Home is Wherever I’m with You

Does music ever inspire something you create? I’ve used song lyrics on scrapbook pages before, but I’ve never heard a song that has made me want to create something just to showcase the lyrics until now:

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros “Home” from Edward Sharpe on Vimeo.

Home is wherever I’m with you.

Love this line.

My husband and I have moved several times. We moved from Illinois to Atlanta, GA and now are back in Illinois. We haven’t really changed geographical areas as much as just moved residences. We are finally in a home that feels like ours. A home that I feel we will be here for the foreseeable future. I doubt we will live here forever, but we have no timeline to get out of this home like homes in the past.

As soon as I heard this song, I downloaded their whole album, Up From Below (Deluxe Edition) (all of which is awesome), and I started brainstorming how I could use that line in my home decor.

We had family portraits taken a few weeks ago and I decided to incorporate the lyric in that display.

I decided to add the lyric to a copy of a road map of Illinois. The frame I used is the perfect size for me because I was able to cut the map to include three cities in which we both have lived (and my hometown). I decided to use my foam stamps for the lyric. Well, three maps later, I needed a different solution. I found clear sticker paper for a printer and printed the words on that. Then I added the giant sticker to my map, framed it, and hung it up.


I thought I would share the document with the words with you here. It’s not fancy and you are perfectly capable of doing it yourself, but if you want the word portion already done, just download the file.

How have song lyrics inspired your own scrapbooking or home decor? Comment below or join the conversation on facebook or twitter.

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Stephanie