Birth Stats Subway Art

Wall Art

So we have some very close family friends that have an ADORABLE little guy about to turn 1 on the 27th of this month.  He has cousins that are a little older so he has a ton of hand me downs.  So as far as birthday present ideas goes I didn't want to load them up with more of what they already had.

At first she was saying she was going to ask for books to build up his library.  Since they're in Texas and I'm in Arizona, I didn't really have any idea of the books he already had.  So I turned to pinterest. 

And found this!  Subway art with babies birth stats.  I love this idea.  Especially for kids with so much stuff, and at one year old, they care way more about the wrapping paper than whats in it.

As a parent, I would much rather have this than a noisy toy.

This is the layout of info I chose.

I found the inspiration at A Kitchen Table for Two

She did it using iron on paper, but since my brother has photoshop I figured it would be easier to type up and print out instead.

Since NO WHERE does instant 12x12 prints, I printed it out on 11x14 at walgreens

the print (after a 33% off enlargements coupon) was about $8 

The 12x12 canvas I already had 

but was out of a 6 pack at hobby lobby that I had bought when it was 1/2 off one week.

All I did was mod podge the back of the picture, and the front of the canvas then stick them together

(Make sure you run some kind of card across to get out bubbles, it will help avoid the edges coming up later as it dries)

Then I used a foam brush to brush a layer of matte mod podge on the front to give a more.. textured? look.  Just so it blended the paper and canvas material to look a little more normal. 

(Don't mind the messy craft table)

As you can see it isn't exactly 12x12 like the canvas I put it on.  

If you look close up you notice where the picture paper starts and where to canvas meets it.

Up on the wall though its super cute.

WARNING: as you will see the first two pictures have a different length listed as well as a different birth date.  DOUBLE CHECK! I had my nephews stats written down with Abels and put the wrong info on the first one I printed out. Embarrassing..

I don't know if its everyone or just me that is obsessed with little facts about their children

especially at birth, but I love the subway stats style that is around.

I plan on making one for my sons room, as well as for my nephews christmas presents

It was easy, inexpensive and in my opinion better than a noisy walmart toy.