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Craft Tutorials | Adult Crafts | Beach Crafts | United States Map Puzzle Makeover

United States Map Puzzle Makeover

Author by Amanda Davis on July 10, 2015 Updated on January 29, 2017

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I found one of those wooden U.S. map puzzles at a garage sale a while back. It was marked at a dollar because the small states on the eastern seaboard were missing. I’m pretty sure every puzzle that graces a garage sale table is missing at least one piece. I had an idea in my head for the pieces, but wasn’t quite sure what I was going to do with the rest of it. But that happens to me a lot. I find things that look interesting and figure I can turn it into something else later.

She takes one incomplete wood U.S. map puzzle and turns it into two projects perfect for your home! (Amanda Formaro, Crafts by Amanda)

 I knew I wanted to turn the pieces into map magnets. I’ve been picking up road atlases from garage sales and flea markets and planned to use those for the magnets, but it took a while longer to come up with the idea for the flag. My house is decorated with a coastal theme, so there you have it. A coastal themed U.S. map.

She took one incomplete wood U.S. map puzzle and turned it into two projects perfect for your home! (Amanda Formaro, Crafts by Amanda)

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I love the way they both turned out! The magnets are on my fridge (no idea why the mitten [Michigan] is hovering above Indiana and Ohio like it has its own thing going on) and they are always a conversation piece.

I chose bigger cities from each state in the road atlases to use on each magnet. You’ll notice that Utah actually has a different look than the rest. I did end up using two different atlases in order to have enough for all the pieces.

She took one incomplete wood U.S. map puzzle and turned it into two projects perfect for your home! (Amanda Formaro, Crafts by Amanda)

Even the teenagers check out the pieces and say they are “cool”. Boy that word has stood the test of time, hasn’t it?

She took one incomplete wood U.S. map puzzle and turned it into two projects perfect for your home! (Amanda Formaro, Crafts by Amanda)

The other piece has a spot in my built-in bookcase in the living room. It’s one of my favor decor pieces and I don’t think I could ever part with it. (Link to the tutorials below.)

More Coastal Decor

If coastal themed projects are your thing, you might also like this striped fish or my weathered beach signs. You can browse all of my beach themed projects here.

More Map Projects

if you’re map crazy like me your probably spotted the little map birdhouses in the photo above. It’s one of my favorites! I also love these distressed map coasters. More? How about this crackled vintage map for your wall?

Get the Puzzle Tutorials

I’d love to show you how to make both of these projects. I made them exclusively for Fave Crafts, so you can get the instructions in their free e-book here.

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Amanda Davis is the crafty, entrepreneurial mother of four children. She loves to bake, cook, make kid's crafts and create decorative items for her home. She is a crafting expert and guru in the kitchen and has appeared online and in print publications many times over the years.
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Filed Under: Beach Crafts, Decoupage Crafts for Adults, Home Decor Projects, Recycled Crafts for Adults Tagged With: adult, adult craft ideas, adult crafts, adults, america, atlas, beach, coastal, crafts for adults, magnets, map, maps, ocean, recycle, recycle crafts, recycled, recycled crafts, us flag

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  1. Julia from FaveCrafts says

    July 16, 2015 at 7:58 am

    Hi Amanda! This is Julia from FaveCrafts dropping by to say THANKS for mentioning our eBook! We are so excited to share these awesome projects. Most importantly, though, we are so excited to continue our relationship with you and show off your creative tutorials. Thanks for all of your support over the years (and can’t want to see what the future brings!)

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    • Amanda Formaro says

      July 24, 2015 at 5:45 pm

      Thank you Julia! I loved making those projects, they were so fun and many are displayed in my home. I hope your audience enjoys them. Looking forward to seeing you again soon!

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  2. Catherine says

    July 12, 2015 at 12:31 pm

    Very cool project! Luv-luv-luv it!
    Catherine

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    • Amanda Formaro says

      July 13, 2015 at 6:29 pm

      Thank you!

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  3. Morena says

    July 11, 2015 at 8:19 pm

    Love, love, love this!! So cool, to borrow a phrase from your kids. :)

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