In wracking our brains for a present to give my parents this Christmas, my sister and I wanted to go with something sentimental for obvious reasons. We both came to the conclusion that a photo from our trip to Italy, where my Dad is originally from, printed on canvas would be perfect. Now, to choose a photo.. and from which city...I decided that before I even start looking through all the photos from the trip, which could easily lead to distraction and endless hours spent looking through countless amounts of photos, its best I pick a city first. I chose Cinque Terre. It was a hard tie to break between Rome and Cinque Terre, but I think the peaceful beachy villages won my parents over the most plus the nautical theme pairs well with the style in their home, not to mention they live on the water.
So the narrowing down began. I was careful not to over pick or overwhelm myself with photos to edit for final choosing, which is a common mistake I make, something I especially can't afford to deal with as Christmas is drawing close and I am running out of time to submit my order. I started with hundreds, narrowed down to 15, then finally to the 3 featured here. It was hard, but a decision had to be made.
In uploading and cropping the image for final submission I realized how fun and easy this gift really is as well as how meaningful it can be. It can get a little pricey, but Living Social features deals all the time for discounted canvas prints. I'm excited to see the final product and the look on their face when they receive it. I think they will both be very happy to have something from our first trip to Europe to hang on their walls.
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