Sunday, January 18, 2009

The present


Remember when I said I had the present made for my inlaws? Well this is it. I had a picture I had taken of Junior during R&R at the airport, blown up, put on canvas and then had the water color effect done. It's hard to tell in this picture, but it looks amazing!!!! I was so excited I dragged it into daycare and had all the parents asking me about it. I dragged it to my mom's that day, and she loved it. My inlaws are lucky that I had two made or they wouldn't be getting a present.

Anyway, I gave it to them and they seemed pleased. They don't show a lot of emotion, and are a little strange anyway, but I was excited about giving it to them.

Anyway, I used Canvas On Demand and they were amazing from start to finish. I wasn't sure about the watercolor effect, so I put it on my order and they called and talked to me about it. They were right on. One thing I loved is that they kept me informed every step of the way during the order so I knew exactly when to expect my shipment. The price wasn't too bad either, since they had a get the second one for half off. The water color effect costs extra, so I wasn't too excited about that until I saw the final product. It was worth it.
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13 comments:

Missy said...

I am not sure how I found your blog, but am glad I did! I want to say Thanks for all you do while your Husband is away! I so admire Military Families. My stepson's mother is living at Ft.Hood. Small world! BTW, the picture is beautiful!

Old Cowboy Dan said...

PHOTOSHOP can do the watercolor effect and it can be printed on canvas grained paper.

Twisted Jess said...

Hi! I just wanted to tell you How adorable this photo is!!!

Guard Wife said...

That is a beautiful gift and that photo is priceless! How nice.

I'm glad you made two as well so you can show it off to EVERYONE!! :)

SCH said...

The picture looks amazing! It's priceless, and I'm sure they love it even if they don't show it.

Anonymous said...

great pic. the watercolor effect sounds interesting. i need to check that out. db

TJ said...

Oh my goodness that is nothing but beautiful! What an amazing gift and a wonderful picture you picked :)

Ellen said...

Be still my heart! That is such a beautiful picture!!

kbug said...

What a great picture...and present!!! I was just catching up on your blog and saw that it won't be too much longer till gunner gets home...that's great. We have at least 5 months to go for Seth, but the days are dwindling down. Take care and hang in there...it won't be much longer..... :)

Reasa said...

Beautiful.

Jennifer Bowen said...

What a beautiful gift! I'll have to check CoD and order a couple to try them out. Thanks for the recommendation. :)

The Mrs. said...

AMAZING! That really is beautiful. I have a picture similar to that with dash-2 and hubs... perhaps I should get one for the inlaws. If I liked them that much.

liberal army wife said...

that is such a gorgeous picture!

LAW