Monday, January 18, 2010

Fun gift/Craft Idea Warhol-esque Pet Art


Above is my friend Baxter, the cockerspaniel son of my friends, Jacci and Karen. This project was their Christmas present from Jay and me this year.

Borrowed this cute idea from my friend Katie. She made a great one of her dog, Howard. Basically all you need for this project is a good photo of your dog and then a photo editing program (the one that goes with your camera). Play with the photo by increasing the contrast and highlighting different colors. Do this for four or six or as many photos/colors you want to use. Then go to Snapfish.com and upload the altered photos to a photo album. Here you can make calendars, coffee mugs, or whatever your little heart desires. In this crafting project you will want to select the collage format. Choose the pictures you want to use (in this case I had 6 photos selected that I edited beforehand), and then place your order! It literally took a day to process my order and print at the site I selected---I picked mine up at Staples. Last grab yourself a coupon to Michaels and get yourself a nice frame :)

Artsy, creative, affordable, thoughtful, and fun! You could do this with family members. I am thinking for the parentals I will do one of our family come Mother's or Father's day.

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