Our DIL gave us one of a photo she took & used Costco. It is awesome looking.

check the Groupon sites below, they have discount coupons and so does Living Social.

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My son used a groupon a couple years ago for Canvas on Demand to blow up a photo for me. Very pleased with the quality and service.

This post was edited by anitamo on Wed, Apr 23, 14 at 17:25

I have not used them for what you need but have bought prints from Art.com and have been very pleased. They offer the service you are looking for. I kwym about the cropping on Shutterfly, and Snapfish does the same. Don't know if they would do that with art prints on canvas but you might check with customer service with any company you decide to use and see what they say.

My camera club friends are pleased with Costco's photo services. They say Costco uses good inks & other quality materials. Below is someone's blog about their own experiences with Costco's canvas printing service. It has some useful info.

Here is a link that might be useful: Costco canvas printing

I get tons of compliments on my nature photo that Costco enlarged on canvas - its a large size and looks great! I could not be happier.

I want to do this with some of my butterfly photos. I don't want real large ones but would rather do a group of 3. I am thinking about using some of these. What do you think?

This post was edited by mboston on Sat, Apr 26, 14 at 18:12

It would only allow me one photo. Here is another possible one.

mboston those are wonderful! I especially love the second one. My community is having a bit of a drive to plant milkweed for butterflies. My seeds are getting ready to plant, hoping I see more this summer.

Beth

Another one. Wish it would do two at a time.

I love this side view. Maybe it would look good with 2 of the others.

What size would you guys do if you are trying to do a collection of 3 or 5?

We've had good luck with Costco.

Thanks everyone. I was finding that I wanted a size that wasn't offered by a lot of these places but a site called Pop Canvas (I think) has the option to totally customize your size. Since I wasn't entirely sure yet, I decided to order a small photo first, of a different picture. I'm looking forward to seeing how it comes out but if I'm not happy, I think I'll try Costco!

All of my canvases have been ordered through whcc.com; not sure if that's a possibility if you aren't at least a semi-professional photographer. It's been a while since I've checked their requirements for ordering, so it's worth looking into perhaps. Professional quality.

An alternative option that I haven't personally ordered a canvas from (but have ordered great prints from) is mpix.com. I've been happy with everything I've gotten from them and would bet their canvases would be nice, as well.

Someone told me they used one online that was recommended by Ty Pennington on his show when they do the home remodel. He said it started with Canvas.... (of course). Anyway he was very happy with his and it appeared his was custom sized.

mboston I like the last three you posted as a set as they hang very well together.

I printed a set of orchid photos in a similar vein for MIL and she (unexpectedly) genuinely liked them and hung them right in the living room as I was saying "these could go in your office or this back hallway here."

I have just found the right place where you can turn your photos on canvas with some help from the staff at this paint your life studio. They send you a draft of your photo and help you review and edit it. Also you get your final canvas photo in just 9 days.

I used mpix.com, based on a recommendation from our photographer. I was very pleased with their turn-around time, service and product.