Tree Hand Art

Here is another small project we've put together for Lincoln's room. Its another quick and easy tutorial that you can modify to match a kid's room or family room! I think it would be AWESOME in a playroom as well in multiple paint colors and your kid(s)' hands over and over again!

**GREAT Christmas gift to give those special grandparents!!
**Good holiday project with extended family in town!

Here is what I started with:

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I was making our artwork to fit a 16X20 frame so this link above is the size trunk I used.  You need to leave room for your leaves (hands).  You may just have to play with it a little to shrink it down to fit your project size.  It's art so there is NO need to be exact. 

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I cut the trunk out and traced it onto a piece of white poster board, then painted in the trunk with this yummy chocolate color:

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Next I grabbed the hands of Daddy, Jackson, Grammie, Grampie and Pop Pop  (oh and me too).  What I found worked best is painting their hands with a sponge brush to get an even coat and placed them on the tree trunk.  Then I labeled each hand so Lincoln could know whose hands were on his tree.

 

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Here is what you end up with

Where do you think YOU can find a place for a special piece of artwork like this in your house?