One of my favorite parts of traveling is collecting memories I know will last a lifetime.
For me, this also includes putting together household decor that both looks good and tells my travel stories for me. I put together this list of travel DIY’s you can easily do at home based on things I’ve really done! All of these items can be found in my apartment and helps remind me of where I’ve gone and where I’m going.
I’ve also divided it up into 5 categories based on the type of souvenir that accompanies the craft: beach, maps, money, paper and other.
BEACH
- Seashell Jar
- NEED: Target glass jar + Seashells
- TIME: 5 mins to put together
- NEED: Target glass jar + Seashells
- Sand Dollar Art
- NEED: Sand Dollar, Target picture frame, mod podge, paint brush
- TIME: 10 mins craft time, overnight drying time
- PLACE: Sand Dollar from Florida
- TIME: 10 mins craft time, overnight drying time
- NEED: Sand Dollar, Target picture frame, mod podge, paint brush
- Starfish Art
- NEED: Starfish, Target picture frame, mod podge, paint brush
- TIME: 10 mins craft time, overnight drying time
- NEED: Starfish, Target picture frame, mod podge, paint brush
MAPS
- Wood Map Art
- NEED: Paper map, wood pallet, scissors, mod podge, paint brush
- TIME: 20 mins craft time, overnight drying time
- NEED: Paper map, wood pallet, scissors, mod podge, paint brush
- Map Canvas Art
- NEED: Paper maps, Hobby Lobby canvas, scissors, mod podge, paint brush
- TIME: 20 mins craft time, overnight drying time
- NEED: Paper maps, Hobby Lobby canvas, scissors, mod podge, paint brush
MONEY
- Coin Magnets
- NEED: Foreign coins, magnets, E6000 Industrial Strength Adhesive
- TIME: 5 mins craft time, overnight drying time
- PLACE: This particular coin is from Iceland
- TIME: 5 mins craft time, overnight drying time
- NEED: Foreign coins, magnets, E6000 Industrial Strength Adhesive
- Coin Wall Art
- NEED: Foreign coins, Target picture frame, E6000 Industrial Strength Adhesive
- TIME: 15 mins craft time, overnight drying time
- NEED: Foreign coins, Target picture frame, E6000 Industrial Strength Adhesive
PAPER
- Postcard Art
- NEED: A postcard from your trip and a dollar store picture frame
- TIME: 5 mins tops
- PLACE: Vegas
- TIME: 5 mins tops
- NEED: A postcard from your trip and a dollar store picture frame
- Jar of Keepsakes
- NEED: Paper stubs from your travels like train receipts, entrance tickets, etc. + a giant jar
- TIME: 5 mins to put together, can also keep adding to it throughout the years
- NEED: Paper stubs from your travels like train receipts, entrance tickets, etc. + a giant jar
- Photo Album of Keepsakes
- NEED: Bigger travel items that wont fit in the jar like city maps, Broadway playbills, etc. + a photo album
- TIME: 5-10 mins to put together, again you can keep adding to this throughout the years
- NEED: Bigger travel items that wont fit in the jar like city maps, Broadway playbills, etc. + a photo album
OTHER
- Mardi Gras Bead Shadow Box
- NEED: Beads and a shadow box
- TIME: 10 mins
- PLACE: New Orleans
- TIME: 10 mins
- NEED: Beads and a shadow box
Well there you have it! All the travel decor I have in my apartment is special because it brings back certain memories AND I get to say I made it, which is also pretty cool.
Let me know if you have any questions or just leave a comment of which one was your favorite – i’d love to know! As always, thanks so much for reading and I hope this inspired you to get crafty every now and then.
ALSO – let me know what you think of the circular photos. do we love them? hate them?
**Do you enjoy crafts?
**How do you display your travel keepsakes?
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