New Direction for Old Tables

Well, I’ve started a new little hobby! I have these two cheap tables I got a long time ago and I’ve had them covered with tablecloths. Well, since I have allergies and the cloth attracts kitty hair, I decided I’d either have to get rid of the tables or do something different with them. They were too ugly to leave them be without the tablecloths covering them… sooooo I took this atlas I’ve had forever and never really used, stained most of the pages with tea, some darker than others, and some I even used a little bit of watered down acrylic brown paint… to make the maps look old. I crumpled them up, tore them up, and laid them out to dry. When they were dry, I ironed them and used mod podge to slowly but surely cover the tables. I was sure to put cities and countries that have special meaning to me on the top. I let them dry and then put glass on the top... they look great in my apartment!! I love them!! And I'm excited to have found an activity that is fun, creative, productive and relaxing! I am thinking this may lead to more things in my apartment being covered with maps...