Stained Glass Winter Tree Bulletin Board

Winter and Christmas Bulletin Board Idea

Photo Source: pamsdrawingboard.blogspot.com

These beautiful stained glass trees from Pam at Back To The Drawing Board were originally designed as part of a greeting card, but we think if you enlarge the scene, it could make a fabulous winter bulletin board design for your classroom!

Stained Glass Winter Tree Bulletin Board

  • Background: Cover the top third of the bulletin board with sky blue background paper and the bottoms two-thirds with white bulletin board paper to create a ‘snow-scape’.
  • Title: “Winter is SNOW Much Fun!”, “We Love Winter!”, etc.
  • Border: Complimentary solid color trimmer or winter themed border.
  • Decoration: 1) The Trees. Collage large squares of art tissue paper in assorted colors onto white background paper, cutting large triangle shaped trees from the colorful paper after it dries. Arrange the cutouts around the board, using black marker to draw branches and create “grass” at the bases of the trees. 2) The Snowflakes. Use a circle paper punch to create “snowflakes” from white card stock {or use a paint program on your computer to print circles and cut them out} and add them to the board.

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  • denise

    How did you create the texture on the background?

    • http://bulletinboardideas.org/ Kayla Johnson

      Hi Denise,

      Sorry for the delayed response! I was on vacation all last week and didn’t have a way to connect to the internet.

      The thing about this particular design – it was originally an art project. It looked so lovely, I thought that if you enlarged it, it could also make a beautiful bulletin board design. There are certain drawbacks, however. On the original project, the background was created using watercolors; thus, the artist was able to get the gorgeous texture/blending effect.

      I can’t imagine that any teacher has the time to paint their entire bulletin board background with watercolors, so we suggested simply covering the top third of the bulletin board with sky blue background paper and the bottom two-thirds with white bulletin board paper to create a ‘snow-scape’.

      You might be able to get a more textured feel if you scrunch/crinkle the white paper before putting it on the board or add some cotton batting… ?

      Sorry I couldn’t be much help! Thanks for stopping by and happy creating! If you DO attempt this design, we’d LOVE to see your finished product, so be sure to send us a picture :)

      Kayla

  • Annie Eskeldson

    I often cover my bulletin boards with white paper, and then I paint them the color background I want with acrylic paint. It goes on smooth and easy and is extra glossy when I’m done. I love using yellows, reds, and I’ve even painted the bottom 1/3 a forest green and the top 2/3 a stormy blue color for a fall themed bulletin board too. It dries fast too – takes just a day to dry. For this project, you could paint the background the way you want it. I’ve been wanting to do this particular board now for 2 years!!!!

    • Kayla Johnson

      If you do it, Annie, we’d LOVE to see it!! =)

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