Tools and Materials

• Store-bought frames (Ribba frame, 8 by 10 inches, ikea.com)
• Printouts of photographs
• Patterned artist's paper (Nepal mini dots paper in black, New York Central Art Supply)
• Solid-color artist's paper (Indian Lime paper, Saint Armand paper in Elephant, and cave paper in teal; New York Central Art Supply)
• Graphite transfer paper by Saral, utrecht.com
• Craft knife
• Cutting mat
• Paste (Yes Paste, artsuppliesonline.com)
• Paintbrush (for glue), size 20, by Blick Academic; dickblick.com
• White-ink pen by Pentel, jetpens.com

Framed Silhouette Family Tree How-To

1. Use frames to determine size of black-and-white silhouettes. On a photocopier, enlarge or reduce photos to desired size. (Play around with scale and shapes -- including full-body silhouettes, which are great in the mix.)

Place patterned paper design side up on cutting mat. Lay transfer paper on top, graphite side down. Place photocopy on top; using a sharp pencil, trace outline. Using craft knife, cut out silhouette on mat.

2. Brush paste onto back of silhouette; position on solid-color paper. Let dry. Write in name and birth date. Place in frame.

3. Hang pictures in columns that move upward. Grandparents are lowest; their children above in a horizontal row. Add spouses next, then children. Consider using different-color paper for each generation.