I love finding unique and unusual gifts to surprise the best man on the planet with. I love that Max 'helps' daddy unwrap his presents after telling him exactly what is in it and most of all, I love creating something unique.
This year is no different. My man loves his family, old cars, spoiling us and Lego, so this year I got a canvas designed from Truprint which almost choked him up! To me, that's a good sign, means I got the right pressie :-)
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What daddy loves the most |
So our craft item this year involved a photo and Lego. Now I used a print out from my home computer but in hindsight a photo print (that you can order direct from Truprint) would have worked much better!
This will keep daddy and kids quiet for quite some while!!
Choose your favourite photo, I know, this could be quite a task! I chose my favourite one of the lads on the beach.
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Love this piccie of my boys |
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Click image to enlarge |
I then set about making my plaque
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My sneaky batch of Lego |
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Building up my Lego |
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Takes a while..... |
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Finally finished - may want to take a photo for reference.... |
I flipped the image and glued my photo on the back. This is where Truprint photos would work best, with a glossy finish a size 7" x 5" print would leave a nice border around the edge of the above plaque which is the same size as a 24 x 16 base plate.
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Glue your image on the back of the Lego image |
Once the glue was set I used my craft knife to cut the Lego pieces. The best way I found was to fold the Lego onto itself and slice the bend with the knife. This is a slow process and patience is needed.
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Creating Lego Jigsaw |
Trust me it was worth it! I got my boy to give daddy is craft project... I know it's early but that's just how we roll.....
And it took them AGES to put all the pieces back together again - and it was lovely to watch.
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Helping put the pieces back together again |
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Still at it |
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Max soon wondered off.....Daddy stayed the course |
Do let me know if you try this, it really is good fun for any Lego mad daddy
Happy Father's Day
What a lovely idea - patience required but so worth it! Gorgeous picture too :-)
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