It's like this a lot of the time when MC brings home her artwork from school or sits down to draw something at home. She loves drawing and I have a large folder full of her work that I just have to keep.
The thing is, apart from the ones I display on our 'This week at school' board and the ones I have framed in the play room, they do just that, they sit in a folder never really to see the light of day.
This makes me sad.
Luckily my wonderful artist friend Minty has created something very special that every parent of young children should know about. I remember Minty testing the idea on Facebook and quite a few of us thought it was wonderful….
Take a piece of your children's precious artwork and bring it to life!
How amazing does that sound?
Well, wait until you see the actual work from 'Works Of Heart'. It's even more amazing.
Minty has a very special creative talent. She didn't demand I wrote this blog post but her work deserves to be shared.
As soon as I saw Minty's new 'Works Of Heart'' venture I knew immediately which piece of artwork that I wanted re-created. Regular readers of my blog will know how much we adore Orlando, Florida and our love for The Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World. We first went in 2012 when I was heavily pregnant - it was meant to be a last big holiday before or baby boy was born. We loved it so much we returned in 2013 with a 4 year old and a 13 month old and we are going back next year too. We are all completely hooked.
MC often draws pictures of Disney characters and earlier this year she drew Mickey and Minnie Mouse and I loved it.
One wall in our dining room was still blank. Awaiting the perfect picture or photo to sit opposite the family gallery on the other wall. I wanted Minty to re-create MC's Disney picture larger than the original so I asked for A3.
I sent over a digital photo of MC's creation and simply told Minty that I wanted it to show our love for Walt Disney World, Florida. That was it. She did the rest.
What I received was beautiful.
You can't really tell from the photograph of the artwork but Mickey and Minnie, all the flags and hearts actually stand out from the background. There is also so much sparkle on the artwork too and I love the fact Cinderella's Castle is the backdrop. It's amazing and I love it so much.
I knew I wanted to pay to have it professionally framed immediately. I took both MC's and Minty's artwork to the framers and they said it was incredible - asking who had done it. The framer put a large mount around it and, with some left over paint from our kitchen and dining room, painted the perfect frame. He even mounted MC's original drawing on the back so the two will always be together and I want to pass this picture down through the family over the years.
It looks absolutely amazing - far better than the photographs show.
It's now a fantastic talking point over dinner in our house!
Please head over to Minty's Works Of Heart Facebook page and see all the other incredible children's artwork she has recreated.
Please contact Minty at Works Of Heart for all size options and prices
3 comments:
Wow, that looks amazing! What a lovely piece of artwork to have in your home. I love Disney and I can't wait to go next year too.
Wow! I never would have imagined that final artwork! So incredibly clever, whilst totally retaining your child's original idea. The way it's been framed, and matching your decor so brilliantly, is the icing on the cake! Magic indeed!!
Ah I am SO glad you like the painting so much! This is such a fab one! And I'm so pleased to see Minty doing so well too, every time I see her she is buzzing with it all and deservedly so. It looks fab on your wall and I hope I can see it in real life soon! x x x x
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