Family Tree Picture: Create A Gorgeous Papercraft Wall Hanging
What better way to celebrate the family, than with a gorgeous wall hanging, featuring an impressive tree as the focal point, embellished with the names of your loved ones! A bespoke family tree picture makes for a fantastic way to enhance your own home decor, as well as a wonderfully thoughtful gift option when it comes to birthdays, weddings, anniversaries and more. Check out Siobhan Ferguson’s stunning papercraft family tree project below, and be inspired to create your very own hanging family tree picture!
You could create a family tree picture to celebrate a wedding, engagement or anniversary just featuring the special couple, or you could go all out and add multiple generations… how you decorate the design is entirely up to you!
Time it takes to make: 1 hour
Skill Level: Intermediate
You Will Need:
- Ivory card
- Kraft card
- Wooden letters/wording
- String
- Xcut Ornate Frames die set
- Xcut Family Tree die set
- Tattered Lace Painted Rose Embossing Folder
- Die cutting machine
- Guillotine
- Scissors
- Hole punch
- Glue gun and glue
- PVA glue
- Foam pads
Family Tree Picture Step by Step:
Step 1:
Cut the large ornate frame in the ivory cardstock.
Step 2:
Emboss the centre from the ornate frame using an embossing folder.
Step 3:
Cut a piece of Kraft card a little larger than the frame, and glue the frame onto the kraft card. Next, attach the embossed centre of the frame using foam pads.
Step 4:
Die-cut the elements shown from the Family Tree die set, or use similar style dies from your own collection.
Step 5:
Using a glue gun, attach the wooden letters to the hearts and banner as shown. You can then attach the tree, hearts and banner to your project.
Step 6:
Using a hole punch, make a hole in the top corners of your project and tie a piece of string through to make a hanger. Now you can hang your bespoke family tree picture on the wall, or wrap it up ready to give someone special a very thoughtful gift!
