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It is human nature to be social with others and it is one of the hardest things about the lockdown. From Monday 1st June 2020 here in England we have been able to meet once again with up to six people at once from different households – as long as we are socially distanced and not shielding. Obviously both of these factors mean there are still problems but My-Picture.co.uk have got solutions to try and make the situation a little bit easier.
The Need for Facial Recognition
Even babies look for faces – and we prefer familiar faces over that of strangers. I know myself that when I first went to the supermarket during lockdown I was SO excited to see the cashier and I did not know them. Just that human interaction was so priceless. As things progress and I saw someone I knew whilst I was out – even across the way – it made me feel so much happier.
Not being able to See Loved Ones
The problem has been that we haven’t been able to just go and see our loved ones, and for some, even with the changes on June 1st – we still aren’t able to visit them. This may because your household is too large and it isn’t practical for just some of you to visit, or that one or both of you are shielding. Video calls are great but not everyone is able to make them – either getting to grips with the technology or physically holding them.
I know it’s not the same but having a photo in a frame or printed on to canvas of them means that you will be able to see them – maybe even look at them whilst talking on the phone. Or you could gift them a picture of your family. With prices starting at as little as just £6.50 for a canvas prints and £14.90 for a framed print!
You can reposition your photo or change the size and the canvas shows you where the image will fold around the edges. You can even customize pictures further by adding your own text.
Keeping Safe when Meeting Up with Other Households
I have mentioned that in England up to 6 people can meet up but this does not mean that the virus has gone away and so we need to remain alert to keep safe. We need to socially distance by at least 6ms (2ft) and keep washing our hands (as we were told at the beginning of this pandemic). We can even cut through their house to get to their garden and use their toilet – but everything must be cleaned after we have touched it – and yes you’ve guessed it, we must wash our hands again!
Wearing Face Masks
Another way to ensure that the people you meet up with remain safe is by wearing a face mask. We were advised to wear them in places where it was hard to maintain a social distance such as in supermarkets. This was protect others from our possible asymptomatic carrying of the virus rather than protecting us from catching it from others. A face mask was suggested because the PPE is for those who really need it – cases where we know there is the virus, carers, and hospital staff etc.
The problem with face coverings is that people cannot see your face properly – this may even make it frightening for some. Again there is a solution with the use of a Photo face mask where you can have an image printed onto the mask itself. In fact it was when I asked some friends including hospital staff what they would have printed on their masks that they suggested it would be fun to have faces printed on! Once you upload your photo you can see what it looks like and move its position and size before clicking on confirm.
MyPicture.co.uk Review and Giveaway
I found MyPicture.co.uk straight forward to use and understand, with clear pricing. In fact it was easy to adjust the order to meet budget without having to start everything again – you can just change the sizing.
Not only are the hook and screws available for the framed pictures and canvas frames but they also send instructions on how to do it.
There was a slight delay on the delivery as a whole due to the current demand for face masks, but even with that taken into account and the Bank Holiday, altogether I received all of my order 18 days after placing it (the canvas and framed photo were quicker than this).
When the canvas and framed print I ordered arrived, they were well-packaged without being over-packaged; and with good quality printing
I like the fact that you do not have to buy the face masks in bulk; plus each member of the house can chose a different design. This helps with hygiene too as they will not get mixed up when they go through the wash. If you order 10 or more they are only £9 each with free postage.
We washed the face masks immediately but first put them in a bucket to soak in case there was any colour run – there wasn’t any which is due to the good printing used to make up the picture.
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I think I would go for an acrylic picture they look really good!
My house is a little bare so I’d probably get a photo canvas of my daughter to put up 🙂
It would have to be a photo face mask as yours was so good. I’d put a pic of my face on it 🙂
I’d have a canvas of a photo from our last holiday, to remind us of the good times during this difficult time
photo face mask ! With my picture on it
I love the photo face masks. I’d probably get one of those with something inventive on it.
my partner is a great photographer, but never has any of his photos printed, i’d like to have one of his prints of his home town on our wall.
Wow those pictures are fantastic!
I like the face masks – reminds me of that Icelandic lady.
I’d love to get a canvas of my 2 boys together, lovely memorys!
I’d love to get a framed print to put up, I’d choose a family photo.
I’d get a canvas print of our whole family for my little boys room – as he misses being able to hug his grandmothers
I think i would get a set of face masks for the all the family. ry and bring a bit of humour to the situation!
Wow lots of choices… I will get a gift for Father’s Day x
I would choose a photo face mask for my family. They look cool and keep you safer.
I’d like to get the photo of my whole family, taken at my wedding, up on the wall. I’ve missed everyone so much.
Love to get a canvas of my 2 grandsons being cheeky monkeys
I love the photo face masks and even though restrictions are starting to be lifted a bit now I’m still going to be nervous of going out bare faced for quite some time.
I would love to get a Photo Blanket of my children because it would look lovely on my sofa, thanks.
Would love some framed prints of our family to go in our newly decorated rooms!
I love canvas pictures. My walls are covered in photos as memories are very important to me
I’d get a canvas print to display some lovely family photos.
I’d love to get a canvas of my favourite photo of my my hubby and daughter standing next to an elephant on our holiday to india
New canvas for our anniversary
I love the photo face masks. What a fun idea.
We’re decorating at the moment and I think I would get a new canvas for the living room x
The photo face mask looks like so much fun!
I would definitely get a photo face mask – I love the idea of being able to have your own mouth on it… although I might have to cheat and go for a fuller lip look 😉
i love the idea of the Personalised Photo Cushion for the children
I would get a framed photo of my daughter to send to my father-in-law who is undergoing chemo and we are unable to see him until the end of summer at the earliest
I love the idea of a photo face mask – i really hate not being able to see peoples faces and i think getting a face mask with your photo on would be a great workaround
Would love some copies of the whole family on canvas. This lockdown has just made it feel so much more important
I love the photo face masks.
I think i would have to get myself a personalised photo mask just so it can be unique from everybody elses masks
Like the face masks
I think i would get a photo cushion with our dog on it as a gift for my 9 year olf son
I think I’d get a photo canvas of my cat because she deserves to be immortalised.
Would love a photo of all my children.
I’ve used My Picture before to get some canvases for my living room. I’d love a couple for my dining room too.
Those masks are amazing, I would definitely choose a photo mask as they are so unique!
i love the idea of the Personalised Photo Cushion for the children
Love the photo cushion
framed print with a family photo
The photo face masks are great, I think it would be a really good way of raising a smile
I would be buying the masks. I’m a bit weak when it comes to germs, I catch all the colds and lurgey each winter.
I’d get a canvas print to display family photos from last year.
I would love the photo face masks, they would put a smile on our face!
I would love to get a photo cushion with a photo of all my children on as a gift for my mums birthday next month
I would choose a frame print of my family, we don’t have many printed pictures, so this would be a special surprise for them
Canvas print of our honeymoon trip last year to brighten up our bare walls
The photo face mask. Be a fab thing to smile about during tough times
Would love a photo face mask think that it’s a really good idea 🙂
My other half is keen on photography so it would be great to get one of his landscape pictures printed
I would like a framed print of family photos from last years holiday.
I’d get a cushion for fathers day for my partner of my daughter and him together
Oh my goodness, the photo face masks are great!! They would be on my list for sure!
I am moving in so my first house hopefully soon, and would have some picture of family and friends to make it feel like a home
The photo face mask is hilarious so I would go for that!
I would go for the face masks as will make people look twice!
I would love one of the photo face masks!
I would love one of the photo face masks or maybe a canvas. So many pictures I would love printed!
I could do with some more photos up to brighten my house, especially from my wedding so many people no longer with us.
Definetely a canvas print. I had a mini photo shoot done of my babies in Feb and I’ve still not had any prints done or put any photos up in our house at all tbh. A canvas would be lovely in the livingroom 🙂
I would love a large poster print of my children.
Photo Blanket, and cushions. These would be nice personal, sentimental gifts for loved ones.
I’m really loving those face masks, although I’d love to get a photo blanket too
Love making photo books of our holidays, as a keep sake. Rather than keeping pics on laptop and rarely look at
These are brilliant! I would absolutely love to give my dad one of these funny masks for fathers day!
I’ve actually used the website previously for photo canvasses, but I’d like to get send a good quality photo for an acrylic print this time.
I love their MixBlox! They are different to conventional pictures on the wall and love how they can be stacked anywhere in the home 🙂
I’d like a framed picture of my baby grandson because I’m missing him
I like the MixPix. Would be able to group some cool photos of the kids & grandkids for a great display.
I love a canvas of me and my kiddies. Perfect for my lounge.
I would go for a canvas of my little girl. It would look fantastic on my stairs.
I would love to get a canvas of our Holiday to New York last year – was such a magical time
with my nephew being autistic i love a photo mask so he can still sort see my face and makes it fun when we are together because my sister is a carer so he stays with my son and i whilst she at work
A canvas of our Italian holiday would be lovely
I’d love to treat my Mum to a blanket Of my kids to give her something to cuddle in this horrible situation xx
I would get a photo face mask with my cat’s face on it.
I have been making my own face coverings as we are meant to call them but a photo face mask would be fun
id love to get a canvas of my daughter
I would go for a photo book. I love making them for special occasions such as holidays. Great memories for everyone xx
I take a lot of nice pictures but never print any would love to have some printed and mounted to our walls 🙂