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Turn Your Photos Into Canvas Wall Art!

May 5th, 2010 • Related • Filed Under

You may not know much about me, the mom behind Busy Mom, but you can catch up a little here. I am a recent college graduate with a degree in Art. I have yet to put that degree to good use (If you are an employer in Iowa looking for someone with experience in art, design, online marketing and photography, definitely shoot me an email :) )

I actually worked for a photographer for three years so I know how expensive your bill can add up to be, especially if you order canvas prints. I’m sorry for what I’m about to say all you photographer’s out there……

please forgive me

You don’t need to spend hundreds of dollars at a photography studio. No matter what camera you have or how technologically un-savvy you are, you can turn your photos into canvas wall art yourself. Here are some tips:

  1. Make sure you are taking your photos at the highest resolution possible. I use a Canon Rebel xTi. Here are a few of my tips to take better photos even with a regular point-and-shoot camera.
  2. Editing your photo is a must. Very rarely, will your photo be ready to print straight out of the camera unless you are some crazy photography-expert guru. I would recommend Picnik, a free editing software that is amazing and easy to use. I have the premium version which actually comes out to be like $2.00/month.
  3. Upload your photo straight to Canvas Press, choose your canvas size, border preference, enhancements if you choose, and voila….

You will have your canvas print shipped right to your doorstep. Believe me, visitors will be asking which photography studio you went to. You could even do something funky like this canvas wall collage…

I received a 16×20 canvas print from Canvas Press, which you can see in the first photo collage with my son Colton. The detail is amazing and what was even more amazing was that Canvas Press called me before printing:

And what’s even more amazing than that? One of YOU will be receiving your own canvas prints from Canvas Press (valued at $113.99).

How to Enter: Let us know in the comments below, if you have a photo in mind & where you would hang your canvas masterpiece! (required)

Extra Entries: email subscribe to Busy Mom, follow us on twitter @busymomblog, follow @CanvasPress, and “like” them on Facebook. If you are really interested in winning this- see that share/save button below? You can promote this post through any of those social media outlets and receive an extra entry.

Giveaway closed ends June 5th, US only

Coupon Code: mamasays15 for 15% off any order til the end of May

Congratulations to the winner: Trisha!


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  1. Comment by Tasha on 6 May 2010:

    I have decorated our bedroom in stuff from our honeymoon and want to do a large print from one of the pictures I took of the ocean to hang above our bed. This would be perfect! Thanks!

  2. Comment by Tasha on 6 May 2010:

    I follow you on Twitter! @myhomemadehappy

  3. Comment by Cheryl Hicks on 6 May 2010:

    My daughter took a great picture of me, her and my other daughter while on vacation in Hawaii. It is an awesome picture that I would love to hang in my living room.

  4. Comment by Frances Carty on 6 May 2010:

    A photo of my nephew standing in the ocean. It would be right over my sofa.

  5. Comment by Jaque on 6 May 2010:

    I have a photo of my great grandfather and his twin when they were 3 years old I would love to have put on canvas. I would hang this treasured family portrait in my living room.

    Thank you. :-)

  6. Comment by Carrie Z on 6 May 2010:

    I have a beuatiful pic of my dad and my youngest son I would love to see hanging in his room:)

  7. Comment by Abby on 6 May 2010:

    Would love to do a picture of our family in front of the Golden Gate Bridge!

  8. Comment by SANDY on 6 May 2010:

    have a beautiful one of the kiddos from last summer-lr

  9. Comment by Vicky H. on 6 May 2010:

    I don’t have one in mind, but I know it would be a portrait of either my God-daughter, God-nephew, or both. I’d give the print to their mom.

  10. Comment by Tari L. on 7 May 2010:

    I would use a photo taken on our family vacation to the Grand Canyon to hang in my family room.

  11. Comment by Brandon Ralston on 7 May 2010:

    Yes I do have a photo in mind and I would hang the canvas in my bedroonm.

  12. Comment by smilinggreenmom on 7 May 2010:

    I would use this photo that I posted on a Wordless Wed where our kids are holding hands and they are up on a hill looking out into the sunset. I would probably put that either in our family room or in my hubs and I’s room! I would sooo love to win :D

  13. Comment by smilinggreenmom on 7 May 2010:

    I subscribe to your fabulous blog!

  14. Comment by smilinggreenmom on 7 May 2010:

    I follow you on Twitter @smilinggreenmom

  15. Comment by smilinggreenmom on 7 May 2010:

    am following them on twitter now! @smilinggreenmom

  16. Comment by Michelle on 8 May 2010:

    I was so excited to see this suggestion. I am in the midst of redecorating my living room and have the perfect wall for several canvas prints! I would want to order at least 3 – one for each of my children. We also own a fishing resort in Minnesota with 8 cabins and I would like to order one for each of our guests with their “big catch”! I am following you on twitter, suggested the facebook page and added it to our favorites on the resort facebook page.

  17. Comment by Mellissa C on 9 May 2010:

    I have a picture of my three boys playing baseball. I would hang it in the rec room.

  18. Comment by Mellissa C on 9 May 2010:

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  19. Comment by Autumn B. on 9 May 2010:

    We’d do a family picture after our 2nd son arrives next month & we’d hang it in the playroom

    autumn398 @ yahoo.com

  20. Comment by Elizabeth I on 9 May 2010:

    I have a photo with my three son in Star Trek shirts on a white background. I would hang it in my living room.

    topgun34er@hotmail.com

  21. Comment by Dana on 10 May 2010:

    I just got engaged and I would love to get an engagement photo of he and I printed to display on the gift table at our wedding and then hang in our home afterwards.

  22. Comment by trisha on 10 May 2010:

    Yes i do! i have been looking to take some of my photography out to hang in my office, so this would be perfect!

    trisha
    momdot

  23. Comment by Stefanie on 10 May 2010:

    I would hand this over the couch in the living room..or maybe the bedroom.

  24. Comment by sarah on 11 May 2010:

    i have a great picture of me and my husband at the beach that i’d put in our front hallway!

  25. Comment by Nora on 11 May 2010:

    I have a fabulous photo of some tulips taken at the tulip fields in Washington. They would look marvelous in my dining room on that sad empty wall!

  26. Comment by Sarah Radford on 12 May 2010:

    I have a great picture of a lake near my house at winter. I would hand it over the couch in my living room.

  27. Comment by Paula Hafner on 12 May 2010:

    I took a picture of my 4 kids next to my husband’s old truck. It turned out really well. I would use that. My husband would love it. I would hang it in the livingroom.

  28. Comment by Paula Hafner on 12 May 2010:

    I’m a subscriber.

  29. Comment by Paula Hafner on 12 May 2010:

    I’m following you on Twitter- ksh123

  30. Comment by Paula Hafner on 12 May 2010:

    I’m following Canvas Press on Twitter- ksh123

  31. Comment by Karen P on 13 May 2010:

    I would like to do a picture of my late MIL, I would give it to my FIL so I dont know where he would put it.

  32. Comment by Liz on 14 May 2010:

    I would love to hang a picture of all 5 of my kid in my livingroom!

  33. Comment by Alex on 14 May 2010:

    I would love to hang a pic that was taken of me at a fair when I was really little. Or give it to my mom to hang up!

  34. Comment by Alex on 14 May 2010:

    I am an email subscriber! Thanks

  35. Comment by denise garibay on 14 May 2010:

    I have a fun picture of my three kiddos naked, (but wrapped in towels) after an impromptu backyard trampoline/sprinkler adventure…I love the happy looks on their faces….I would print this on canvas and hang it in our family room to remind me of the joy of ordinary days and how important it is to keep the spontaneity alive and well in our family!

  36. Comment by Jill L on 14 May 2010:

    I have a beautiful black and white of my kids that I would love this for. I would be hanging it near the entrance to the house.

  37. Comment by Jill L on 14 May 2010:

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  38. Comment by Jill L on 14 May 2010:

    Shared this on my fb page.

  39. Comment by Dani' on 18 May 2010:

    I have a photo of my youngest on a swing at the ocean that I would like to put on canvas. It would hang in our living room.

  40. Comment by Dani' on 18 May 2010:

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  41. Comment by Dani' on 18 May 2010:

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  43. Comment by Dani' on 18 May 2010:

    liked on facebook

  44. Comment by Molly Capel on 20 May 2010:

    I would love to use a pic of all 6 of my kids. And it would hang right in our livig room, so everyone could see it!

  45. Comment by Steve Capell on 25 May 2010:

    We have a photo of our grandson that we would hang in our family room. Thank you so much for hosting this giveaway.

    steven(dot)capell(at)gmail(dot)com

  46. Comment by Amanda D on 30 May 2010:

    What an awesome idea! It’s hard to pick just one, I’d either get one for my mom of her grandkids, or take a picture from the top of a hill overlooking my grandfathers beloved town in west virginia. I know he’d love that. I’m sure either one would be placed in an area of importance and admired greatly.

    Thank you for the giveaway!
    buckeye7081 AT gmail DOT com

  47. Comment by Amanda D on 30 May 2010:

    I subscribed via email! Thanks again.

  48. Comment by Denise on 30 May 2010:

    I’m not sure what photo I’d use, but I would hang it above my bed.

  49. Comment by ali campos on 1 June 2010:

    I have fabulous photos from my safari in Tanzania – they would be perfect for this!!!!

  50. Comment by SUSAN on 1 June 2010:

    I would love to do a picture of my daughter for my husband, for fathers day!

  51. Comment by Carrie Z on 3 June 2010:

    I would us a black and white print of my three boys playing, totally unaware I was playing “mammarozzi”. I would hang in our family room so I could look at it all the time!

  52. Comment by Laura on 3 June 2010:

    I have a black and white wedding photo that I would love to print on canvas and hang in our bedroom

  53. Comment by Metal Wall Art on 3 June 2010:

    In my daughters room I made all her babies up till the present pictures as her wall art design. Its sort of her memory lane in her artistic room. They say its unique and one of a kind.

  54. Comment by Paula Hafner on 3 June 2010:

    I have a picture of my kids next to my husband’s antique truck. I would use that. I would hang it in the livingroom over the couch.

  55. Comment by Paula Hafner on 3 June 2010:

    I follow you on Twitter- ksh123

  56. Comment by Paula Hafner on 3 June 2010:

    I follow Canvas Press- ksh123

  57. Comment by bryan aaker on 4 June 2010:

    I’d like to send one of my favorite photos from the 2010 Chicago Jazz Festival. Perhaps Ornette Coleman or Bill Frisell. Thanks for concedering my entry! Bryan Aaker

  58. Comment by ania on 4 June 2010:

    I have a favorite picture of the Sandia Mountains (New Mexico)that was taken by my husband. I am sure it would look awesome on canvas! fingers crossed :-)

  59. Comment by katie s. on 4 June 2010:

    I have the perfect photo. I would hang it in the stiar well so that you’d see it every time you go up or down stairs (there is a turn in the stairs so you’d actually walk toward it going up). My little smilin’ squirt goobering on everyone :)

  60. Comment by katie s. on 4 June 2010:

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  61. Comment by katie s. on 4 June 2010:

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  62. Comment by Jill Myrick on 4 June 2010:

    I would love to have one of our wedding photos on canvas to hang over our mantel.
    Thank you so much for the chance to win.

    jweezie43[at]gmail[dot]com

  63. Comment by Jill Myrick on 4 June 2010:

    I am subscribed via email as jweezie43[at]gmail[dot]com.

  64. Comment by Jill Myrick on 4 June 2010:

    I am following via Twitter as jlsc123.

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  65. Comment by Jill Myrick on 4 June 2010:

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  66. Comment by Jill Myrick on 4 June 2010:

    I am a fan of Canvas Press via Facebook as Jill Myrick.

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  67. Comment by Shanna on 4 June 2010:

    I would hang it in my home, and I would choose a picture of my son!
    shanna.elizabeth@hotmail.com

  68. Comment by Shanna on 4 June 2010:

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  70. Comment by Shanna on 4 June 2010:

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  71. Comment by ky2here on 4 June 2010:

    I’m going to use a vacation pic from Mexico at sunset.

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  74. Comment by ky2here on 4 June 2010:

    Might as well add a tweet: http://twitter.com/ky2here1/status/15454156805

  75. Comment by Kathy S on 4 June 2010:

    I have a beautiful photo of my two little granddaughters when they were ages 2 and 6. It was taken last year when our son was married at sunset on a private island in the Caribbean. They were the flower girls, and wore very simple white dresses and little halo crowns of flowers. The photo is of them just wandering the beach together after the wedding, not knowing that they were being photographed. It is so simple and beautiful. I would love to have this to hang in my family room where I spend most of my time.
    kateswen(at)gmail(dot)com

  76. Comment by Marilyn L on 4 June 2010:

    I have one of my little dude smiling broadly and I’d put it in the living room

    jdmimi at gmail dot com

  77. Comment by Michael on 4 June 2010:

    We have an adorable picture of our three puppies cuddled together posing for the camera that is a favorite – if we were to turn this into canvas art it would be proudly displayed in the family room! :)

  78. Comment by Julie Jones on 5 June 2010:

    I have a beautiful picture of my 2 kids taken at Thanksgiving. I would hang it either over the couch or in my bedroom. Thanks for an amazing giveaway. I have such a passion for photography!

  79. Comment by Julie Jones on 5 June 2010:

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  84. Comment by oneangel on 5 June 2010:

    I would love to use a pic we just got from the zoo! I would hang it in my bedroom !

  85. Comment by Nadine L on 5 June 2010:

    I have the perfect photo in mind of my husband and his 32 Ford, he’s had it since he was 19, it’s his baby. It would be for his birthday and would go in our 50′s themed “playroom” right above his jukebox
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  91. Comment by Nicole Greene on 5 June 2010:

    I have a great picture of my daughter and I camping that I would use. Not sure where I would hang it since we moving into a new home in 3 weeks.

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  99. Comment by Steph on 5 June 2010:

    I would use the photo I took of my dog Jack by the flowers. I would hang it in my bedroom.

  100. Comment by loni on 5 June 2010:

    I love the photo of my two dogs laying in the sun cuddling with each other. I would put it in the living room.

  101. Comment by mineola on 5 June 2010:

    I have an image of a morning glory I took last summer I’d love to see over our breakfast nook every morning- especially winter mornings!

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  104. Comment by Terri on 5 June 2010:

    I have a wonderful picture of my children that I’d like to hang in our foyer!

    Thanks for the review and opportunity!
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  112. Comment by Eric Rathbun on 5 June 2010:

    I have a picture of my cat that I would hang in the hallway

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  114. Comment by kathy pease on 5 June 2010:

    i would use my daughters prom picture and i would hang it in my living room :)

  115. Comment by David ODonnell on 5 June 2010:

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  116. Comment by rebekah arnold on 5 June 2010:

    I would use a picture of all my grand babies and hang it above my couch in my new living room ( we are adding on )

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  121. Comment by Angie on 5 June 2010:

    I’m not sure what photo I’d use yet, but I’d love to make it the center of a photo collage I plan on making in the hallway.

  122. Comment by heather c on 5 June 2010:

    I have a pic of the kinder sleeping after a makeover and would put it in her bathroom. So cute!

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  125. Comment by Gianna on 5 June 2010:

    A pic of my kids in the living room.

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