Hand prints on the tree skirt. This idea a certainly not new, though it has regained popularity through social media lately. I've seen adorned tree skirts ALL OVER online recently but I can also remember a friend having her hand print stamped on her mom and dad's tree skirt when I was a kid, some 20 years ago.
Why is this suddenly so popular??? Because it's a GREAT idea, that's why! Think about Christmas 20 years from now. Your children are grown, maybe you have grand babies, you reminisce as you decorate your home for the holidays and you pull out your tree skirt. There are the little hands, commemorated forever, that you once had to keep from yanking all your ornaments off the tree. Sigh. Sweet Memories.
From a practical standpoint, it's beautiful, sweet, and adds interest to an area that is empty for most of the season.
So how did I make this oldie but a goody my own? I added a scripture reference; 3 John 1:4 which reads, "I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth."
Our tree skirt was purchased when we were first married for $5 because that's what was in the budget. There are so many stunning tree skirts out there and I've always felt like mine was a little less than spectacular. Now I wouldn't trade it for the world! Be creative, too. If you can't find a bargain like I did and the price of tree skirts is beyond your budget, pick up a few yards of fabric from a sale bin at a craft store. Tuck the edges under and it will be beautiful. It may require more primping but it will still work for this project!
This isn't a project only for moms and dads! I think this would be beautiful in a teacher's classroom with that year's students. Aunts and uncles, godparents and certainly grandparents could also do this!
We used acrylic craft paint and bottle of paint in a "squeeze" style bottle for the lettering. Our 3 year old is a pro when it comes to stamping her hand print; 9 month old, not so much. My husband held him while I painted his foot and we stamped the tree skirt, which was up on the counter top. So simple. So precious.
Our skirt has a nap and the prints turned out a little more faint than the white of the lettering but I'm still very satisfied with the results. * Remember to put your tree skirt under the tree and decide where you want your prints to go before you start!
So, how can you make this project your own? Here are some other passages that apply to children for inspiration!
Proverbs 22:6 Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it
Psalm 139:13 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb.
Psalm 22:10 From birth I was cast upon you; from my mother's womb you have been my God.
Matthew 18:4 Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
Joshua 24:15 But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.
I Peter 2:2 Like newborn babies, crave spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation.
Matthew 19:14 Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these."
This project would be wonderful with just a simple reference or the passage written out, too! With or without the hand prints, I hope you enjoy trying this "dime a dozen" project and remember, make it your own!
Cheers,
Alyssa
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| Our children's names are written under the ribbon. |
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