Friday, March 02, 2012

DIY Aviation Decor

I've been meaning to try a few pinterest crafts for our office decor and I finally tried out the "met.engaged.married" maps and I sort of cheated. We have an aviation theme in our office, so I used some high resolution digital files and just cropped them to the right size for our frames. My hubbie loved them because he loves all airplane related stuff. They took about 10 minutes total...a super-easy project that added a custom touch to our office. The best part...you can find the maps on the FAA website for free!

Then I stumbled across a pinterest aviation theme idea with the phonetic alphabet ...and made my own version. It is my first-even attempt at graphic art for our own personal decor (I've made cards,stationary, t-shirt designs, websites, but I've never attempted "art" for the wall). I used our office colors (blue and orange) and printed it on a full sheet of paper (using boderless printing).

The print I designed on Photoshop
The finished products are not that exciting in the photo (I didn't want to hang them up yet and the glare from the glass was a pain). I may update with a photo later if I can capture then glare free, but even with the glare, it looks like "real" art. Not bad for a Monday night project.

Finished frames that need to be hung someday

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