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Trees without borders

I've made some progress painting my tree plaques.  That's no small task with a demanding infant and overly bouncy toddler jostling me all the time.  They aren't perfect (due to said jostling), but I'm pleased nonetheless.



I love how the colors turned out -- especially the fall leaves!  I only have one problem...  What color to paint the borders.  What color would you use?
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  1. Nadezhda KonovalovaJanuary 11, 2010 at 4:35 AM

    Lovely! I would see the border brown as trees or maybe the inner contour of the border would be a little bit darker than the rest of it...

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  2. IlaJanuary 14, 2010 at 7:47 AM

    I would definitely go for black if I were painting them.

    They look fabulous though! Do they have some way to hang them up? Or are you going for the "Plate stands"???

    Great job. :)

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  3. ChristephiJanuary 14, 2010 at 10:10 AM

    I am leaning toward black borders too. I bought some stick-on picture hangers so they can be hung on the wall.

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  4. A Tree in Four Seasons « Sprouting FlowersJanuary 27, 2010 at 10:10 AM

    [...] have finally finished the tree plaques I’ve been working on (see here and here)!  Now that they’re finished, I’ll be packing them [...]

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