There is little fall color to be found in the desert. Boo. Not like that found on the East Coast. Our high desert landscape is filled with evergreen pinyon pines and junipers. We have an occasional desert apricot bush that will turn yellow with the onset of cooler weather. So longing for some fall color, I put together this craft for my daughter and I to do together.
It took no more than an hour. After I cut out the black trunk, we went out and cut a juniper branch to use as a paint brush. Then, with some tempura paints, our fingers, and our natural brush, we painted a tree with fall colors. I added a couple pumpkins and ink outlines to give a minor refinement to the piece. So simple, so fall!
