I'm still determined to make a decoupaged map letter for my son like Francine did and I've been poking around used bookstores for a great old map. I've found some, but they were on the musty side and the colors were too faded for my taste. Then I remembered that Cavallini makes some great map wrapping paper which further reminded me how great (and cheap!) their wrapping paper is for framing as art.
We've written about this before, but it never hurts to refresh our collective memory. The first group of images above are examples of Cavallini papers framed and hung in nurseries and kids' rooms. The second are some examples of paper Cavallini sells - maps, natural history, ABCs, all vintage. The final image is a great alternative to framing them. Christy of The Adventure That Is Life made hers look like old school charts - see how she did it here.
Where to find Cavallini papers? Lots of stationery and paper stores carry them. If you can't find them locally, your two best online sources are Kate's Paperie and Touch of Europe (about $4.50 a sheet).
No space to fill on your walls? Jackie used them as drawer liners and now her undies are in Paris!
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I have a couple of these papers that I picked up in a great recycle store in Vancouver. I haven't figured out what to do with my Paris monuments map yet but I have an alphabet print similar to the second last picture (except in French) in my son's nursery. I LOVE their vintage-y feel.
A good art paper section is worth it's weight in temporary decorating gold! My son has the Cavallini alphabet and US state map and talks about them all the time. My favorite wall object right now is a reversible umbrella print by smockpaper.com.
I have the Abc in English and French, the vintage toys, French vegetables and Paris maps all in frames. I don't think I have room for anymore.
The calenders are also a great source of images for framing or wrapping paper!
great post! Cavallini calendars are pretty awesome too.
@KayaandPickle: which store in Vancouver did you go to? I'd love to pick up a couple of the papers for my girls' rooms.
@ heja: I do that too! Great minds, what?
We have the Paris and Tokyo maps in our daughter's bedroom, and people always ask where we got them! :)