World Map Art

Lindsey
by Lindsey
5 Materials
$30
1 Hour
Easy
I’ve always wanted a really neat piece of art work with a globe or world map. I decided to create my own rather than buy one new because I love to DIY of course. But even if I didn’t like to DIY, as long as you have a great world map stencil, anyone can do this. I'm going to share how I created my own world map art.

I purchased this natural maple board at the local hardware store.
The first thing I did was add the painters tape around the edges to create a “border.” 


I used this stain to create a rustic finish around the wood. After I added the stain around the border of the world map art, I added a little white wash to the middle.
Next I needed to tape around the white wash and the border so I could add a little gold accent.
At this point I wasn’t happy with the gold spray paint and how it blended with the outside border weathered oak stain. I decided to use a paint pen and outline the borders. 
I used a ruler and slowly started outlining around the gold spray paint with a black paint pen. 
Here we are, with the outlined border, and I wasn’t happy with it.


I used my world art stencil and a few spray paint cans to create a lovely world map.
This is what it looked like afterI sprayed the sea glass spray paint. I knew I wanted to add a little gold accent to the world map to tie the border colors in. 
Ok it was time to revisit the DIY fail border. I decided to scratch the paint pen border and spray paint over the entire edge with the gold leaf spray paint.


I'm still not happy with the border, but sometimes you need to leave well enough alone.
Thanks for stopping by and you can see all the details in my blog post with the link below.
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