Love Illustrated
I've often thought I'd make a good cartoon: I have a cartoonish face (big eyes, smushy nose, buck teeth) and a cartoonish life (I swear an anvil* nearly dropped on my head the other day), and I've got all types of silly schemes I am looking forward to implementing against an evil nemesis.
* Ok, it was a hammer, but close enough.
But since Tom already has Jerry, and Jem the Misfits, I have to satisfy my desire for an illustrated life elsewhere. Our friend's sister, Dina Kantor, made me this sweet illustration based on our favorite wedding photo after I fell in love with the whimsical illustration and photography work on her blog and website.
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| Illustration by Dina Kantor (Sam and Gertie Photography) |
Since our second(!) anniversary is coming up, I was thinking of maybe having the illustration printed on canvas or simply framed as part of an anniversary gift -- sort of like this framed version of an illustration Dina created for my sister- and brother-in-law to commemorate the arrival of our niece:
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| Image source: Dina Kantor (Sam and Gertie Photography) |
It's pretty awesome, right? (I particularly like how the illustration picked up on all the details important to my BIL and SIL: the framed photo of our parents dancing and the Dylan and Springsteen prints.)
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| Image Source: Dina Kantor (Sam and Gertie Photography) |
For her own wedding, Dina created a display of illustrations she made of family wedding photos. It's such a charming and modern take on a traditional concept.
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| Image Source: Dina Kantor (Sam and Gertie Photography) |
The most genius touch, though, is that she made a framed illustration of each of her wedding guests, which doubled as favors and escort cards. I so wish we could have had something personal and fun like these instead of the semi-useless tchotchkes we imposed on our guests.
Sigh. Maybe for the next wedding. ;-P I kid, I kid.
What are your favorite personalized gifts? Any additional ideas for second anniversary gifts? Read more...
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