I’ve been saving this project since Christmas! This Golf Ball Family Tree would make an incredible Father’s Day Gift, and that’s why I’ve waiting until now to post! This is the perfect gift for that dad, grandpa, father-in-law who loves hims family and golf. I hope you enjoy this post and I would LOVE to see any version that you make.
We made this project for my Father-in-Law for Christmas and I must give the idea credit to my husband! Together we worked together to make his vision a reality.
When my husband pitched this idea I wasn’t sure we could make it happen. My initial search for golf balls personalized with photos only came up with orders of a dozen… and I didn’t want a dozen of each person! a couple of days later I found this site where you can order just one. So, we found a photo of each family member and sent them off to the company to have the balls printed. Back home we got a piece of 1/2 inch plywood, fabric, felt, and some plain wood golf tees. {our wood was about 2′ x 2′}
If you had a nice piece of wood, you could just paint it, but ours was rough, so we covered it with fabric.
1. draw out (on paper) your tree with enough room for all your family members.
2. cut out the tree trunk from felt and lay on the wood.
3. with a sharp object poke holes where the golf tees will go. Mark through the felt tree onto the wood in each hole. {just realized that the top two photos here already have the holes drilled. Bottom two show holes cut in felt}
After we had marked the holes, my husband drilled them all {and only put two holes in the chair below!} while I made the leaves and did the stitching on the tree.
After the drilling, we glued on the green fabric, then the felt trunk and leaves. We ended up cutting off the tip of each tee because they were a little long. You will have to measure to see if you need to trim yours. {this lovely workshop is at my in-laws…}
The tees fit in the hole very tightly so we didn’t use any glue.
It was SO fun to watch my Father-in-Law open this gift. {who in your life would love this??}
Yep… my face is on a golf ball {no hitting!!}
and our boys:
We were super excited with the final result… I think better than either of us thought it would.
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Fine Craft Guild says
this is so cool! what an original idea. thanks for linking it up!
Dianaruth Guo says
WOW! this is brilliant for fathers’ day.
Thanks for sharing. Maybe I should make a family tree with my 5 years old. It’s time, I suppose ;D
retha says
Such a great idea! It looks very good.
Bonnie @ Uncommon says
This is so clever! Golf balls…great idea and he looks thrilled! 😉 Thanks for sharing at Monday Funday!
Jenna LaFevor says
Awesome idea and so creative! Love the golf balls! Thanks for sharing at Give Me The Goods Monday! Can’t wait to see what you bring next week! Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof
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That’s a smart way of thinking about it.
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