Because this question is always coming up, we thought we’d rerun this blog post from last September to help answer any questions:
Our personalized growth charts are available in our signature poster paper and our thick, fine artist canvas — and we’re often asked, what are the pros and cons of each material? So, we thought we’d put this post together to help you figure out which of our personalized growth charts makes the most sense for you and your little one.
We’ll start with our beautiful signature poster paper growth charts. These wall growth charts are printed on a heavy weight, matte finish paper — with bright, long lasting archival inks. Paper growth charts are less expensive than canvas, so they make a great gift or are affordable wall décor for your little one. Our poster paper is thick, however paper can tear if your little one is excitable and has a tendency to handle the growth chart roughly.
Our canvas wall growth charts are printed on a thick, fine artist canvas with a matte finish — printed with the highest quality, eco friendly archival inks. Our canvas growth charts include aluminum grommets in each corner for easy display. Canvas is a bit more expensive than our paper option, however our thick canvas is more durable with little fingers and little people. Our cotton canvas personalized growth charts can also be wiped down with a soft, dry cloth if they get dirty. And lastly, personalized canvas growth charts are durable long lasting keepsakes of childhood.
Here is what our fine artist’s canvas looks like, along with an aluminum grommet.
Whether you choose paper or canvas, we suggest displaying your personalized growth chart in a place that isn’t in permanent, direct sunlight. We suggest using a fine-tip permanent marker to write on your wall growth chart.
If you’re looking for ways to display your canvas, check out this previous post.
Cheers,
Petite Lemon
TOP NOTCH
You hear the words “cheap and chic” or “cheap and cheerful” a lot lately, and as fun as those descriptions sound, the word “cheap” most often refers to the product’s low quality, not just its price tag. While our wallets might like that initially, as parents, we’re always looking for the best quality for our kids and trying to avoid a disposable lifestyle as much as possible. That’s why we put so much emphasis on quality when it comes to our personalized growth charts, alphabet poster collection, and personalized tshirts for kids. Our gift packaging is even designed for maximum cuteness with minimal waste.
A few ways we focus on quality:
• Our collection of gorgeous modern photo posters, personalized growth charts and alphabet posters are crafted from premium materials and printed in the US with long lasting, eco-friendly inks.
• Our signature photo and poster papers are premium quality and heavyweight.
• You can choose to have your child’s personalized growth chart made with our luxurious 100% cotton, ultra thick canvas for added durability.
• Each Big Sister Tshirt and Big Brother Tshirt (as well as their “Little” counterparts) is printed on state of the art digital Tshirt presses on thick, ultra-soft cotton tees and onesies using a printing technique that creates a smooth, directly printed design that is durable, yet comfortable.
• Every order is personalized with your little ones’ name(s) and professional designers perfect every custom design. We spend countless hours refining each design, which is then digitally printed with environmentally friendly inks on the highest quality presses for unmatched color and quality.
• Our personalized glitter designs on each Big Sister Tshirt, Little Sister Tshirt, Big Brother Tshirt and Little Brother Tshirt are printed with premium, durable heat transfer material.
• Your satisfaction is guaranteed.
For more information on our quality and care, please click here.
OUR ANIMAL CRACKERS GROWTH CHART ON ISLY
A few months ago, we sent our friend Melissa Esplin an Animal Crackers Canvas Growth Chart in a custom color palette to match her nursery. We were anxiously excited to see how it would all come together — a yellow and orange shared nursery for her toddler daughter and infant son. Check out the entire nursery here.
Look how cute her little lady looks next to all of her favorite animals on her personalized growth chart.
If you are interested in having your own custom color palette on a personalized growth chart or personalized alphabet poster, email us as emmy@petitelemon.com.
Cheers!
Petite Lemon
WAYS TO HANG CANVAS GROWTH CHARTS
Our canvas growth charts make a terrific personalized, thoughtful gift for any new mom, baby shower gift or child’s birthday.
Printed on thick, matte finish, cotton canvas our modern growth charts are gifts that will be treasured for years. The bright vivid owls, trains, butterflies, and dinosaurs are richly colored, as they are printed with the highest quality, eco friendly, archival inks. This custom craftsmanship creates a long lasting growth chart keepsake. Canvas growth charts feature aluminum corner grommets.
First things first …
Choose a wall to hang your growth chart from. Hang the bottom 24” (2 feet) above the floor. Wherever you hang your chart from, avoid anywhere where the canvas will be exposed to long periods of direct sunlight.
You have lots of options for hanging your personalized growth chart. Here are a few that we think are cute.
Hooks
3M makes a lot of great “no hole” products. These hooks are plastic, but are made to look like metal. They run around $4 each and are the perfect size for our aluminum grommets — even better you don’t have to use a hammer, nails, screws, etc.
Ribbon
To make the hooks cuter, tie ribbon to the grommets and hang the ribbon from the hooks. You can choose a ribbon that matches the design like we did here with the baby blue ribbon or the ribbon could create a pop of color if you used red or orange.
Wooden Character Hooks
3M makes little clear plastic hooks that we attached to these little wooden characters — we found them at a local craft store for about $1 each.
We used the 3M stickers to attach the characters to the wall and the hooks to the characters. What a fun way to hang your growth chart and continue the theme of your child’s room or nursery.
Here are some answers to some frequently asked questions about our personalized growth charts:
What should I use to write on my canvas growth chart?
To mark your child’s height and age on your canvas growth chart, we recommend a fine-tip permanent marker.
How should I care for my growth chart?
If you need to clean your canvas growth chart, you can wipe it gently with a soft dry cloth. Place your growth chart such to avoid prolonged exposure to direct sunlight.
What if my canvas growth chart wrinkles or my child folds it?
If your canvas wrinkles or your little one gets carried away playing with their growth chart (our little emmy loves to hide behind hers and play hide and seek), you can gently iron the back of the growth chart at a low temperature.
What if the edges of my canvas growth chart curl?
As our premium canvas is made primarily of cotton and natural fabrics sometimes have a tendency to curl slightly, we recommend ironing the backside of the canvas
Happy Growth Chart hanging!
Delight Dad with these stylish and fun gifts!
Show the special man in your life how much you love him with these great gift ideas …
1 iPod, 2 Petite Lemon Gallery Wrapped Canvas Photo Poster, 3 Beer Holster, 4 Car Wash & Detail, 5 Reef Flip Flop with church key bottle opener on the sole, 6 Petite Lemon Father’s Day Card from Shutterfly.com, 7 Tickets to a sports game with buddies (Image Source), 8 Kindle, 9 Date night with Mom
It’s not hard to celebrate Dad’s all year long! Remember to tell him that you love him, tell him a joke to make him laugh till his belly aches — and let him have a night off once in awhile. He’s sure to be thankful.
Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads out there!
Petite Lemon
GALLERY MOUNTED CANVAS … LEARN MORE …
Elevate your Petite Lemon photo or alphabet poster into a beautiful, lasting wall art keepsake — have it printed on our gallery mounted canvas. Our premium gallery mounted canvas is a luxe, pure cotton canvas print mounted on a 1.5″ thick pine wood frame.
Unlike other retailers, our premium gallery mounted canvas is produced with the highest quality and care.
- Thick, premium pure cotton canvas print
- Printed with the highest quality eco-friendly inks, known for their high ink density and rich colors
- Canvas print extends around the side of the canvas, which is precision-folded and attached to the back of the frame.
The PL Team