Tennessee map, cut to the state line
Tennessee is three regions in one long state, and people are loyal to their grand division. A laser cut Tennessee map with a heart on Nashville, Knoxville, Memphis or a Norris Lake cove is a gift that says exactly where home is.
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Places in Tennessee people ask for
What sells in Tennessee
Nashville sells to two crowds: people who moved there and people who visited for a weekend. Neighborhood maps for the first group, a downtown map with a heart on the bar or the venue for the second. The Cumberland River bend makes a good centerpiece for a city street map.
East Tennessee is mountains and lakes. The Smokies, Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge draw huge numbers of visitors, and a topographic map of the ridges is what they want. Norris, Douglas, Tellico and Watts Bar have lake-house families. Knoxville and the Vols tie it together.
Chattanooga sells on terrain: Lookout Mountain and Signal Mountain over the river are a natural elevation piece. Memphis sells by neighborhood and by music history.
Music fans are a market of their own. Memphis has Beale Street and Graceland, Nashville has Music Row and the Ryman, and Bristol on the Virginia line has deep country music roots. A downtown map with a heart on the venue where they saw a show is a strong anniversary gift.
Making a laser cut Tennessee ornament
Tennessee is the hardest state to fit in a square. It is long and thin, with the Mississippi on the west end and a jagged mountain line on the east end. In a 4 in square ornament, the state is a narrow band across the middle. Two good fixes: use a wide rectangle size for the piece, or go to 5 in so the band gets taller.
Inside, keep it to I-40, which runs the whole length through Memphis, Nashville and Knoxville. That one line connects all three grand divisions. Add a heart on the town. The Tennessee River makes a nice second line if there is room.
Orange and white for the Vols is the obvious backer. A whiskey-barrel stain behind birch is a good neutral.
A star on each of the three big cities works too.
Questions makers ask
How do I fit the long Tennessee outline on an ornament?
Use a wide rectangle size, or go to 5 in. In a square, Tennessee becomes a thin band, so the inside gets very tight.
What goes inside a Tennessee ornament?
I-40 from Memphis to Knoxville and a heart on the town. That one road ties the three regions together.
Can I make a Smoky Mountains terrain map?
Yes. Frame the park, turn on elevation and use several levels. The ridges stack well, and a star on Gatlinburg or a cabin finishes it.
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 Tennessee piece.
Pick Tennessee as the frame, drop in the hometown, and see it in 3D before the laser does.
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