Hall Tree How-to

Here for your at-home pleasure is how I did my Hall-tree!!

Pick your naked wall.

Grab a creative buddy and start drawing! I recommend using chalk because it usually smooths in with the paint when you paint over it and washes off easily with a wet rag. Don't use orange on a white wall...it stains and will make you really frustrated....I know this now, because that's what I did. *dislike*

My lovely assistant here is my cousin Allie. Smile, Allie!

Once you've got the tree at a place that you feel is complete (enough) then start painting!

I didn't exactly follow the drawing on the wall. I did for the most part, but as I was going and could see what was forming on the wall, I had to change it.
I made it less heavy and more flowing and full of motion. I painted WAY less branches than we drew...because I knew what was coming and there was no way I was going to do it! And it would have just looked bulky.
Once finished painting, grab your lovely stack of fabrics:
and trace some leaf patterns onto them and cut away!
Lots and lots and lots of leaves! Small, Medium, and Large!
Make your paste solution. Here's what I did - ish.

@1/8 cup of cornstarch

mix with @ 1/2 cup of water

then mix with @2 cups of hot to boiling water.

Let it cool and get really impatient and wonder why I used boiling water because it's taking forever to cool!!!

Patience is not my strongest virtue.

Once the starchoction (yes, I made that up) was cooled enough to stick my little fingers in, I dipped them in, rung them out a little and slapped them on! Easy as that!
Close up! You can see they are smooth to the wall like wall paper:
Let them dry and enjoy a beautiful, as temporary as you want it to be - yet durable - wall art display.

To check out my complete 4 seasons transformations, check out these links:

My Autumn Tree

My Winter Snowball Tree

My Spring Tree

My Summer Tree