Well, my family tree gift turned out pretty well actually.  It was quite a bit more work than I had imagined.  See, first I had to gather the information.  I found ancestors of myself and my husband for at least 2 generations and some I found up to 4 generations.  Then I wrote them all down on a piece of paper to get them into the correct order.  Then I had to get them all to fit in a “tree” shape with little branches.  After getting a general idea of the shap of the tree I took a sheet of parchment and placed it over the rough draft and used a light table to be able to see the “tree” underneath as a guide. 

Even so, I ended up making a few mistakes and leaving out people or leaving out a middle name or two.  So I made 3 trees and they are all different, yet with the same information.  I am quite proud of my homemade Christmas gift and think what a special gift it would make for anyone.  Maybe I should advertise.  I may try to get a photo up sometime soon if I can get my scanner to work, otherwise I’ll have to take a digital photo…which may not turn out so well.  So, we’ll see.