IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO MAKE A SPECIAL 'TREE' FOR A GRANDPARENT OR PARENT

I wanted to show you

what I made for my 

daughter-in-love

for Christmas last year.

OMGOSH!!! 

I just now realized that I dated it

A YEAR A WHOLE YEAR LATER

THAN IT WAS MADE.

Lordy- I guess the blond in me

took over!!!

I watched our little CJK

one night and we made a

HAND MADE

Christmas Tree.

This is 16x20 and I framed it.

It is on a piece of foam board.

I took a brush and 'filled in'

between the finger prints

to give it a brushier look.

We did a 

TEST HANDPRINT

on a little piece of foamboard first.

It was too dear to throw out

so I made it into a 

LITTLE TREE

for Dad's desk at work.

This one is 8 x 10.

I painted his hand with 

acrylic paint and then pressed it down.

You basically paint their little hand

with paint and put it on the tree.

I started at the top and worked my way down

but you could do it either way.

He put the red balls on 

with the end of a dowel

dipped into paint and 

directions from me as to 

where to place the balls.

Didn't he do a great job?

Anyway, just an idea for you.

It's a real memory-maker.

Where did I get the idea

you might ask?

Well, over at my friend,

Ann-Marie's

Musings of a Vintage Junkie.

I spotted it in her Christmas post

hanging on her wall and I

STOLE THE IDEA!

Off for the morning to work at the VA.

Love my vets and co-workers.

My co-workers are a crazy, fun bunch

so I fit right in.

I hope you have a wonderful day

as the countdown to Christmas begins.

I hope you all have family and friends

to share the holidays.

I have relatives coming from near and far....

Smile-You are loved!