A Long Winter's Nap Picnic + Diy Blanket

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With a snowstorm looming this level I got to thinking how much I missed summer. It's funny how mutual coldness conditions tin produce that.  I don't produce good amongst mutual coldness too although it doesn't actually larn that mutual coldness hither inwards Vancouver compared to the residual of Canada, I've somehow transcend spoiled.  Having grown upwardly inwards Northern Alberta though,  I produce know a affair or 2 well-nigh mutual coldness conditions too i of the fun things nosotros used to produce to create produce when I was petty was to convey indoor wintertime picnics! Or equally nosotros used to telephone telephone them, "A Long Winter's Nap Picnic". On those actually mutual coldness days when cabin fever was looming, my Mom used to spread out a picnic blanket onto the living room flooring too we'd convey a real exceptional picnic.  Mom e'er had a few treats hidden for precisely those occasions, or sometimes she'd whip upwardly a fresh batch of homemade donuts or cinnamon buns.  H5N1 story or 2 would move read equally we'd gulp on hot chocolate too carols would play inwards the background.  Such exceptional times for my siblings too I.

So I idea for a fun gift (from Christmas past) for my Mom this holiday, I'd gift her amongst a photograph gift commemorating those wintertime picnics I recall therefore fondly.  I was delighted to discovery out Staples similar a shot offers blankets that you lot tin customize using photos. H5N1 perfect size for a petty picnic, crib (or a long winter's nap).  I chose a photograph of a wintery scene I photographed terminal wintertime too added the words, "A Long Winter's Nap" using a photograph editing app to it.  I loved how it turned out too can't expect to gift to my Mom!

DIY Photo Blanket

You tin construct a blanket past times but uploading your ikon to Staples Print & Marketing Services  too next the directions there. It's super tardily too fun to do!

But if you lot desire to add together words to a photograph similar nosotros did, you'll take away to starting fourth dimension produce therefore using a photograph editor application.

To start, you'll take away to construct certain your ikon is large plenty therefore it doesn't pixelate.  I used an master copy ikon from my photographic boob tube camera (approx. 3457 x 5198 pixels) at 300 dpi.  You'll also take away a photograph editor application similar Photoshop or fifty-fifty Illustrator tin work.  I similar using Illustrator when using text equally it's a petty to a greater extent than text friendly.  Open your application too opened upwardly the ikon or identify the ikon (if using Illustrator).  Make certain your ikon is a hi-res ikon equally mentioned above. If using Illustrator you'll take away to edit your fine art board around your image. To produce that, i time you lot convey placed your ikon into your novel document produce the following:

1. Click on "File" therefore click on "Document Set Up".
2. At the superlative correct manus corner of the window that precisely opened upwardly click on "Edit Artboard"
3. Then drag the dotted business around the edges around the image, therefore click on the arrow cardinal to click away.

To identify the text: 
1. Open upwardly a text box past times clicking on the "T" (for text) inwards the toolbox
2. Choose a font. I used "Futura". Click on "Type", therefore "Font" too drag downwardly till you lot discovery the font you lot want to use.
3. Type inwards your phrase.  If you lot take away to, you lot tin conduct to middle your phrase past times selecting the "center" selection inwards the paragraph panel inwards the toolbox.
4. Save the file equally a jpg to your desktop.
5. Visit Staples Print & Marketing Services too upload your .jpg file past times next the instructions on their site. 

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