I think, that since I bought my first winter purchase (a sheepskin on which to sleep) online, I have been growing increasingly more addicted to the special kind of gratification that comes with online shopping.
Never having to step foot in a store is a certain benefit for starters. Not having to travel at all to get a new product is another.
But honestly, probably the best thing is getting something sweet in the mail (that you may or may not have forgotten about ordering). Sometimes, just getting something new that is really cool is enough to perk a person up. So, in order to curb my online spending habit, I've decided to make some of the things that I want from online (or my own versions of those things). Now, if only I could send them to myself.
Lately, I've been looking at a whole bunch of different U.S. state prints. They've ranged from road map print in the shape of a state to highly stylized geometric state approximation. Some have little symbols for different terrain. Some, list all of the cities of note in the state. They are (excuse me, I'm already sorry) all over the map in style.
What I like the most about them is the idea of getting all of the states that I've lived in collected and having them as decorations. Here is what I have for myself.
Virginia
Delaware
I'm obviously unfinished since I haven't even started Oregon yet.
Super awesome! I want to copy this project. Let's have a craft date when you get back!
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