A century ago, genealogy at the amateur level was carried out exclusively by scientists. Today anyone can find out who their ancestors were. There are even special agencies that provide such a service. But it’s much cheaper and more interesting to make a family tree with your own hands.
Determine the scale
Before you begin, decide what size your tree will be, how many generations will go into it. You can limit yourself to the page of a
family album, a beautiful frame with photographs, or create panels on the entire wall - from floor to ceiling. Family tree is an interesting idea for children's crafts. It’s worth focusing on the age of the child: for a three-year-old baby, a scheme that depicts him, parents and grandparents will be enough, and the teenager can be invited to conduct a global investigation and get deeper to the roots. If you decide to make a small family tree with your own hands, you can draw a template yourself by hand or in a
graphics program on a computer. You can also make a three-dimensional panel, consisting of a variety of materials, such as cardboard, chipboard, or simply draw a tree of paints directly on the wall or on the chosen basis.
How to make a family tree?
It’s worth starting with the preparatory work. Be sure to make a draft before you artistically design your creation. By all means,
draw a tree schematically, if you get too many side branches, you can not mention someone from close relatives. You can create a direct tree, noting only the parents in each generation. You can create a family tree with your own hands, which will expand up or down. If necessary, not only draw a draft outline, but also draw a sketch. Decide in advance whether you will make a family tree with your own hands with photographs or limit yourself to inscriptions.
Genealogy design options
Your tree can be of any color and have a crown of any shape. If you are choosing standard green foliage, consider apple or flower frames. However, standard wooden or round frames are ideal for any base. The background can be left plain or paint the original landscape. If after you finish making the family tree with your own hands, you do not plan to put it in a frame under glass, use volume elements for decoration. It can be artificial flowers, fruits, or even animal figures made using a variety of techniques. Natural materials look unusual in the decor of a composition depicting a tree. If you wish, you can draw a pine tree and use real cones in the decoration or decorate some leafy plant with dried berries. If you make a flat family tree with your own hands, there are also a lot of ideas for design. Apply paints with unusual effects, such as shiny or glowing in the dark. You can make a flat application using corrugated or velvet paper, foil or fabric. If you are engaged in some kind of needlework, add elements made in your favorite technique: make inflorescences from beads, crochet branches - remember, you are limited only by your own imagination.