Gifts Wrapped in Glass: Day 19

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It's a beautiful day to create something!

I have had a big bag full of flight maps that pilots use for a while now. My son is in pilot school and someone gave him a ton of paper maps that he isn't using, so he blessed me with them. I love their unique nature and beautiful soft colors.

My first thought was to do a paper mache project with them, which turned out to be a total disaster.

I happened to see this great idea on Hometalk, posted by Domestically Blissful. 

Then I came up with the Map Garland in a Jar.

These little rosettes are made from map pieces, glued and threaded on a ribbon.

I started by cutting the maps into strips 3" wide by 10" long. Each strip was folded into 1/2" accordian style sections.

I used a paint brush with Tacky Glue to adhere two sections together in the center.

Then I folded the sides together and glued them as well.

At times I had to glue the center together a second time.

Patience is a virtue in this project.

To finish the rosettes, I glued a metal snowflake in the center.

A hole was punched in the top of each on and they were threaded on to a narrow 1/8" ribbon.

I think I am going to love how they look on the Christmas tree. Tune in again for more information on this project, I am still working on it!

Meanwhile, this garland is a gift. I packaged it into a two quart Mason and added a piece of the map onto the lid of the jar.

I also made a paper snowflake out of the maps and used it as a gift tag.

A pretty bow completes the gift. 

Looking for more Mason Jar Gift ideas? Here's the link to the entire series:

31 Days of Gifts Wrapped in Glass

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