Years ago when we moved into a house twice the size of our previous residence, not only did I wonder how I would fill each room with furniture, but I started thinking of all the possibilities for new wall art and decor. Four years later, some of that wall space is still empty, especially since it can be challenging to find art that accurately depicts my style and interests and is a piece that means something to me.
That’s why I was particularly interested to review My Pix 2 Canvas, a company that produces high-quality canvas prints from digital photos.
The process for creating a canvas print on the My Pix 2 Canvas website is easy. First, you choose a canvas size – from 8×10 to 40×60 and several sizes in between. You can determine the thickness of the print by choosing either the 3/4″ or 1 1/2″ stretcher bars. There are then four edge treatments to choose from, which will affect how your canvas looks from the sides.
Once the canvas size, thickness, and edge treatments have been chosen, it’s time to upload a digital photo. My Pix 2 Canvas has several helpful pointers for choosing a photo that will translate most successfully to canvas. The company also provides a mock-up of your canvas so you can feel secure before ordering.
I confess, I had a difficult time deciding which digital photo to use for my canvas. We have not had a family portrait taken in years, and it felt strange to choose a picture that only showed one or a few of my children.
I finally decided on a piece of artwork my 15yo daughter did last year – a portrait of herself conceived as the Queen of Spades. It won her special recognition in a regional art competition, and it’s something I treasure. I knew that My Pix 2 Canvas uses a giclee printing method on high-quality canvas, and then seals the print with a special UV coating to protect it; my daughter’s artwork would last much longer as a canvas than simply a paper drawing. I took a photo of the drawing, adjusted it to meet the My Pix 2 Canvas specifications, and submitted it.
The result? A beautiful 16×20 canvas print of my daughter’s artwork! It’s fantastic!
The colors came through quite vibrant, the image is centered and the canvas well-stretched, and I love the black edge treatment I chose. I surprised my daughter with it, and I think she got a little emotional seeing her own drawing presented in such a professional manner. It really is quite lovely.
Enter to Win
One (1) winner will receive an 11×14 canvas print of their own digital photo from My Pix 2 Canvas. To enter, please answer in a comment to this post: which photo would you be most likely to convert to a canvas print?
This giveaway will end January 12th, 2012 and a winner will be chosen by Random.org. It will be announced in our Around the Blogosphere post on Sunday.
Stacey Nerdin is a busy work-at-home mom of 5 currently living in the Houston metro area. She’s been blogging since 2005 and writes about anything at everything at her blog Tree, Root, and Twig. Stacey believes that in life and online, everything is connected.”
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I would make the closeup shot of my middle son the picture for my new canvas if I won! His freckles would look great enlarged!
My niece took a beautiful photo of my daughter walking through a corn maze last October. The lighting is fantastic. This is one I’d pick.
Our latest family Christmas photo we did together.
I would put a family Christmas photo on it. My oldest stepdaughter moved to Florida to attend school, so this would be a wonderful thing to have hanging to remind us of her.
I love these prints! I would probably pick a picture of my husband holding my now one year old daughter as a newborn in is hands. It is still one that makes me tear up, even as this girls is running around the house!
My hubby takes gorgeous shots of our 2 boys. I would love to present him a canvas of one of these pictures for his birthday.
A picture from my son & daughter-in-laws wedding from this past August.
I would choose a family photo of all of us at the beach- it’s rare that we have all of us in one picture and it reminds me of such a fun time we all had together. Thanks for the chance to win this!
mlynnh5 at gmail dot com
I would choose a picture of my 3 boys together!
we would do a family portrait
I would most likely use my daughter’s wedding photo. Thanks for the giveaway!
I would wait until spring and take a pic of my kids outside while the flowers are blooming!
I would use a family portrait.
I would choose a picture of my daughter at sunset, she has some crumbs on her mouth and she is just lovely!
A picture of myself & a bunch of my friends.
I have a great family photo that I took a few months ago that I would love to make into a canvas!
Your daughter’s artwork is very nice. I’d use a photo I have of my six kids sitting near a creek. Thanks.
I’d choose a family photo to put on canvas.
This would be perfect to give to my wife for Valentines day, I’d do one of our honeymoon pictures from when we went to Hawaii.
Any of the pictures my sister took of my kids. She is an amazing photographer and I can’t get enough canvases for the gorgeous pictures she takes of my family!
a family photo that we had taken in December!
That is a seriously cool drawing your daughter did. I have done a few photos on canvas from Canvas Press and I absolutely love them – http://canvaspress.com. I will have to give these guys a look and see what their quality looks like. Thanks so much!
I’d probably pick one of the kids when they were newborn to put on the canvas, I’ve always wanted to do that with some of the snapshots we took when the kids were little.
i have a pic of my little girl dressed as a doll … i would get that
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I’d love to have a photo of my daughter and her fiance on canvas!
I’d wait till March and then get a canvas of my 3 kids (my 3rd will be born then)!
I would do a family picture that I took this fall.
A photo of my teen with her sax would be cool!
It would most likely be a pic of my girls. I have this super cute picture of the girls dressed up as Woody and Buzz. I think that would make a cute canvas pic!
sexyhots29@yahoo.com
My 15 year old daughter is a natural photographer. For her sweet 16 we are getting her “real” camera, a good one that is. I would let her pick a favorite from her own pics to use for the Canvas, that would be awesome for her!
I would choose one of my wedding pictures
Thanks for the chance to win!
I would choose a picture of my gf and I that we had taken at a wedding
thank u for the chance to win
A pic of my hubby and i from my sisters wedding that i love
I would choose the family picture…all of us together smiling
Our Christmas photo from this year! I have last years on a canvas already and I think it would be an awesome tradition!
I would get a picture of my girls!
I would use a beautiful picture of my children with their new puppy!
I’d use one of my landscape shots of the Rockies.
My siter is due with baby #1 in July this would make a great gift to her and her hubby for a sweet family pic
Our family picture taken at the Grand Canyon.
My new baby boy is 6 months old and has the biggest most beautiful smile we had our family pictures taken for the first time in Oct. this is the picture I would choose
I have a wonderful photo of my grandchildren together that I would love to have on canvas
vlbelk(at)hotmail.com
I would love to have a canvas of our boys to put on the wall.
Of our camping trip we took this past summer, it was great.
a picture of my nephews for my sis
NANNYPANPAN AT GMAIL.COM
We haven’t taken a family photo in 15 years – I would love to do an updated one!
I’d use a photo of two of our grandsons
someluckydog at gmail dot com
A family portrait
I’d do one of my fam at the park!
The one that sticks out as completely awesome is the one of my daughter and son (Annabelle & Harry) meeting their little brother (Donovan) in the hospital.
Of our end of Summer party that we had this past year. Lot’s of friends were there.
I would probably choose a black and white photo that I took of my kids on new year’s eve.
the picture of my kids we took outside this fall
This is such a great idea! I’d do one of my nieces. They’re so photogenic – every shot captures their great personalities! Thanks for the giveaway!
I would choose a picture with all 3 of my kids!! Thanks for an awesome giveaway!!
green_eyed_princesss at msn dot com
I would use a picture that I shot of the sunrise on top of a mountain
I would chose a pic of my grandbabies.
Think I’d use one of the animal pictures I took at Animal Kingdom
i have a lot of amazing photos from my trip to Africa, I’d love a canvas of a pride of lions or a giraffe photo I took!
I would use a pic of my 4 year old daughter dressed up as a flower girl for her Aunt’s wedding.
I would choose a picture of my grandmother
I am not sure what I would select yet. It would either be one of my 3 boys or a special one of one of them in their football gear. What a great memory for the future that would be.
I would use a family portrait.
Id choose a picture of my new pug puppy.
I would have a photo of my and my boyfriend of four years put on the canvas!
I would pick a picture of my two precious babies!
I would use the photo of me bottle feeding an eight year old tiger named Natalia at the zoo in Lujan, Argentina.
I’d use one of my photos from Korea – most likely one with me, my sister, and our mom.
I have a beautiful picture of my two children that I’d LOVE to have made into a canvas print!
I would chose a photo I took of our dachshund looking out towards a sunset on a beach in Cape Cod.
I would choose a picture of my daughter and I.
A friend of mine was taking some family photos of us, and she snapped a few of just the kids, and there’s one that I just adore and would love to have blown up!
coriwestphal at msn dot com
I have a print here from when my son was born that I would love to have on canvas.
mamavresale@yahoo.com
A picture of my two kids I have one or two in mind that would be amazing on canvas
A picture of my husband, me, and my two daughters that was taken in the summer.
i would love to convert a picture o fa lighthouse by the sea. It came out beautifully and i think it would look great hanging in the living room.
I would love to try this with a picture of my boys and then as you did with your daughters artwork – what a wonderful way to save a special piece that each of my boys have done!
I would like a picture of my two grandson’s put on canvass!
I would use a picture of my 4 kids that I took in the Smokey Mountains over Thanksgiving.
I would have a picture of my daughters on canvas, possibly in black and white.
my daughters kindergarden school picture, want to remember this year forever thanks
I’d choose a nice photo from my summer vacation.
I would probably use the photo taken of my two boys on the day after the youngest was born.
I have a cute picture of my son and his dog that would make a lovely canvas print.
A B&W photo of my baby girl!
The photo I had taken of my niece! Thanks!
katierox4you@yahoo.com
My boyfriend and I at Disney World.
What a great idea! I would like to see my daughter’s artwork, too!
I would love to convert my wedding picture. It would look so beautiful.
I would probably choose a photo from my daughters first year of life. I would have to go through them because I have a lot of favorites!
I think I’d take a new family picture, and get that put on the canvas. Or use one of the gazillion pictures I have of my little boy.
a picture of my 17 year old pitching
I’d love to have our family portrait taken at our sons wedding on a canvas to hang over the fireplace!
I would use a photo of all 4 of my Grand Kids.
A picture of my 3 boys!
I would pick one of my wedding pictures…I would love to have it on a beautiful canvas
I’d use a boudoir collage that I made for my husband.
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I would prolly try to get a new photo taken of all of us for this special prize!
I would use a family portrait. Thanks so much for the fantastic giveaway!
Renee Walters
Bored2quickly@hotmail.com
as cheesball as it is I would most like my family portrait stretched on canvas.
a picture of my twin granddaughter at their first birthday party
I would choose a photo of my daughter. wgbc1446[at]yahoo[dot]com
a picture of my boys laying head to head in opposite direction laughing – one of my favorite pictures of them
I’d use a photo of the kids on one of our vacations.
lazybones344 at gmail dot com
The first photo of our son holding his baby sister
My wedding picture and in 2 months my baby girl’s newborn picture!!!
I would use a photo I took of my twins from this summer! It would look great as a canvas!
I would choose a picture of my baby girl. She’s only 7 days old.
Shannon F.
shannybakes(at)hotmail(dot)com
I would use it to make a family portrait~
I took a coastal Maine trip this fall and would use a lovely photo that I took of a lighthouse.
knycks1(at)aol(dot)com
I have a great pic of my dog that I would love to have on canvas
A picture from my wedding
freebiegoddess03@aol.com
A photo of my daughter and her fiance would look great on canvas!
I would absolutely love to have the first picture we ever got of my son smiling on canvas. He is 4 months old now and his first smile picture was taken at around 5 days old. It would look amazing in his nursery and it would make me smile, every day!!!
I would use a photo of my three daughters.
Of my son that was killed in a car accident.
I would chose my family’s Christmas picture
I would pick a picture of my daughter and husband in Paris.
I would use a picture of me & my late dog.
I’d most likely use a picture of me and my sister together to give to my mom.
magickalblessings26{at}yahoo.com
I would choose a picture of my daughter, probably the pic when she first started walking or a glamorous pic of her.
A picture of my daughters – although it would be hard to choose which one!
thanks!
michellehall@mail.com
I would love to have a family portrait. One with all sets of grandparents, so we will have a very nice portrait to share all our memories. Every morning you wake up is a blessing from God.
I would use a picture of my son’s family taken shortly before Christmas.
I would vhoose one of the pictures I took in my garden. Thanks for the giveaway.
My wedding photo
I would most likely do a photo of my son, husband, my husbands dad and my husbands grandfather. Four generations of men.
I would do a recent picture of me and my puppy.
i have an awesome pic of my lil girl in the pool it looks like a professional photo
A family pic!
dinos_still_exist (at) yahoo (dot) com
I would get a pic of my two dogs
trippyjanet at gmail dot com
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One of my two sons from our vacation to the smoky Mountains
I would get a photo of my baby girl on the canvas. I have about 1,000 that I love, so it would be a challenge to pick one.
We reciently went on a trip to Churchill Manatoba to see the Polar Bears and I would so love to do this to a picture (well maybe I would have to choose from one of the 1000 we took LOL) that would just be amazing on our living room wall, and what a reminder of the trip of a lifetime!
AWESOME!! We had some outdoor, professional family pix taken last summer and own the file rights … but haven’t don’t anything with them yet. This would be amazing!!
Thanks!
Most def. my children!
I would probably use the picture of my 7 month old grandson in a santa hat sitting sideways on his head with a devilish grin on his face.
I have a picture of my boys from our vacation last summer that is my favorite photo. I would get that one made up.
I would have a recent picture of the family done
A picture of me with my family!
A picture of my girls on the beach.
I would love a canvas of a photo of my fiance and his beautiful daughter.
I would convert a photo from my daughter’s 4th birthday
I would like to put an old pic of my mom and her family on canvas
I would love to transfer a picture of my 2 sons and neice for a grandchildren canvas for my mother’s 80th birthday!
I would use a pic of my baby girl!
slbaker2@oakland.edu
I would use it for a picture of my son’s Italy trip.
dlsloveblogs at gmail dot com
i would love one of my son in his basketball uniform
I would probably do one of my daughter and her hubby for their anniversary
vmkids3 at msn dot com
a picture of my children
I’ll go with one of pictures from Rome.
ky2here at msn dot com
I’d actually love to get one of my wedding pictures turned into a canvas print.
I’d be most likely to convert one of our wedding photos…we have none on the wall!
I’d get a canvas print of my two cuddly cats!
I would use a pic of my two little girls.
I would use a picture of my favorite family memory from a Disney vacation!
I have a wedding photo I’d love to hang!
Definitely a picture of me and my boyfriend…one where I’m kissing him on the cheek and he has this big grin on his face…hehe.
Awesome blog and thanks for the giveaway!
Would love, love, LOVE to win this!
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I would get a picture of my daughter from this past fall to enlarge into a canvas. ty!
A picture of my daughter and I together on her wedding day
wallindeb@yahoo.com
One of my new pics from my trip to Chile.
Thanks for the contest.
I’d love to have a picture of me and my sister on canvas:) Thanks for the giveaway!
one of me and my doggy
A family photo on our vacation at the beach.
I have a beautiful picture of my daughters that would look great as a canvas!
A wedding photo.
I would love to use one of my scenery pictures.
I’m redoing my daughter’s bedroom in horses since she’s obsessed with them so I would love to have a beautiful horse picture done.
boylaneely at hotmail dot com
my sons graduation picture
a pic of my two dogs
brittneydejajason at gmail dot com
Either a family photo or a Valentine’s Day photo of my husband and me.
A photo of my kids in florida
I would do a picture of Italy
a picture of my niece!
A picture of all 5 of my children.
pic of my kids
I have a picture of my great dane and minature daschund that I love…I would convert it
A family portrait.
I would have the photo of my son’s graduation converted to canvas
I would convert a picture of my beautiful family of 7 into a canvas! My mom definitely needs to do some picture-updating soon…all of her pictures around the house are from the 90′s! Half of us kids aren’t even in them! We just don’t have the money lately to buy any large photos/canvases. This would just be lovely to win!
My daughters baby picture!
I would convert my wedding picture
I would either do a pic of my family or I have a few desktop pictures I would love to have as art !
I would love to have one of our wedding photos on canvas.
i would get one done of my grandparents wedding picture for their anniversary present!
cmarquez482(at)ymail(dot)com
I would convert one of my daughters sketches (she’s 7). She’s so talented and it would be wonderful to display her work!
I grew up with my dad barely in the picture. At the age of 16, just as I was starting to get to know him, he committed suicide. That was 21 years ago. I’ve never had anything to remember him by until recently; my sister found the only existing picture of him and gave me a copy for Christmas. Having it made into a canvas, that I can eventually pass on to my daughter, would be the best thing ever. That way she can see that Grandpa is watching over her always. And it would make me feel a little better, too.
I am not 100% sure. maybe a picture of me & my hubby or I have a really nice picture of one of my dogs i have been wanting to do something with!
I would love to get a picture of each of my pets. My little dog and kitten!
this is really nice one….