Creating life-sized trees on your walls with plaster stencils and metal leaves

Kitty Ariza, one of my long time customers, had the most fantastic idea after she purchased our Raised Plaster Aspen Tree Stencil.

She plastered the tree stencil spanning two floors in the beautiful stair well to create real drama.

She first plastered the repeatable trunk stencil and open side branches, and then (now this is the totally COOL part), she glued gold metal leaves to the plastered tree design. Now how awesome is that????

I quizzed her about just where she got those fabulous metal leaves. She said "The craft store". None of my craft stores carried them, but I did find the following sources on line:

http://www.gemsandknots.com/gold-plated-metal-realistic-maple-leaf-nos-floral-decorating-64mm.aspx

http://www.elizabethsembellishments.com/Set-of-Tin-Leaves.html

http://www.ebay.com/itm/50-Bali-Style-Metal-Leaf-Beads-w-Top-Drill-Hole-16MM-/230763027010?pt=Craft_Beads&hash=item35ba8c5a42

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Leaf-Pendant-Drop-Connector-Metal-Base-Bright-Gold-Plated-20pcs-/261028506334?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cc682eade

I'll bet you can find your own wonderful sources for metal leaves. But the above links will get you started.

Now that you are armed with yet another new idea, consider using this technique to create tree paintings on wood covered foam board to be used as wall art~