My anniversary gift...

nicoleshillidaynicoleshilliday Registered Users Posts: 549 Major grins
edited June 28, 2011 in Weddings
So my 5 year anniversary was last month and i finally got my gift from the hubby. I had to share, it is so amazing!

It is 6 feet long and on canvas and has over 6k photos of our last 11 years together. Zoom in for a closer look... i will try to add a real photo tomorrow, right now i only have one on my iphone :D

http://www.shilliday.net/m<wbr>osaic/anniversary.html
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  • nicoleshillidaynicoleshilliday Registered Users Posts: 549 Major grins
    edited June 23, 2011
    bad iphone pic
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  • tenoverthenosetenoverthenose Registered Users Posts: 815 Major grins
    edited June 24, 2011
    Killer Nicole!
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  • Mike JMike J Registered Users Posts: 1,029 Major grins
    edited June 24, 2011
    This is awesome. I've never seen anything like this. What a cool idea.
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  • ShimaShima Registered Users Posts: 2,547 Major grins
    edited June 24, 2011
    Wow, super unique, great idea he had!
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  • ssimmonsphotossimmonsphoto Registered Users Posts: 424 Major grins
    edited June 24, 2011
    That is so awesome! Talk about a good hubby!

    We're celebrating 4 years in August and I was thinking of getting my hubby a gun safe. I am feeling very inadequate!
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  • GadgetRickGadgetRick Registered Users Posts: 787 Major grins
    edited June 24, 2011
    That's cool!
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  • nicoleshillidaynicoleshilliday Registered Users Posts: 549 Major grins
    edited June 24, 2011
    ssimmonsphoto wrote: »
    That is so awesome! Talk about a good hubby!

    We're celebrating 4 years in August and I was thinking of getting my hubby a gun safe. I am feeling very inadequate!

    I got him a woodworking class that consisted of a folded piece of paper with dates and locations on it...i felt kinda bad after :) but he did get a few real cool fathers day gifts to make up for it. ne_nau.gif
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  • Moogle PepperMoogle Pepper Registered Users Posts: 2,950 Major grins
    edited June 24, 2011
    Did you get him a 27in Apple cinema display that you could casually use? :D
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  • nicoleshillidaynicoleshilliday Registered Users Posts: 549 Major grins
    edited June 24, 2011
    Moogle Pepper wrote: »
    Did you get him a 27in Apple cinema display that you could casually use? :D


    you have to rub it in right...so close! maybe when we upgrade the tower. i'm still not convinced that i will like the gloss.
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  • VayCayMomVayCayMom Registered Users Posts: 1,870 Major grins
    edited June 24, 2011
    Brilliant idea, ,many many brownie points and get out of doghouse free cards !
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  • mmmattmmmatt Registered Users Posts: 1,347 Major grins
    edited June 24, 2011
    Definitely hit us with a high res version Nicole. That pick sucks! Great Idea on both your parts though. I have been into woodworking since my childhood because of my father and now that he is getting up there he and I don't do much of it any more. He and I just built a traditional "skin on frame" kayak a few months ago while I was visiting hime and it was a great experience for us. Woodworking is a wonderful past time and a great gift.
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  • Mark1616Mark1616 Registered Users Posts: 319 Major grins
    edited June 24, 2011
    A very cool gift!!

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  • GadgetRickGadgetRick Registered Users Posts: 787 Major grins
    edited June 25, 2011
    Where did you have this created? It's interesting. Our 10th anniversary is coming up...
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  • SnowgirlSnowgirl Registered Users Posts: 2,155 Major grins
    edited June 25, 2011
    Brilliant idea! Well done.clap.gifclap
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  • FlyNavyFlyNavy Registered Users Posts: 1,350 Major grins
    edited June 25, 2011
    Very nice! I too am interested in how you made it.
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  • imagesofhimimagesofhim Registered Users Posts: 527 Major grins
    edited June 25, 2011
    Congratulations on your anniversary! BTW, he seems like a KEEPER--what a GREAT gift--took some thought, planning, insight and devotion to pull that one off!!!
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  • nicoleshillidaynicoleshilliday Registered Users Posts: 549 Major grins
    edited June 25, 2011
    ok, i know i owe everyone a few pics but with 5 years of marriage comes a house, editing and two kids... (and useless internet searching and don't forget Facebook). So, i WILL post real photos soon.

    But, if you look at the link in my original post you an zoom in and see a web version.

    How he did it...

    Bought the software Mazaika (not sure if MAC only or not). Then crop 6,000 pictures into squares (thats what took the longest). The software does the arranging, and you decided how much of the background image shows through. I'm not exactly sure if you have to tell the software what pictures are what color, but i'm sure if you read about the program it will give you some more information.

    He then got it printed on canvas and stretched at a local place here in Northern VA. Hung it on the wall and waited till i noticed it.

    The original photo was actually a year after our wedding when we did a Trash the Dress shoot with a local Albany, NY photographer. He wanted something with a larger landscape, as those sorts of photos work better with the mosaic look.

    What the hubby doesn't know is that we now have to repaint the room to match the picture...the gift that keeps on giving.

    I promise photos soon!

    and thanks for the anniversary congrats. He really is a great guy...and yes, he loved his woodworking class credit and is signing up for his class next week.
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  • cab.in.bostoncab.in.boston Registered Users Posts: 634 Major grins
    edited June 26, 2011
    nicoleshilliday wrote: »
    Hung it on the wall and waited till i noticed it.

    Wow, that must have taken a couple of days or so to notice something that insignificant, eh? rolleyes1.gif

    That's absolutely incredible. I think for our 5th we said "happy anniversary" and/or maybe gave each other a card. We're hopeless romantics, after all. iloveyou.gif
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  • KinkajouKinkajou Registered Users Posts: 1,240 Major grins
    edited June 27, 2011
    Dude. Bonus points for that guy!
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  • Stella7dStella7d Registered Users Posts: 201 Major grins
    edited June 28, 2011
    What an awesome gift!!
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