Hey you! I’m excited to offer a really fun giveaway today from My Own Art!
My Own Art specializes in turning your basic snapshots into gallery-worthy art, positively bursting with life and color. Bursting, I tell you! To see exactly what I’m talking about, here is one of my favorite options they offer, Zebra and I:
So, when My Own Art contacted me to do a couple of my own prints, I was wasted no time sending over some pictures, and told owner and illustrator Elin to have at it.
I sent her a selection of photos and let her decide which ones she thought would work best, but I insisted that she use this one, my favorite picture ever of my Italian greyhound, Paulo:
Whooo’s a good boy? Yes, you are!
And here he is after Elin artified him:
I wish there was a better way to take a picture of a picture, so you could see all the detail and care that went into the print up close, so you’ll just have to take my word for it! It’s just so fun and whimsical, and about ten thousand times more interesting that hanging up that plain before pic would have been.
The colors of the prints went perfectly in my son Koy’s bedroom, and I’m pretty sure he loves them as much as I do. (I’ve never seen a seven-year-old boy care so much about how stylish his room is, but this one has got OPINIONS).
67 Comments
melody b
April 29, 2013 at 4:40 PMI would love to have pictures of my two kids turned into art. These look so great.
melody b
April 29, 2013 at 4:46 PMMy favorite is the Year Picture in blue and grey.
SuperSara
April 29, 2013 at 4:46 PMThese are wonderful pictures! I love how perfectly whimsical they are! Thanks for the offer! 🙂
Courtney
April 29, 2013 at 5:12 PMThat watercolor effect is so pretty! WANT.
Gretchen
April 29, 2013 at 5:15 PMLove the Watercolors and Retro Triangles. And pop art. 🙂
Dani
April 29, 2013 at 5:32 PMThese are awesome! I’d love to do this! Now I just need to pick a photo…
The Noorda Monkeys
April 29, 2013 at 5:34 PMMe please!
The Noorda Monkeys
April 29, 2013 at 5:34 PMMe please!
Anna See
April 29, 2013 at 5:35 PMI think the watercolor effect with the origami is wonderful!
Cathy
April 29, 2013 at 6:16 PMThis would be fantastic! My daughter-in-law recently passed away, and a picture of her for her boys would be amazing. Even if I didn’t win, I am looking into this 🙂
akbishop9
April 29, 2013 at 6:42 PMThose look so cool! I’d love to have one of my kids and I’d probably gift one to my mom of her beloved dog.
zolzetka
April 29, 2013 at 6:43 PMI love watercolor to 🙂
Maureen
April 29, 2013 at 6:43 PMI’m loving the ‘my flag’ style. How wonderful that would be with a vintage, family photo!
Unknown
April 29, 2013 at 6:43 PMWould love this, the pictures are beautiful!
Vel Criste
April 29, 2013 at 7:00 PMOOh, hope I win!!! Thanks!
Jessica
April 29, 2013 at 7:50 PMWow, love these! The Etching Origami is definite my favorite — I’m looking to do a grouping of pictures from our time in Japan…it would be PERFECT addition!!!!
rookierunner
April 29, 2013 at 8:42 PMI would love to have pictures of my kids like this!
LeeAnn
April 29, 2013 at 9:36 PMLove the artwork. It’s fun, creative & the possibilities are endless!
Molly Campbell
April 29, 2013 at 9:37 PMI love the etching look, as well as the first one of the boy with the zebra, how creative!
Sarah
April 29, 2013 at 9:43 PMI love it! The watercolor is so cool
Amberlovebuck
April 29, 2013 at 10:57 PMLove this!
Amy Johnson
April 30, 2013 at 12:08 AMI love the stamp picture, and the year pictures.
Marci
April 30, 2013 at 12:15 AMI have a great close-up picture of my cat that would great as a watercolor, but it would look great as an etching, too. It would even look good printed as-is, except for the fact that she’s lying on a space bag in the photo. :-/ These would be a great way to edit that out.
Natalie
April 30, 2013 at 12:53 AMI really like the oragami one!! And the watercolor… I can’t decide! So neat!
Belinda Humes Hanson
April 30, 2013 at 1:10 AMWatercolours, no wait etchings…mmmm, watercolours, er etchings. I love them both!!!!
Samantha
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Megan
April 30, 2013 at 1:40 AMI love the watercolor pictures
Samantha
April 30, 2013 at 1:42 AMMy favorites are the retro and watercolor prints.
I love how these stand out as art pieces but are still sentimental to the owner as photographs. I’d love to have a set to commemorate the purchase of my husband’s and my first home <3
Erin
April 30, 2013 at 2:32 AMI love these!
PS@AlbanyCreek
April 30, 2013 at 2:58 AMThese are soooo cool! Much better than the plain prints and my kids would love these. Thanks for the inspiration! Pxx
Rachel McClintock
April 30, 2013 at 3:15 AMwatercolor! So awesome!!
hersplitends.com
April 30, 2013 at 12:41 PMI didn’t realize you had an Italian!!!!!! Love love LOVE…my little one {layla} would just love to snuggle with your cutie!!
Cheers
~ Jillian
DanielleMW
April 30, 2013 at 6:17 AMMy favorite style is the Zebra!
Kayleigh S
April 30, 2013 at 2:32 PMLove the watercolor!!
Jamie Heard Smith
April 30, 2013 at 4:26 PMI would love to have some of the POP ART for my kitchen! Two small prints of my pups would be FABULOUS!
Jamie Heard Smith
April 30, 2013 at 4:26 PMI would love the POP ART prints for my kitchen! Of course they would be of my pups…
Sara Galindez
April 30, 2013 at 4:27 PMI’m really digging the retro triangles style…
And FYI, the rafflecopter program says there’s still 30 days to enter (not one week).
Sara Galindez
April 30, 2013 at 4:27 PMI’m really digging the retro triangles style…
And FYI, the rafflecopter program says there’s still 30 days to enter (not one week).
Dharma
April 30, 2013 at 6:05 PMLove the watercolours one!!
Colleen
April 30, 2013 at 7:33 PMVery cool! I hope I win!
Coupon Lizzi
April 30, 2013 at 8:21 PMI love the pop art!
Coupon Lizzi
April 30, 2013 at 8:21 PMI love the pop art!
Barb
April 30, 2013 at 8:42 PMUnique! I love it.
Chuckleheads
April 30, 2013 at 9:51 PMThese are supercool!
Sally
May 1, 2013 at 1:32 AMLove these – especially the etching orgami 🙂
pedtastic
May 1, 2013 at 5:07 AMI love the one picture a year designs.
pedtastic
May 1, 2013 at 5:08 AMI love the one picture a year designs.
Kathy
May 1, 2013 at 12:35 PMSo unique! Love the polka dots on your prints!
Amber Sewell
May 1, 2013 at 3:08 PMI love the origomi one, I would love to win
Allie
May 1, 2013 at 4:56 PMAbsolutely looove this! Would be perfect for decorating my new home!
Allie
May 1, 2013 at 4:56 PMLOOOOOVE this! Would be perfect to decorate my new home!
Ivey
May 1, 2013 at 6:56 PMI love the watercolor.
Tristie hearts Dax
May 2, 2013 at 4:05 AMLove the popart, also the Outback family portrait is so so fun.
Yay!
Catherine Plautz
May 2, 2013 at 1:37 PMThis looks amazing! I love all the possibilities for the portriats.
Marguerite O'Connell
May 2, 2013 at 5:02 PMI LOVE this. Can’t decide between Watercolor and Etching Origami. What an awesome give away!
Marguerite O'Connell
May 2, 2013 at 5:02 PMI LOVE this. Can’t decide between Watercolor and Etching Origami. What an awesome give away!
halesbales
May 2, 2013 at 10:13 PMLOVE it!
Mary Mern
May 2, 2013 at 11:35 PMSo fun and FRESH!
Ink Monkey Magazine
May 3, 2013 at 3:36 AMIt might be a copout to say I need to have a favorite style, but I would love to have some sort of punchy art of my grandmother and me.
chrid
May 3, 2013 at 4:53 AMThe etching and the year blue are great, I’m not sure which I’d pick. Then of course I’d want more to go with them!
Melissa
May 3, 2013 at 1:15 PMI like Etching Origami!
Melissa
May 3, 2013 at 1:15 PMI like Etching Origami!
Meggan Redfield
May 3, 2013 at 2:08 PMThese are gorgeous,so unique!
leana
May 3, 2013 at 9:48 PMLove the etching effect! very cool!
Alicia Welch
May 3, 2013 at 10:14 PMAdore this custom artwork! Nice find 🙂
andyashleigh
May 3, 2013 at 11:00 PMI love that watercolor style!! So cool!
missashleigh at juno dot com
aki!
May 23, 2013 at 4:04 PMI think the best part of this is how well it works with your wall color!
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