17 jun 2016 palm trees made of carpet tubes and cardboard leaves.
Making palm trees from carpet tubes.
I used pieces of my tr fold display b.
Lately for office parties etc.
With the help of tissue paper and carpet rolls you can quickly set the mood with these iconic trees of paradise.
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These are very large and work great for big spaces.
They make a 3 or slightly larger tube that fits exactly over the pipe.
And it s amazing how realistic these palm trees look.
You could even make them with a sunday school class for palm sunday.
Then insert the leaves.
I made the same kind of palm trees but about every 2 feet on the trunk i cut a wedge out of the cardboard tube with a hand saw bent the tube and duct taped it before i put the paper on the trunk.
In the past i have gone to carpet stores to use empty carpet rolls free for the trunks.
Materials you will need.
Real palm trees are expensive heavy and usually immobile.
I did go back and reinforce the palm leaves with extra cardboard i did it just like i had the tape but i hot glued it.
They re fun to make and a good project for kids to help with too.
Paper palm trees are perfect for decorating a tropical themed party or classroom event.
Luckily it is fairly easy to make a fake life size palm tree that can be used to decorate for a tropical themed party a jungle themed child s room or in a classroom.
Cardboard doesn t have to be new glue.
It gave it that realistic curve and looked great.
I have gone to the container store or other office supply stores to buy mailing tubes.
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