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Hi everyone.
Can anyone help me? I have a photo (of a cross stitch). I would like to stitch the same thing. As far as I know it's a one off - it's inside a ride in disney world florida and so i'm not likely to find the chart anywhere.

The photo i have isn't great and there is a glare on it. I have tried a few of the sites which convert photos to charts but they are over complicating it because of the shades and glare of the photo.

This is the picture.. can anyone help me to chart it? I really only need the wording and the flower border..

I am no expert so I cant help you with charting it but what about graphing the words and then perhaps finding a flower border that you like just as well and inserting that?

You know........that font looks familiar. Almost like a form of arial font. If you have a word program that has different fonts I'm sure it's in that list. Most likely arial I think. Then just use the size button to get the size font you'd like and put it on graph paper. And I'm not too sure about the flowers but I think I have a good idea what two collude those are for the words. Have to update when I get home and look at my stash.

I'm pretty certain that to take a photograph of a completed cross stitch project and then make a cross stitch chart from that photo would constitute breaking copyright. I'd be inclined to use the phrease and find a font you like for it, then choose a border you like and use it with the phrase to create a new design.

Agree with Kell regarding both the copyright and doing your own thing.

Rosemary

thanks all
I think I will email Disney and ask for their permission to copy it.

If you get permission and still need help with it, send me a message, it looks possible to me.

thank you Angel
I have emailed disney guest relations so I'll keep my fingers crossed. bet it's their 'strange request of the day'

But at least it's one of the good ones and not a bad strange.

Hopefully though, the fact you've been polite enough to ask and not just used it will make them happy for you to do so.
I emailed BMW when I wanted to use their logo to make a coaster for my husband and they couldn't have been nicer about it, even sending me a big clear picture to make charting easier.
They did though specifiy it had to be personal use only.

Hope things go well and they ok this project for you.

I hope so. I work for Disney (obviously in the UK) and the company revolves around making their customers happy so fingers crossed they won't mind

They probably don't even realise it's there! I can imagine them having to send someone into Splash mountain to have a look

hehe now that could be funny!

Before reading your post, I saw the picture and thought "That looks like it came from Disney!" My family and I are huge Disney fans (had annual passes for 2 years and went at least 5 times each year!).

I hope that Guest Relations gives you the ok!

I hope so too. I must have confused them with such a strange request They have always come back to me pretty quickly in the past but I havent heard back yet.

I heard back from Disney today. They have given me the OK to recreate the chart for personal use

They gave the expected caution about displaying or selling etc.. I am so pleased.

Oh that's brilliant news! I'm really pleased for you.

That is so nice of them! That looks great!

Good for you. It's even better that they gave you the go ahead.