Monday, June 21, 2010

Family Trees

I have to admit ~ I wasn't thinking about Father's Day {at all} when I first started this project. I was thinking about the big empty space on the wall in the half bath, and trying to figure out how to fill it. So I bought a big canvas...brought it home...and stared at it. I even bought paint ~ but had no idea what I was going to {do} with it. Stripes? Some other type of pattern? Hmmmm.... A tree? Trees. I'll do some trees. So I started painting the first tree....

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And then it hit me...four trees, one for each member of our family! Cute! So I painted four tree trunks, limbs, etc....in varying sizes to represent the hubband, each of the tiny people, and myself. And {then} ~ a moment of brilliance (which doesn't happen often, so I have to celebrate it. ;) ). I'll have the kids use their {fingers} to make some of the leaves & we could give it to the hubband for Father's Day! {squeal!}

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I used my finger to make some of my own leaves, too, then filled in the trees with more, brush-painted leaves.

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It's not quite done yet. The hubband still needs to do some of the leaves on his tree, and then we'll hang it in the half bath to fill up that big empty wall.

Not too bad for a totally unplanned, {last-minute} Father's Day gift, right?

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21 comments:

  1. See, Sarah you are more clever than you know... but then, I already knew that ;) Love it! It's a great and meaningful gift -- you can't buy that at the mall :) Amy W.

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  2. Glad to see I'm not the only one that was scrambling to put together a last-minute father's day gift! Yours came out wonderfully... very creative. Thanks for sharing. Followed your link at Making the World Cuter.

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  3. Super cute - I love it! What a great idea!

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  4. That is truly a GREAT idea! I'm totally going to have to do that in the bathroom upstairs!

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  5. This is so awesome! Adorable idea! I love it when inspiration hits like that!

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  6. Hey Sarah, thanks for coming by today! To answer your question, the jute rug had a nice backing, sorta rubbery, so I didn't put anything in between it and the floor.

    BTW, love the trees!
    Michelle

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  7. That is truly a work of art. I surely hope it was appreciated! :)

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  8. (Here from Tatertots and Jello)This is a fantastic idea! So very creative, simple and perfect!

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  9. Super cute! OMG, it turned out so adorable...not just half bad.

    I really love the idea of using the fingerprints on the different trees!

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  10. Stopping by from TT&J. I just had to find out more about those trees. I love the idea and I'll bet the kids were really proud of it. Nice work!

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  11. Such a cute and clever idea. The whole project came out wonderfully well and the kids are proud, I'm sure. Good job, mom!

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  12. oh my goodness I LOVE that it is their fingerprints.

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  13. Very cute project - you always come up with the best ideas!!

    XOXO
    Jen

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  14. This is such a great idea! Thank you for sharing!

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  15. I saw this on Tatertots & Jello and WOW! I love this idea and am totally stealing it.

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  16. That is such a great idea! I love it all - the colors, the fingerprints...everything!

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  17. Beautiful idea!! I would love to do something like this as a gift for my mom, who does family history research as a hobby. Thrilled to find you through Tatertots & Jello, and thrilled to now be a follower!

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  18. I love this!!!!! I can't wait to do it next year when the baby will be a little bigger. You're so creative.

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  19. I love this idea! So cute and it also has a story.

    Thanks for stopping by my blog. Another use for those gutter covers is for jewelry. I use one of the extras (they came in a pack of 5) as an earring holder. Love it!

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  20. I love having things in my home that mean something and look stylish at the same time. What a great idea! Thanks for stopping by the blog. :)

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