One of my least favourite chores is the laundry. It is my ground-hog day. Wash, dry, iron, put away. Repeat, repeat, repeat. Actually… stop. That item is for the bin. I know it was only bought last week, but look at the stains on that! It is definitely only fit for the bin… I’m only kidding… we don’t throw out stained clothes, we wear them in the house and just hope no-one comes to visit!
When I was asked if I would like to do a Pink Clove review, I have to admit I wasn’t sure. Pink Clove are a plus size clothing company, and if you are a regular reader of my blog you will know that I am no fashion blogger. I am however a woman, and I do like adding to my wardrobe so I had a look at their website. Honestly, I wasn’t sure if their clothes would fit me – I’m sure everyone has experienced the vast sizing differences in clothing from different retailers. Luckily Pink Clove have a size guide on their website. A few measurements later I discovered that I was perfect for their size 16 clothes. So I decided to go ahead.
Do you remember the days when you had to buy film for your camera, and wait weeks for your photos to be developed?
Isn’t it brilliant how easily we can take photos now? Lots of people don’t even bother with a camera as their phone will do the job for them! Then there are those times in your life when you want the pictures to be so perfect that you’re willing to pay a professional to take some photographs for you.
When I got married we paid for professional photos on the day, and recently we had some professional photo’s taken of my two boys. I love taking pictures, looking at pictures and remembering the occasion on which they were taken. The only problem is, with all this digital technology, sometimes I don’t get the full benefit because I leave photo’s I love on a memory card or c.d. instead of displaying them as they should be – in the house for everyone to see!
So when Canvas Design offered me a canvas print of a photo of my choice, it was a very difficult choice to make. My children and my marriage are the foundations of my life so I wanted something to encapsulate that. I do have a large print of the boys on display so I picked a wedding photo.
I emailed the photo to Canvas Design on Wednesday and on Monday morning there was a delivery man at the door. Delivery is free in the UK (and yes, this does include Northern Ireland, not just the mainland, yippee!) It felt like Christmas morning as I unwrapped the canvas from the layers of bubble wrap and corrugated cardboard which had kept it safe on it’s journey. Inside, as well as the canvas itself, there was a hanging kit! Brilliant, that saved me going on a trip to the shops!
I was surprised by how heavy the frame was and the quality of the canvas is just superb. I love that the picture is stretched right around the frame so that the edges blend in. It just so happened that I had a bare patch of wall on which to hang my lovely new canvas!
It’s not a traditional wedding photo, which is perhaps why I haven’t displayed it before. However it is undoubtedly one of my favourites. I love it for the same reason that film directors love to end films with the happy couple walking off into the sunset. It not only represents the happy ending of one chapter, but the start of a new story also.
As a young girl I pictured my life as an adult, knowing years in advance what I wanted. Right now, I have to say, it’s pretty much as I imagined, and now I have a beautiful canvas to remind me how lucky I am. Why not try your luck and see if you can win a beautiful canvas of your choice, anything from 6″x6″ to 40″x40″! These retail from £7.99 (6″x6″) to £59.99 (40″x40″) 100% pine frame, printed on 100% cotton. Just enter the rafflecopter below.
If you don’t win this time, you can still purchase a canvas directly with Canvas Design and, if you enter code Blog15 you will receive 15% of your order (and don’t forget, delivery is free in the UK).
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Term and conditions:
Open to UK residents only
Competition will close 11.59pm on 17th March
Winner announced on 18th March
Winners must provide me with their name, address, mobile no. and email a copy of the picture they wish to use.
If the winner cannot be contacted the prize will be redrawn
Winner’s details will be passed to Canvas Design
Entries which cannot be verified will be disqualified
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