Ohio map, cut to the state line
Ohio has a lot of hometown pride and one very large football stadium. A laser cut Ohio map with a heart on Columbus, a Lake Erie cottage or the hometown in between is a gift that gets hung, not stored.
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Places in Ohio people ask for
What sells in Ohio
Ohio State is the biggest single market. Buckeye fans buy campus maps, stadium maps and Columbus neighborhood maps, often with a heart on the first apartment. Keep the city street map tight around the Shoe and the Oval. Miami in Oxford and Ohio University in Athens have their own devoted alumni.
Lake Erie is the summer market. Cedar Point, Put-in-Bay, Kelleys Island, Port Clinton, Vermilion and Huron. Families have cottages and boats there, and the shoreline makes a clean water layer.
Then the cities and the hills. Cleveland and Cincinnati sell by neighborhood. Cincinnati's hills over the river are great in elevation. Hocking Hills cabins and Amish country sell as getaway pieces. Golfers want Muirfield and their home club.
Friday night football towns are a steady niche. A hometown map with the high school stadium marked is a gift for coaches, boosters and reunions, and it orders in groups. Amish country around Holmes County is a getaway market for people who drive the back roads every fall.
Making a laser cut Ohio ornament
Ohio is roughly square with a wavy southern edge where the Ohio River forms the border, and Lake Erie along the top. The rounded, compact shape makes it a natural ornament. At 4 in, inside, use I-71 from Cleveland through Columbus to Cincinnati, I-70 across the middle, I-75 down the west side, and I-80/90 across the top. A heart on the town.
Lake Erie islands are a check item. The state outline traces the mainland, so Put-in-Bay and Kelleys Island fell outside it in our check, while Cedar Point was inside. Check the outline in the Studio, and use a round frame for an island cottage.
Scarlet and gray is the obvious backer. Offer a neutral too. Ohio has Michigan fans living in it.
Keep pins small at 4 in so the interstates around Columbus still read clearly.
Questions makers ask
Is Put-in-Bay inside the Ohio outline?
Not in our check. The state frame traces the mainland, so the Lake Erie islands fall outside it. Use a round frame centered on the island instead.
Can I make an Ohio Stadium map?
Yes. Search Ohio Stadium in Columbus and zoom so the stadium, the river and the campus streets fit. Put a heart on the stadium or the first apartment.
What fits inside a 4 in Ohio ornament?
The main interstates (I-71, I-70, I-75 and I-80/90) and a heart on the town. The Ohio River and Lake Erie already form the edges.
Keep going
Places to mapState mapsA US state outline as the shape of the piece, with highways, lakes and a heart on the home town.
Pieces to makeMap ornamentsA 4 in layered hometown ornament with a name and a year. The map most customers buy first.
GuideWhy Map Ornaments Sell (and How to Make the Math Work)Why map ornaments sell comes down to three things: a place carries a memory, the wood costs pennies, and the season does your marketing for you. Here is the math, the calendar and the ornament ideas to sell, plus the one part of the job that quietly eats your profit.Cut your first Ohio piece.
Pick Ohio as the frame, drop in the hometown, and see it in 3D before the laser does.
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