Hello everyone. I’m so glad being here on GHTR today to show you one of my easy project tutorials I’ve made recently.My name is Lou and I live in Frankfurt, Germany. I have a blog named Happy Serendipity which is all about crafty inspiration, handmade markets, I have a DIY tutorial each week and a free digital download as well. Being a sewing addict I have an Etsy shop – named HappySerendipity as well. Please stop by and have a look. I will donate 50% of all purchases to the German Red Cross these days to support the victims of Japan. Thank you.

 
Materials needed:

- Slices of birch tree (available in craft stores or flower shops, I found these at Dawanda)
- Acrylic paint or crayons or sharpies
- Printout of artwork
- Tracing paper
 

 
Trace the artwork on the wood by laying the tracing paper between the draft and the wood.
Use a pencil to draw the lines.
 

 
After tracing everything it should look like this.
 

 
Now you can start to paint. For some I drew a black outline with a black sharpie before painting but that’s
totally up to you.
 

 
I used either acrylic paint and crayons.
 

 
The final result looks like this.
 

 
you can even use them as coasters!
 

 

wrap up: {birch wood} {coasters} {diy} {guest} {trace} {wall art}