoration brewing in my imagination for about a year now. Christmas Decor!
I would use it to decorate my daughters room..
The list of things I would love to do is so long!! But, the first thing I would do is create the templates needed to etch my kitchen canisters.
I would like to put designs on hoodies for my kids! Thanks for the chance to win!
I have two new family members so I will be doing alot more decorating for all the upcoming holidays! Banners, wreaths, table decor, cards are just a few things I will be making. A new cutting machine would really help
I would make decorative pillows
I am really creatively challenged (lol) but I have heard how wonderful this machine is, I would love to make some cool wall art with the split damask flourish, damask tile, and the love forever designs!
Some halloween and christmal vinyls! 🙂 Thanks!
I think that I would love to make a cute quote to hang above my photo wall in the hallway.
I would love to start making things for the new grand babie’s room. What a great product to do so much with!
I would make Christmas cards & maybe some ornaments too.
a baby scrapbook
I want to make a big tree to create a family portrait wall
I would use it to make Christmas gifts for my family.
cogge travel mugs for all the dance team moms for christmas!
I would make my daughters b-day invitations.
I would make invites and decorations for parties!
Christmas cards
I would make a fairy tale silhouette scene.
I would love to make some decals for my car!
The first thing I would like to do would be to make wall decorations for my grandkids.
I would like to make some neat signs for my kitchen.
What a great giveaway. I will make many decorations for my room.
OMG, halloween pumpkin vinyls of course. Thank you for the awesomeness, the contest, and generosity.
Some decor for our new baby’s nursery!
I’ll make some halloween decorations and some bedroom decorations for my son’s room
We just bought our first home, and I would LOVE to use this to make some DIY beachy decor!
Christmas Decorations
I would cut silhouettes for a quilt i would like to try and make
I’m thinking of using it for birthday parties decor, my kids rooms, kitchen–so many ideas! Thank you for the opportunity 🙂
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Thanks for your kind words, Kathy! Good luck with the giveaway!
I would make cat and tulip stencils to make a quilt first.
I would be cutting things out for fall pumpkins etc love this machine.
I plan on making Christmas presents, pillows and blankets, wall decor!
I would immediately start making holiday gifts. Appliqued t-shirts, wall art, cards, etc. I’m keeping my fingers crossed!
I would make some pictures for my son’s room. He loves trains and it would be so fun to have something on his walls!
The first thing I would make is a family name sign! Thank you for the giveaway!
I would make some decals for Christmas Gifts.
I would make birds on a wire for my girlfriend to hang in her newly decorated bedroom.
Hmm, not sure. But I know it would be greeting card related!
I would make cards and gifts for family and friends.
Thanks for the giveaway! =)
Something with Dinosaurs for our son’s room…he just cant get enough of them!
I would love to use it to make some Christmas gifts like wall decals, etched wine glasses and what ever else I could come up with.
Greeting cards or gift tags
Love this!!
I would make a sign for my kids’ teachers with their names on it! 🙂
I would make some Tinkerbell wall designs for my granddaughter, then start working on Christmas gifts. Thanks so very much for the chance.
Make a piece of wall art for my parents as a gift
I’d probably make a sign to hang outside my door.
I really like how you were able to make a world map with the silhouette! So cute and creative! (:
A Birthday card and invitations for my daughter’s Birthday.
I would make some hockey saying pictures for my son’s walls.
I’d love to give cutting fabric for applique a try!
If I won the Silhouette, the first thing I would use it for is to make scrapbook pages.
I have wanted one of these for so long, but keep trying to win one ! Love them..one day, maybe, I will be luck enough to win it! 🙂
I would make decals and cards
I would designs some cutouts for Christmas cards.
I would make crafts with the kids
The first project I would try with the Silhouette is templates for glass etching.
I would make designs for my newly remodeled bathroom
I love this idea. It looks great I would make some Halloween and fall themed decor with mine!!
I would probably use it for decals in my living room
I would attempt “matching” shirts for our family for family pics!
I would get a jump on Christmas present tags!
How cool! I would definitely make something similar for my boys room!
I’d like to cut some of my fun fonts and cut files for scrapbooking.
Some turtle decals for the reptile room.
I would make a family rules sign!
LOVING this Diy Map project!!
I would make pictures for autumn and winter scenes. I have other ideas too.
i would make some halloween decorations
I would make a Silhouette of my dear husband of almost 54 years to hang on wall in front of computer desk.
I would love to make custom art for each of my daughters’ new bedrooms!
I would make halloween decorations and some pages for my scrapbooks thanks so much for the chance to win such an awesome prize
I want to make a cling for a mirror in our entry way
i would finally get started on my Christmas crafting!
I would make a cherry blossom tree for my kitchen aid mixer.
I would make something for my granddaughters bedroom walls
Pittsburgh Steelers wall art for our family room! 🙂
I would love to cut out my boys baseball pictures and do a wall post of greatest hits ha!
I will make some Halloween decorations.
The first thing I would make is some Christmas Cards and gift tags.
I think I’d make our Christmas cards this year.
I would make decals to decorate my sons bedroom walls.
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Wow, I love this project! Although there are many things I’d want to do with this dream machine, One of the first would be a world map for our “travel room” I love it because you can really make it your own and aren’t stuck with whatever framed print you can find!
I would use it for Christmas craft projects
I would make fall decorations!
I would make somre sort of wall art first with it.
I would first make some labels for my son’s sippy cups and clothes that I send to preschool.
I would make fall decorations
I would try to make some wall art as well. My walls are too bare right now!