I finally completed a project I’ve wanted to do for years. Now that our family is complete after the birth of our fifth child {it really is this time, I promise}, I made this family hands wall art, an idea I saw in a magazine years ago. I love the way this simple project captures all the hands in a snapshot in time, some tiny and some large. It’s a really great way to create a sentimental piece of wall art!
To make this family hands wall art, I traced each family member’s hand and cut it out from coordinating scrapbook paper. I chose paper that matches the colors in my home but you can obviously choose any color or pattern you like.
Once cut out, I filed the edges to rough them up a bit. I love a bit of a distressed look and I wanted the edges of the paper to have a sanded appearance instead of looking perfectly trimmed.
I laid the hand cut-outs haphazardly on top of each other, placing them right on the frame background. You could also cover the background with a piece of scrapbook paper or fabric but I liked the look of the rustic cardboard.
I started with the largest hand at the top of the frame and placed the others on top of that hand in birth order, gluing them in place as I went along and arranging them so all hands show at least somewhat. Elijah’s almost-teenager hand is almost as big as mine!
I added some chipboard numbers to mark the year …
… and hung it in our upstairs hallway as a fun memento of our family in this stage of life. There’s something so sweet about handprints!
For more handprint ideas, be sure to check out this embroidered handprint pillow …
… and this handprint wall art idea that captures the growth of a child’s hand!
What a sweet idea, Randi — I just love it!
I want to copy this!!!
I just love this idea!
This is adorable! I love it! : )
That is just adorable! I can’t wait to do it for my family!
Very cute!
This is super cute!!! I’m gonna try this soon.
So cute!!!
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Very cute idea, I love how it’s one of a kind and a great keepsake. I love handprint projects, I used to make handprint calendars with my kindergarten classes. I still hear from parents who have kept them and reuse them over and over – they laminated them. Would love you to join me at A Crafty Soiree, every Thursday.
Really adorable! I love how you added the year!
very nice! I love it, what a great idea for a yearly memento! Thanks for linking up to Topsy Turvy Tuesday’s!