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OK, maybe not in its natural state. In fact, many little ones’ artwork looks a lot alike to me. But the great thing about the drawings and paintings that my daughter makes is that they are my daughter’s, and I save them all.
Recently, my husband surprised me with a gift that I would never have expected. It was original, fun, cool and unlike anything I have ever seen. Apparently, he got the idea from one on BusyDad’s posts a while ago, and was determined to get me something ever since. I was so happy when my daughter presented me with her drawing that day, I thought it was the coolest thing ever. Her first “real” resemblance of a drawing, and it was me! Miraculously the drawing disappeared the next day only to find out that Matt had taken it to hang it up at work. I was disappointed that he got to keep it, little did I know that he was cooking up something.
Jennifer, who owns and operates an amazing shop called Magic Dog Studio, has come up with a terrific way of preserving your wee one’s art. She takes the artwork and turns it into a one-of-a-kind sterling silver pendant or charm, signs it, packages it in a beautiful gift box and sends it to your front door. She is a true artist, and interprets the kid’s squiggles and zig-zags beautifully. In addition to little people (she also offers a necklace bearing members of the whole family), you can do handprints, thumbprints and wall pieces as well.
To give you an idea of how this uber-creative lady works, I thought I’d show you the before and after.
Here is the drawing that my daughter, Frankie did of me (no, I wasn’t having a bad hair day, thats creative license!).
My husband scanned the drawing and emailed it to Jennifer. After discussing how it would look and what type of chain to use (she suggested a silver cord so the figure would “walk” across it), she went to work.
Imagine my surprise when I received this necklace a few weeks later.
Pretty cool, huh? Magic Dog Studio is truly an example of a creative and talented person doing something completely unique with her gift. I encourage anyone with children, grandkids, wives or mothers to give Jennifer a call and ask her to create a piece for you. Its a perfect way to forever preserve the childhood of that special little one in your life. You can contact her at: magicdogstudio@yahoo.com.
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July 25th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
That is SOOO cute! I love that idea – and even though I’m not much of a jewelry person I would definitely wear a necklace like that!
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July 25th, 2008 at 7:48 pm
Oh my gosh, now *that* is cool!
Is this your main blog for both of you? I’ve gotten some great comments on some of my weekly themes, so I wasn’t sure if you were doing the same themes but elsewhere?
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July 25th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
That is so cool! And what a wonderful and thoughtful husband you have to do that for you. High fives to him.
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July 25th, 2008 at 8:26 pm
That is one of the coolest gifts I have seen in awhile. Mucho brownie points for your hubby! What a thoughtful guy.
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July 25th, 2008 at 9:37 pm
How cute is that? Your Hubby gets a sparkly gold star for thoughfulness!
Jennifer did a great job on your one-of-a-kind piece.
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July 25th, 2008 at 9:42 pm
Wow that is incredible. I am amazed.
What a great hubby to do that for you.
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July 26th, 2008 at 1:16 am
Fantastic! Very impressive jewelry maker, hubby, and artist!
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July 26th, 2008 at 1:53 am
I LOVE IT!!! Thank you so much for sharing all the good info with us…I want to get something made now!
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July 26th, 2008 at 11:59 am
That is so cute! I love that idea! Now….I must send this post to my husband through ESP so he does something sweet like that too
Thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving a comment! That was sweet!
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July 26th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
How neat! I can’t wait til my little one can draw. Thanks for posting.
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July 26th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
That is so cool!
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July 26th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
That is absolutley amazing. And kudos to your husband for thinking of doing that!
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July 27th, 2008 at 2:33 am
Thanks you so much for sharing this. I really couldn’t love the idea and originality more! Our three year old has been on a drawing spree just today.
This really is the best. Thanks again!
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July 27th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
Beyond cool! I’ve been meaning to get one of Fury’s pics turned into a pendant for a long time. I have never seen a real example of her work (only what’s on her site), and it is better than I could imagine. This is truly an example of a totally priceless product/idea.
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July 27th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
Oh My God. That is the coolest thing I think I’ve ever seen. I love it!
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July 28th, 2008 at 3:01 am
I actually gasped when I saw the final product. That is bad ass. I can’t wait for my little bean to reach the point where he (a) no longer EATS the crayons and (b) can actually draw something, anything that could be transformed like this!
So glad I saw this! What a great gift idea!
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July 28th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
That is seriously one of the coolest things ever!!! I love it! Thanks for sharing.
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July 29th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
Tres Muey Cool! I would so wear it everywhere!
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July 29th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
I LOVE THIS! Matt just when you think it cant get any better… You go and do something awesome like this.
Thanks for sharing!
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July 30th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
wow!!
that is totally awesome!!
I would LOVE to have something made like that from one of my children’s drawings!!
I might have to look into this more!!
thanks for sharing!! I found your blog through some other blogs.
very nice.
toodles!
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