Making a personalized family tree sign with the Family Tree of Life Generator

Difficulty: easy. Time: about 5 minutes. Best methods: printing and framing, layered laser cutting or engraving from the SVG, and 3D printing from the STL/3MF.

A family tree of life makes a heartfelt keepsake for a wedding, an anniversary, a reunion, or a housewarming. Type in each family member, choose a tree style and tag shape, and the tree fans the names across its canopy so it always looks balanced, from two names to twelve. Add a ribbon banner with your family name, style it with an Inspirational Palette, pick Stacked or Inlay assembly, then export for print, for the laser, or for a 3D printer.

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What You'll Need

Printing: any home printer or a print shop, plus paper or card and a frame
Laser engraving: a wood, acrylic, or slate blank and the layered SVG
Layered laser cutting: two wood tones, one for the tree and one for the tags and banner, plus glue for Stacked mode (Inlay drops the pieces in flush)
3D printing: a printer and filament in one or more colours, using the exported STL or 3MF
Extras: nothing to install, the tree is drawn in your browser

Step 1 - Add your family members

Type each name into the list and add or remove rows as needed, up to twelve. Tags fan out across the canopy automatically and the branches re-grow to reach every one, so the tree always stays balanced.

Step 2 - Pick a tree style, tag shape, and palette

Tree style: choose from several silhouettes, from a full Leafy Tree or Pine to a Branchy Tree, Sapling, Bonsai, and more.
Tag shape: heart, circle, apple, dove, or bird.
Inspirational Palette: Wood, Pastels, Ocean, Earthy, Nordic, Mono, and more, the same palettes used across the other tools, which set every layer's colour at once.
Shuffle layout: reshuffle where the tags sit across the canopy until you like the arrangement.

Step 3 - Choose Stacked or Inlay and a backing board

In Stacked mode the tags and banner sit on top of the tree and the names engrave, which suits a raised two-tone wood sign. In Inlay mode the tree carries cutouts and the tags, banner, and names drop in flush, which suits a single-panel sign or 3D print. Add a rounded, rectangle, or oval backing board behind it all, or turn the board off.

Step 4 - Add the banner and export

Pick a ribbon banner style, type your family name, and choose fonts for the names and the banner. Then download a high-resolution PNG or print SVG; a laser SVG where the board, tree, tags, and names are separate cut and engrave groups; or an STL/3MF for 3D printing. Open the SVG in the Design Editor for further edits.

Choose Your Build Method

Home and print-shop printing

Pick a size preset or set a custom width and height for your frame.
Print the PNG at home, or send the SVG to a print shop for a larger poster.
Choose a preset with enough contrast between the tree and the background for your paper.
Frame it, or mount it on card as a gift.

Make It Yours

Walnut family tree with heart tags and an 'Our Family' banner as a wedding or anniversary gift.
A grandparents' tree with every grandchild's name in an apple tag.
A reunion sign with a dozen names fanned across a wide canopy.
A Bonsai or Rooted tree style for a different silhouette on the same names.
A modern slate version with circle tags for a contemporary living room.
A flush Inlay sign with light-wood tags and names dropped into a darker tree.
A multi-colour 3D print from the 3MF for a standing desk or shelf keepsake.
An engraved plaque on wood or slate with names and family name burned in.

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