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Mother’s Day Gift Idea: Digital Silhouette Portrait

in Celebrations, Crafts & DIY, Home Decor, Mother's Day

Mother’s day is quickly approaching so it’s time to consider what to give to mom or grandma! You’ve already given her the enlarged family portrait so you’ll need a new way to capture that moment in time. This year, consider including family members in a unique way and gift her a digital silhouette portrait!

Mother's Day Gift Idea: Digital silhouette portrait of all the grandkids | spotofteadesigns.com

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I’m always trying to think of something new and handmade for my mom for Mother’s Day.

Bird's nest Necklace | spotofteadesigns.com

Before kids it was usually something wearable (like this bird’s nest necklace or this wood bead necklace) or something that featured photos (like this unique photobook idea or this scrapbooked frame).

Baby Made Mother's Day Cards | Spotofteadesigns.com

Once kids came around, I made sure they were somehow included in the creative gifting process, starting with Brielle’s handmade cards and most recently the grandkids painted garden sculptures.

Mother's Day Gift Idea: Digital silhouette portrait of all the grandkids | spotofteadesigns.com

As the kids just painted her handmade ornaments for Christmas, I decided to go another approach and wanted to create a silhouette portrait gift.

Mother's Day Gift Idea: Digital silhouette portrait of all the grandkids | spotofteadesigns.com

This is a timeless craft that goes back centuries and while is typically done with paper, I went the digital route to capture this slice of time. To create this silhouette gift, I first captured photos of each grandchild by having them stand against a solid wall and snapped a side profile shot (or 6 as the case may be when photographing kids)!

Mother's Day Gift Idea: Digital silhouette portrait of all the grandkids | spotofteadesigns.com

Then I was able to use Adobe Illustrator and my graphic design roots to digitally trace their silhouettes and put together a composite image featuring all 5 of their little profiles.

Mother's Day Gift Idea: Digital silhouette portrait of all the grandkids | spotofteadesigns.com

I gifted this item early to my mom and everyone agreed each silhouette looks exactly like that child!

This little slice of time will now live on my mom’s wall for years to come and we’ll be able to see how much each child has changed, even by their simple silhouette!

Mother's Day Gift Idea: Digital silhouette portrait of all the grandkids | spotofteadesigns.com

If you’d like this look for your family, I’m happy to announce I’ve added this custom digital design to my Etsy shop! Please visit my listing for more details. Note: the listing includes a dropdown menu where you can choose how many people you’d like in the item and it’s a digital file so I can size it to whatever frame you want!

Looking for more Mother’s Day Gift ideas? Click on the images to see the posts on what we gave in the past:

Mothers Day Kids Craft - painting rock pets garden stones | spotofteadesigns.com
Mother's Day Kids' Craft - Painted Terra Cotta Pots with Pinwheel name labels #mothersday #kidscraft | spotofteadesigns.com
Mother's Day Kids Craft: Salt Dough Handprint Ornament. #kidscraft #mothersday| spotofteadesigns.com

Check out other designs I made with these silhouettes:

silhouette ornaments using cricut iron on vinyl | spotofteadesigns.com
Grandparents gift: Grandkids squad goals tshirt using Cricut Vinyl | spotofteadesigns.com
Mother's Day Gift Basket - printable tags that pair with treats, drinks and small gifts to make the perfect basket for mom | spotofteadesigns.com
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