It’s that time of year at our house…we begin prep for the holidays, including baking cookies for the freezer to serve at our annual Christmas Open House and we also start some decorating the first part of October. Too soon for many, I know, but we have our open house on the first Sunday in December each year and that means starting early so we are ready for the big day.
Last weekend, my sister came down to begin work on this year’s Christmas chalkboard tree. I decided to use the song “C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S” as the theme for this year’s tree. I searched online for coloring pages and clip art of the images I wanted for the tree. The pictures can’t be too detailed as that makes them difficult to execute in chalk.
We use white transfer paper to trace the designs onto the chalkboard.
I do the design work and my sister does the chalking. Here she is making the first strokes of what will be hours of chalk work.
Winston is our most sociable cat and he likes to be where the action is. He is also partial to ladders, so takes an opportunity to inspect our work when he can.
The color is off in this picture, but here’s a preview of what’s to come.
We will chalk in the branches as we go along. And there will be other additions…stars to fill in space, candles, etc.
Stay tuned for updates! ~~Rhonda
