One of my favourite gifts to give is customized art. Since I am snap happy, I usually have a multitude of photos that are ripe for the picking each Christmas time to give to our favourite aunts, uncles and grandparents. If you’re talented and interested in this, you can easy make them not only for personal, but also for commercial use. Name your brand, design your logo and start a social media campaign on YouTube, gaining views for beginning. This August, on my parents 40th wedding anniversary, my sister challenged each one of our siblings to come up with 10 things we had learned from my parents. Some of them were more lengthy then others, but we found there was some commonalities between each of them. She was so pleased with the result, she asked me to make them into subway art on a canvas.
Growing up as kids, we always had the “Life’s Little Lessons” on the wall at the house and then cottage. My parents would frequently point to some of the verses as a little reminder. In return, we would highlight the “HAVE A DOG” since we did not have one. When the 40 Life Lessons were unveiled, they read each one out individually, laughed, and reminisced. My parents quickly were able to identify what author was which kid of theirs, and poke fun at the weird ones that were included!
My other great gift included photos of both of my children, and the other grandparent. I didn’t hear much about how it was received, other than a thank you. The next time I stopped by grandma’s house though – I noticed the photo collage had gained a spot of honour. Grandma hung it right over her bed. It was a proud moment to know she was thinking about those grandkids when she woke up each day.
These gifts have been some of the most well received that I have ever DIYed. This holiday season, you can order your favourite photos into canvas too – or use the funky Word Art Maker to make your own piece of subway art that will make you smile everyday. I’m currently eyeing up some of my favourites on Instagram in designing a new gallery wall for the wild+free farm.
a passionate recreation coordinator by day, crazy farm mama of two by night. i live outdoors: growing my own food, camping and hiking with my border collie with two active kids in tow. when I’m not writing, I’m experimenting with recipes, and crafts – or anything else that might keep the monkeys entertained.
Love this give away! I love the idea of giving away original and unique images as gifts.
Either in the hall or I might give it as a gift!
I’d hang this in my stairwell
I would hang it in my living room! THanks!
I would hang it in my living room
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Love this! I would hang something in the daily room. Thanks for the chance.
Living room or give it to my mom!
in my entry way
I would hang my canvas print in my bedroom.
I’d hang this amazing prize in my family room.
It would go in my Bedroom!
I WOULD HANG THIS IN THE LIVING ROOM
living room
LOOKS GREAT. would love to hang one in my living room
It’s so hard to choose! But most likely my bedroo!! 🙂
I would hang it in the living room!
I would hang it right in the living room where everyone can see it
I think I would put it in our den/family room.
Love the idea I assume that colour can be added too.
I need a couple of things to hang on our living room wall so this would be perfect.
I was actually thinking today that I needed more pictures in my living room