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Upcycled Pallet Map Has the World on a String

Recycling pallets into other items, generally furniture of some kind, often yields interesting results. Combine this with “string art,” where string is hooked around nails to fill in an area, and you get something quite unique. As shown on this imgur set, or in the gallery below, the setup for this project isn’t too complicated, […]

Continue Reading March 16th, 2015March 16th, 2015 Jeremy S Cook3

Gorgeous Quilled Map of the World

25-year-old Minnesota native Amber Rousse made this gorgeous quilled map of the world, over a period of six months. She started out by drawing the map on thin cardboard. Then she tackled the land first, accounting for mountains by making taller quilled pieces. When the land was finished, she made large, gorgeous sweeping swirls of green to represent the ocean, and then filled in the rest.

Continue Reading June 24th, 2013May 22nd, 2015 Laura Cochrane9