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The Kiss: A Special Photo Made into a Painting by ArtsHeaven.com

October 15, 2014 by Cassie 45 Comments

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I was recently contacted by ArtsHeaven.com to see if I would be interested in receiving one of their paintings for my home as a gift. After looking at the pieces on their beautiful website, and seeing that they could turn any photo into a painting, I knew this would be a great addition to my home!  As it was, I had just placed a new to me dresser in my bedroom and wanted the perfect piece to put over it.  Our master bedroom has a gallery wall I love, so I needed something that wouldn’t fight with it, but play nicely with it.  A friend had long ago suggested a sepia toned family photo.  I loved this idea, and knew that our family photos from last Fall would have the perfect piece lying within them.  As usual, I dragged my feet on ordering, but that was a blessing in disguise!  Because when ArtsHeaven contacted me I was ready to take it a step further and have my photo turned into a painting!

I chose a photograph of me and Chris kissing, as it was going in our bedroom and I planned to give him the painting for our anniversary.  We don’t do gifts (unless you consider making sure we still have power and our paying our car note gifts?), so this was a great chance for me to do something special for both of us.  Last year, the talented Eddie of Jalapeno Photography shot this photo of us….

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I played around with it in picmonkey to alter the color for the painting and here is the result which I emailed to ArtsHeaven to have made into a painting.sepiakiss

Now, before I show you my painting, I want to share a little DIY portion with you.  When I received the painting it was carefully rolled up and the painting was covered for protection.  I knew I’d have to come up with a way to display it so I purchased a couple of 3 foot dowels (my painting is 24×30) and hot glued them to the back side of the painting on the top and bottom.  I then rolled them slightly and hot glued a little more to create the look of a vintage scroll.  I finished by adding some rope to hang it by and here is the final result in my bedroom (along with a sneak peek of the new dresser, which I hope to share soon!)

artsheaven.com painting of photo

Can you even believe this is a PAINTING???

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If you look closely, you can see the brushstroke detail, which I love!

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But the overall look is so similar to the photograph- I was so impressed by the quality and attention to detail.  I mean, just look at this- this is the painting below.

painting7And here are the details of my little DIY addition to display it.

As you can see below, I rolled the canvas around the dowel and glued in place.

painting9On the top dowel, I added rope to hang.  I am not the most skilled and pretty much know one type of knot, so that’s what I did.

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And the best part about it… Chris really loved it, too!  He was worried when I told him I had a really cool surprise for him for our anniversary.  I scare him with what my idea of a “cool surprise” usually is apparently. 😉

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Thank you so much to ArtsHeaven.com for providing me with this amazing painting!  I was not compensated for this post, other than receiving the painting.  All opinions are my own.

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  1. [email protected] says

    October 15, 2014 at 7:21 am

    It’s such a special photo. Love it as artwork!

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    • Cassie says

      October 15, 2014 at 8:53 am

      thank you, julia! me, too! 🙂

      Reply
  2. kat says

    October 15, 2014 at 8:49 am

    Love this painting! But I’m a little confused by this, since yesterday you posted a pic of your room with a different dresser and contemplating what will go above it. is this the same spot?

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    • Cassie says

      October 15, 2014 at 8:51 am

      that was the guest room yesterday. 😉 this is in my bedroom. and isn’t it cool what they can do?!?!

      Reply
  3. [email protected] this top that says

    October 15, 2014 at 9:25 am

    just beautiful….what a perfect gift….love

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    • Cassie says

      October 15, 2014 at 3:31 pm

      thank you so much, laura!

      Reply
  4. Suzanne @ The Painted Drawer says

    October 15, 2014 at 9:28 am

    This is amazing! First of all – fantastic photo and amazing how they make it into a painting! But really the way you created that scroll to hang it is just fabulous! It looks wonderful in the room!

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    • Cassie says

      October 15, 2014 at 3:31 pm

      thank you so much, suzanne! it was easy!

      Reply
  5. Catherine says

    October 15, 2014 at 9:49 am

    I love that!! the way you hung it is so clever and perfect!

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    • Cassie says

      October 15, 2014 at 3:31 pm

      thank you so much, catherine! it was cheaper than a frame, too! 🙂

      Reply
  6. Elizabeth @ The Little Black Door says

    October 15, 2014 at 10:15 am

    Oh how I love this! What a special piece and I love the hung canvas!

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    • Cassie says

      October 15, 2014 at 3:30 pm

      thank you so much- i was so excited to give it to him!

      Reply
  7. Pam @ Simple Details says

    October 15, 2014 at 11:12 am

    Aww, what a great piece, you two are so darn cute! Love the brushstrokes and your great idea for hanging!

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    • Cassie says

      October 15, 2014 at 3:30 pm

      thank you so much, pam! i love this photo because to me it doesn’t look like the photographer said “ok now kiss”. we were actually having fun. 🙂

      Reply
  8. Haley says

    October 15, 2014 at 11:27 am

    What a great gift idea! This looks great in your bedroom with the DIY details.

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    • Cassie says

      October 15, 2014 at 3:29 pm

      thank you so much, haley!

      Reply
  9. Patty Day says

    October 15, 2014 at 11:58 am

    What a great way to treat a photo…..Love the look! It looks amazing!

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    • Cassie says

      October 15, 2014 at 3:29 pm

      thank you so much, patty!

      Reply
  10. Trina @ Let's Just Build a House says

    October 15, 2014 at 12:04 pm

    neat!! i love the brush strokes too. thanks for the idea for making it into a hanging too. would love to do this in our nursery with a map!!

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    • Cassie says

      October 15, 2014 at 3:28 pm

      thank you so much, trina! that would be so awesome in a nursery! with a picture of the baby though or something special- prob not this photo. 😉

      Reply
  11. Gretchen says

    October 15, 2014 at 12:16 pm

    That’s so cool! I thought you were probably lying about it being a painting until you showed the brushstrokes ;).

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    • Cassie says

      October 15, 2014 at 3:28 pm

      you know i wouldn’t lie to you!

      Reply
  12. laurie Jones Home says

    October 15, 2014 at 12:32 pm

    This is great! I love this photo of you and your husband, and super awesome how you displayed it!

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    • Cassie says

      October 15, 2014 at 3:27 pm

      thank you so much, laurie!

      Reply
  13. Lacey says

    October 15, 2014 at 3:19 pm

    Great idea on transforming a picture.

    Not surprised it is a pic of you. Your narcissist qualities are growing daily. You use to be a fun blog with great ideas then it turned into info about you, your belly button, and gold spray paint. Oh and don’t forget the selfies.

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    • Cassie says

      October 15, 2014 at 3:23 pm

      well since the internet protects anonymity, i couldn’t get a photo of you turned into a painting for my wall. i really wanted that because i had the perfect frame from the thrift shop that i was going to spray gold and put it in. please do send me a photo and i can replace it and write a whole new blog post! so glad you are still reading; it makes my day.

      Reply
      • Lacey says

        October 15, 2014 at 3:47 pm

        Ha ha. At least u have a sense of humor. I actually find it refreshing. I was an ass. I sorry

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  14. Julia @ 551 East Design says

    October 15, 2014 at 4:30 pm

    What a treasure!! You’re kids and grandkids will love having this. 🙂

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    • Cassie says

      October 15, 2014 at 9:14 pm

      i didn’t even think about that- you are right!

      Reply
  15. Kelly @ View Along the Way says

    October 15, 2014 at 8:15 pm

    That is gorgeous. I love that photo of you two beautiful people. Perfect spot for it too!

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    • Cassie says

      October 15, 2014 at 9:13 pm

      thank you so much! 🙂 we love it! it reminds me every day that i really do love that man. and sometimes i need reminding. 😉

      Reply
  16. Ali says

    October 15, 2014 at 8:34 pm

    This is soooo cool!!! My mother in law would absolutely love something like this!! future gift idea 😉 XO

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    • Cassie says

      October 15, 2014 at 9:13 pm

      thank you, my friend!

      Reply
  17. Shelley | Crazy Wonderful says

    October 16, 2014 at 8:14 am

    That is insane!!! I kept scrolling up and down, up and down to see which was the painting and which was the photograph! It looks so real! Blown away.

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    • Cassie says

      October 16, 2014 at 6:09 pm

      i know, right?!?! so cool!

      Reply
  18. [email protected] says

    October 16, 2014 at 9:15 am

    Whoa. This is awesome. I want one. Well, not one of you and Chris. That would be weird. Not that you all aren’t awesome. I probably need one of Ike. Or my belly button ring.

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    • Cassie says

      October 16, 2014 at 6:09 pm

      one of me with my arms up looking over my shoulder, shirt slightly raised so you see my belly button? that can be arranged.

      Reply
  19. Katja | Shift Ctrl Art says

    October 16, 2014 at 10:44 am

    What a beautiful piece of art and a great keepsake. Love that picture of the two of you!!

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    • Cassie says

      October 16, 2014 at 6:08 pm

      thank you so much, katja!

      Reply
  20. [email protected] says

    October 27, 2014 at 7:34 am

    Love this and I think you nailed it by adding the scroll-like features.

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    • Cassie says

      October 27, 2014 at 8:29 pm

      thank you so much, ashley!

      Reply
  21. Vidya @ Whats Ur Home Story says

    December 1, 2014 at 11:10 pm

    How did I miss this? This is beautiful. Love Artsheaven. The level of detail in their painting is awesome.

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    • Cassie says

      December 2, 2014 at 7:34 pm

      me, too! i was so thrilled with the quality!

      Reply

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