Showing posts with label artwork. Show all posts
Showing posts with label artwork. Show all posts

Friday, 27 July 2012

Fridge Friday...





 
This month my fridge is proudly displaying E's artwork from nursery, including stencil painting, potato printing and a beautiful framed handprint.

It is also showing off some lovely graphics work B has done on the computer at school and in the top right a picture of the fabulous den that he and his best friend built in the playground in the last week of term!

Taking centre stage we have B's certificate from when he was 'Friday's Special person' a few weeks ago and his latest 'star of the week' award for being very helpful...
Dotted inbetween my children's 'trophy’s' we have some photos, including one of B in the bath (this is about four and a half years old but has been on our fridge as long as I can remember!) and some of our recent trips to Chester Zoo and Gulliver's world...
Filling in the spaces are...

the Olympic Tickets being held on by a very specal London2012 snowglobe (We're rather excited!)

...a Free pass to Blackpool water park that we won in the raffle at the school fair

...and of course tonight’s winning Euromillion’s ticket*


So that is the My Mummy's Pennies Family Fridge in July! Please do feel free to join in and leave your link below, don't forget to grab the badge!


I will return with a fridge door full of new favourites in August.


*disclaimer - this may be wishful thinking on my part.


 So what is Fridge Friday all about?

Well, Having two young children, one in school and one in nursery, they are constantly bringing home lovely pictures, creations and certificates of their achievements and I love to put them up on the fridge door to show them off along with some pictures of our days out. It's become a tradition now and if they come home from school or nursery with something they are proud of they immediately ask if it can be put up (Well B asks, E just toddles in to the kitchen and points!)

But, as there is limited space I regularly have to take things down to make room for more and I recently realised that I am not keeping a record of these lovely makeshift displays. So I decided I wanted to do something to capture it. I came up with the idea of doing a monthly post on the last Friday of each month where I take a snapshot of the current adornments of the fridge and document what is being displayed.

I also though I'd try a linky (my first) to see if anyone else fancied joining in? You don't have to link to a blog post it could just be a picture on twitter or whatever you like, so why not share your family's Fridge displays?


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Sunday, 8 July 2012

Hello Canvas Review and Giveaway...


 
Like most Mummies I love taking photos of my children. You may even say I'm slightly obsessed! I recently transferred the last four year's photos over to an external hard-drive and even I was surprised at how many there were! Just over twenty one thousand!

Having all these pictures that are of full of precious memories hidden away in a computer seems such a shame so I like to have as many on display as possible. One way I love to display them is on Canvas's, as well as a great way of showing of my favourite pictures, it also brightens up dull and boring walls.

I was delighted to be offered a canvas to review from HelloCanvas!

After spending a few hours going though photographs (I love doing this, I rediscovered lots of great shots I’d forgotten about and they brought some beautiful memories to mind) I decided to go for something a bit different this time. So instead of a a portrait of my children, (as we have many of these hanging on our walls) I decided to go for something a bit more arty...

Over the Jubilee weekend last month we had a family day out to our local park and had a ride on a lovely old fashioned tram, I got some lovely pictures and there was one that really stood out, Elizabeth is standing in front of the tram waving her flag and it just looks so timeless!

So after choosing the picture I couldn't wait to see what it looked like on canvas, and luckily I didn't have to wait long at all as less than a week later a very exciting package arrived...

The first thing I noticed was the quality, the 1.2 inch frame is sturdy and well made and the 100% Canvas is strong and smooth. The printing of the image is impeccable and I love the way the image wraps around the edges of the frame, this is really striking!

I couldn't wait to put it up on the wall, it came 'ready to hang' so took just a moment and as soon as I did I fell even more in love with it!

The Canvas is a really good size ( 20" by 28" ) and the printing is so professional you wouldn't believe that the image originated from a snapshot on my phone in the Park! At just £39 this is a real bargain, it could easily be mistaken for a piece of artwork costing double that.

Hello Canvas has a wide range of sizes to suit every budget starting at just £13 and delivery is free and with you within a week! Perfect if you've left ordering a gift until the last minute!

As well as offering such amazing quality at surprisingly good prices they also offer some fabulous extra services. Red eye removal, Date removal and a choice of Colour, Black & White or Sepia are all free of charge. And a range of fancier effects from colour highlight to wood effect and many more start at just £10...



And if you don’t have a digital copy of the photo you want you can simply send it to them to scan for you for free.

I am really impressed with both the service and the quality at Hello Canvas and would recommend them to anyone wanting to create some beautiful artwork from their photographs, I will certainly be returning to place another order soon...

To find out more and turn your memories into beautiful artwork check out their website www.hellocanvas.co.uk.

You can also like Hello Canvas on Facebook and Twitter for the latest news and offers...

The lovely folks at Hello Canvas have offered Mymummyspennies readers the chance to win a 20 x 28 inch Canvas worth £39!

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