10 painted pregnancy bumps you can't stop staring at
Artist Carrie Preston has painted over 130 bumps with striking designs
Bump painting when pregnant
It’s a trend that’s already popular at baby showers in the US – even Mariah Carey has painted her bump. But now pregnancy bump painting is well and truly taking off in the UK.
Bump artist Carrie Preston, from Cornwall, has painted more than130 pregnant women with her colourful designs.
"Pregnancy is one of the most important times in a woman's life, I feel really honoured to be able to paint a beautiful picture or message onto a bump," Carrie says.
"I feel that it allows the mummy to express her feelings towards her unborn baby. All the mums I have painted have found the experience really relaxing.""
Carrie's designs include Disney character favourites from Pinocchio, Finding Nemo, Monsters Inc, Winnie the Pooh and more. The mum-of-2 has also painted characters from children’s books, fairy tale castles, and even a depiction of twin babies sleeping in their mother’s womb.
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Have a click through our gallery of her bold designs and tell us what you think...
Photos: Facebook / My Little Sweat-pea
Monsters Inc
Mike and Sully from Monsters Inc peep around Boo's door.
Guess How Much I Love You
This mum picked her favourite quote from a children's book, Guess How Much I Love You.
Finding Nemo
Squirt from Finding Nemo floats on this bump.
Winnie The Pooh
Roo, the baby kangaroo from Winnie The Pooh, turns the bump into a pouch.
Pinocchio
A Disney-flavoured bump painting. Not the obvious Disney cartoon character, but perhaps it's because of Pinocchio's wish to be a real little boy...
Fairytale castle
It seems this mum is already dreaming of her fairytale ending.
Sleeping babies
The artist created an impression of what this mum-to-be's twins might look like.
Rugrat
This throwback shows Tommy from the 90s kids cartoon The Rugrats.
Lilo & Stitch
Characters from Lilo & Stitch brighten up this mum-to-be's bump.
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