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DIY Watercolor of your Neighborhood!

I was gazing on Pinterest this morning and came across one of the coolest things I've seen in a while! What you can do on this website, maps.stamen.com, is enter in any street address and it will auto populate it and transform it into watercolor in seconds! Soooo cool, right? 

Here's what you do:
1. Go to: www.maps.stamen.com
2. Scroll down on the page to where it features the "Watercolor" map
3. Choose "Watercolor"
3. Enter your full address in
4. Select <image>
5. Choose the dimensions you want
NOTE** this is where you can have 4X6, 5X7, or even 8X10 dimensions
6. Click "Make" and save it to your desktop

Here are our maps for our AZ and MA neighborhoods!
I love it! What do you think? Will you do this for your neighborhood?
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14 comments

  1. Ceci BeanApril 11, 2013 at 12:10 PM

    That's actually really rad! Thanks for sharing!

    Just a note, the hyperlink you have is correct, but the directions state the URL with www at the beginning which is not needed/correct.

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    1. The MinisApril 11, 2013 at 12:59 PM

      Hey Ceci!

      Thank you for letting me know about the typo! I went ahead and fixed it! :D

      ~Cathy~

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  2. anneApril 11, 2013 at 12:55 PM

    This is so very cool!

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    1. The MinisApril 11, 2013 at 12:59 PM

      Anne, I thought it was too! Glad you stopped by!

      ~Cathy~

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  3. Meg KearneyApril 11, 2013 at 1:12 PM

    I can almost just use the one from your Boston Neighborhood!

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    1. The MinisApril 11, 2013 at 1:20 PM

      Meg!!!

      Haha you could! You're only like 1-2 streets away from where I grabbed this!

      ~Cathy~

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  4. Bright and Beautiful LifeApril 11, 2013 at 1:38 PM

    Yes. I'm going to do it. What a fab idea. So cute, too.

    Lori @ A Bright and Beautiful Life
    www.abrightandbeautifullife.com

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    1. The MinisApril 12, 2013 at 7:47 AM

      Aww, thanks Lori! Glad you're going to do it!

      ~Cathy~

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  5. Anne @ DomesblissityApril 17, 2013 at 5:25 AM

    Hi Cathy. I've never seen this before but what a great idea. Can't wait to try it. Thanks so much for linking up at Thriving on Thursday. I'll be featuring this at tomorrow's party.

    Anne xx

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    1. The MinisApril 18, 2013 at 8:03 AM

      Hey Anne!

      How exciting! Thank you so much for featuring us--I will be sure to check it out.

      Have a great rest of your week,
      ~Cathy~

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  6. LeahApril 24, 2013 at 7:02 AM

    Oh, I love it! This would make the best housewarming gift!
    Leah @ Simple.Home.Blessings.

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    1. The MinisApril 25, 2013 at 2:50 PM

      Aww thank you so much, Leah! I think that would be a FAB housewarming gift!

      ~Cathy~

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  7. AnonymousApril 28, 2013 at 6:49 PM

    I went on the site and couldn't find this. Everything was for purchase and didn't see anything with watercolor. Have they changed the site or am I just missing something?

    Lisa

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  8. AnonymousApril 28, 2013 at 8:58 PM

    Just realized that I was clicking on the link in the step by step directions and that goes to another place. The link in the first paragraph takes you to the watercolor part. Thanks for sharing!

    Lisa

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