Paper Mache Tree Wedding Centerpiece by KT Scherer - All photos this post by "La Vie Photography" based in Minneapolis, MN
Today I’m going to let KT Scherer tell you about these fantastic paper mache trees she made for her wedding. She did an outstanding job, and I can see why her guests were so impressed. Here’s what she told me in her email:
Hi Jonni,
I emailed you about a year and a half ago. I asked you for some advice on how to make the texture bark appearance on a tree. You had told me to use paper towel. They worked and were amazing!
I made 20 paper mache trees for my wedding centerpieces. Everyone loved them. I want to thank you for your help. I have attached some pics with this email. These trees took me 11months to finish. I have a full time job too so it took me a long time. It took up my whole upstairs living room for a long time. At the wedding, I told people they were able to bring them home. I kept 2 of my favs. People fought over them. It was awesome.
Thanks you so much for having a blog up for people like me
I learned how to do the trees through your site.
I hope you continue to update your blog with your amazing artwork.
Thanks a million times!
Kt Scherer
When she says she learned how to make the trees here on my blog, what she really means is that the recipe for paper mache paste is here, and there are a number of tutorials showing how to apply paper mache to a basic form — but she didn’t find a “tree tutorial” on this site. She used the basic information she found here and built her trees using her own designs and creativity, which I think is fantastic. I’m glad I was able to help in my small way, but the real kudos go to her. Beautiful!
Here are a few more photos showing how the centerpieces looked on all the tables, and a closeup of the bark texture:
Paper Mache Tree Closeup
Tables at Wedding, Trees in the Center of Each Table
Wedding Tables with Trees, Closer Look
Paper Mache Tree Centerpieces
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I am sorry, I am new to this and I would love to do these for my wedding. What would I use as a base? The paper mache clay?
I don’t know what she used as the basic form, but it was probably wire with either crumpled paper and masking tape or aluminum foil wrapped around the wire to create the trunk and branches. The paper mache clay has to be applied to something that is solid. It won’t stand up on it’s own.
Wonderfully done!! And what a beautiful setting it made when the whole “forest” was set up.
I would LOVE to see a tutorial for this? What did you start with for the form? They turned out lovely, and I would have fought over them too!!
Hi my name is rose and i am working on a paper-mache project. I am doing the Big Bad Wolf and the Three Little Pigs for a group of second graders at a school. I work very hard on the wolf and I think he looks great. I wonder if you have any pictures of pigs done with paper-mache that I can get some ideas. These are going to be full head mask.
Thanks rose
You can see the paper mache piggy bank, which is small so it isn’t very detailed. I also made a flying pig (no tutorial) and I made a video of the pig that’s included in my book. You can see his face close-up at the top of this page.
Have fun!
I loved the trees so much I created several of my own, but now I am stuck with white trees? Can you give me suggestions on painting my trees? Thank you for the great trees!
These are so freaking awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i want to make a tree now!
Amazing work! I love how they look so real.
Wow, wow, wow!!!!!! Just beautiful!!!
that is fantastic.
They are beautiful. What was the symbolism of the tree. They must have had a very special meaning to the bride. A lot of very detailed and impressive work! Kudos!
AMAZING!! I love the idea and you did a great job!
Congratulations on your Wedding too.
Absolutely incredible! Just gorgeous!!
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