Family Tree Wall Collage

Anyone that knows me knows that my family is absolutely my life...especially my nephew!  A few weeks ago I was heading up to MD to say goodbye to my sister and nephew before they ran off to Hawaii for three years and I had an idea for a project that would continue to grow over time and would allow me to represent both sides of my family in my home...let's face it, the hubby gets a score of zero for decorating with family photos and memorabilia and I have created an all over shrine to our nephew!  I have a long, white, and blank living room wall that needs a statement piece.  So I thought of doing a collage of hand prints that would just keep growing as we added more babies and spouses to the family!  This was the original concept:

However, my sister and I talked about it some and she threw in her two cents and I decided to go for more of family tree appeal.  This way there will be my family tree starting with my parents and his family tree starting with his.  Our branches will connect to one another and start our own little tree!  I loved the idea of using bright colored hand prints because even if my tastes change over time it would still be a cute decoration in a play room or craft room!