Here is a photo of my tree to of life to hang my photos from

Since you painted the kind of tree that has leaf changes throughout the year, how about buying seasonal kinds of leaves so you can tape the leaves of the specific season onto your tree. This way, the tree will change along with the seasons. For instance, in spring you could put on smaller new leaves and buds, in summer, full growth of leaves, in fall, the autumn colored leaves including leaves on the ground, and in winter, you could find some snow to put on the tree along with a few straggling leaves. This would give you some variety throughout the year and make your tree interesting all year long. I really love the idea you had about the tree and the photos. I hope you share future pictures with us as it progresses.

Hey tea, It's beautiful! Hard to believe you don't draw! I think it came out really nice. It's going to look great once you get the photo's on it. You might want to add some more branches coming down so that you can have some more room for the photos to hang and that way you can put even more of them on. The tree looks like a real tree! I know I couldn't have done it, but I sure wish I could because it really is such a great idea! Can't wait to see it all finished. I know it's going to be incredible! Your Grandma would be really proud of you tea! I know she is going to be smiling down of you!

My Mom used to know a woman a long time ago that was a great painter. She told me about how her friend, Loraine, painted this gorgeous picture in the front hall of her home on the wall. It was a huge picture of a black panther laying on a large flat rock with the sunset setting behind it. It had a jungle theme behind it and looked just breathtaking. My Mom used to love to just stand and stare at it...she said it looked like you could just reach out and pat the panther on the head. Then one day she went over to visit and it was painted over. She was shocked that her friend had painted over something so beautiful. Loraine said she was bored with it and wanted to paint something else. I would love to have talent like that. I remember seeing a picture of a wall in someone's home that was stenciled to look like the doorway of an Arabian palace...complete with pillows in the background. It really looked like you could walk right in. I couldn't find a pic of it right now but here's another mural...it is painted right on the wall but you wouldn't know it to look at it. It is made with Dressler's stencils. [b]**AT PEACE WITHIN** ~~STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS~~ [/b]

I think the thickness of the outer limbs is part of what is making it look like a "Halloween" tree, and of course, the lack of the pictures. I'd say, hang the pictures and decide at that time if it needs leaves - if you don't feel like painting them, consider picking up some stems of leaves at the craft store and tucking them behind some of the pictures and see if you like that BEFORE you apply paint to the wall. Give yourself several days with them to decide - and you may just chose to go with the craft store leaves if you like them.

Hello, That is a fantastic idea and it is going to look great when you get it finished can't wait to see it all done. And yeah I agree with some of the others that i think that it does need a little colour and I think that using something from the craft shop to make leaves and place them behind the photo is a good idea and then if you don't like the end product it is easy to change. You have to post a pic when you finish it

i think that is a very original idea,congratulations but if i were you i will not make leaves because when you will attach photos it will cover the wall and even the leaves.even if the photos are not of the same size they will make a better effect on the wall

Oh what a great idea, it makes a fabulous feature wall, I wouldn't do too much to the tree or your photos will get lost in it, I think photos will fill the tree out a lot, I love the idea a real family tree...good on you.

I remember that discussion... and i think i responded to it... that is a very good start... yes, i think you need to put some leaves just to add more color... or you can just add the color green as background for each picture frame... that way it will look like the leaves are holding the pictures... well that is just a thought... But very nice work...

What a lovely idea! And very creative. My husband is the artist in our house. He could give you more useful advice on what to do next creatively. Though I've dabbled in pastel paintings before. But that was a pic with two cats. Maybe I'll try a tree for my daughter's wall. I'm sure that she'll demand a meadow of flowers with her wall tree and poor mommy will have to paint them! She'll love that idea!

Firstly, it's a lot better than something I could ever draw, haha (I'm not an artist either). I think photos would look pretty awesome on it. Just make sure you have one on each branch and if possible, get a really big one for the middle of the tree or something. It's up to you though how you think it'll nice. I don't think leaves are necessary, it looks pretty good as it is. It might be a little too much but if you can, maybe add a nice background (clouds, grass, flowers, etc.) I don't know if that's overdoing it though. Why don't you come paint on in my house also? :P