Looking for an adorable art project? Showcase where you’ve been with this DIY Heart Map Wall Art. This project is so sweet and simple! 

My husband and I have always made a bigger deal of our first date anniversary than our actual wedding anniversary (which happens to be tomorrow), and a few weeks ago we celebrated 10 years together! Woot! We are also not normally big on gifts, but in honor of this milestone I thought I would finally tackle a little DIY project I have been wanting to try for a few years now, ever since I spotted this pretty vintage map heart art on Pinterest (selling for $300!)

If you’ve ever read my Amazing Grace story you know that Chuck and I have moved around a lot in ten years! From Seattle to Saint Louis to Florida, we have shared no fewer than fifteen different addresses in six different cities, which pretty much made this the perfect gift! I printed a little phrase on the bottom–“it doesn’t matter where we go as long as I am with you”– but you could also leave it blank or write something in by hand. Other great phrases could be “home is wherever I’m with you” or “home is where the heart is” or just “places we love.”

Finally, in case you’re wondering, I got my frame on sale at Target for around $15.

DIY Heart Map Art

Gather the supplies: an old atlas, scissors, paper and glue.

Here is what you need:

old map or road atlas
acid free card stock
scrapbook paper
frame with mat
scissors
wrinkle free glue stick
self-adhesive foam mounting dots (optional)

Cut out the heart template for this cute DIY map wall art.

Step 1: Cut out heart template in the size you want.

Trace the heart outline on a map around a spot that's important to you.

Step 2: Trace template around the cities or places you want to include. These could be places you’ve lived, places you’ve visited, or simply places you’ve dreamed about going. I did six because that is the number of cities we’ve lived in, but you could just as easily make it work with 3, 4, or 5 hearts.

Cut a second heart template, slightly larger than the first.

Step 3: Cut out a 2nd heart template slightly larger than the first.

Trace the second template around a darker piece of paper.

Step 4: Trace template around scrapbook paper and cut out the same number of hearts as map hearts.

Use the glue stick to attach the map hearts to the paper hearts.

Step 5: Glue map hearts to scrapbook hearts.

Use glue dots to mount the paper hearts on your background.

Step 6: Glue finished hearts to card stock. I wanted a little more dimension so I used some self-adhesive foam mounting dots to glue the hearts to the card stock, but you could also just use glue or glue dots.

Use tape to secure the artwork to the mat in the frame.

Step 7: Secure artwork to mat and place finished artwork in  frame.

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Ruth Soukup

Ruth Soukup

Founder at Living Well Spending Less
Ruth Soukup is dedicated to helping people everywhere create a life they love by follwing their dreams and achieving their biggest goals. She is the host of the wildly popular Do It Scared podcast, as well as the founder of Living Well Spending Less® and Elite Blog Academy®. She is also the New York Times bestselling author of six books, including Do It Scared®: Finding the Courage to Face Your Fears, Overcome Obstacles, and Create a Life You Love, which was the inspiration for this book. She lives in Florida with her husband Chuck, and 2 daughters Maggie & Annie.
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