Make A Palm Tree Out Of Carpet Rolls

Use a pencil to draw large palm leaves on green construction paper or poster board.

Make a palm tree out of carpet rolls.

Fold the strip on the ends of the leaves over and use transparent tape to secure them to the inside of the roll or pipe. I don t have a picture of the next phase but you will add brown paper comes on a roll. 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. For smaller trees let s cap them at 12 or so i use gift wrap rolls paper towel cardboard or even toilet paper rolls.

Staple the untwisted end to the top of the carpet roll. See more ideas about cardboard tubes carpet cardboard tube crafts. Twist one end of the folded paper tightly and staple. Do this until you have surrounded the top of the roll with palm tree fronds.

Leave some of the wire protruding from the bottom of the leaf. I bought the pre cut felt pieces sguares from hobby lobby and traced the palm leaves on them and cut them out my self. Then you ll set these aside and start with the brown paper bags by cutting the bottoms off of them making them open on both ends. Jul 17 2013 explore nufloors camrose s board carpet tube project ideas followed by 165 people on pinterest.

I bought a lime green umbrella and covered it with leaves made out of two shades of felt. This will become the trunk of your palm trees. Insert floral foam into the top opening of the carpet tube making sure it is a tight fit. Make some paper tree palms f.

Then insert the leaves into the floral foam by sticking the protruding wires into the foam. To begin the palm tree trunks you ll want to make sure the carpet rolls are cut to a height you re pleased with. Fold three sheets of the green tissue paper into thirds lengthwise. I think the best place to find it would be a hardware store.

Draw a thin strip on the end of the leaf to attach to the trunk of the tree. The first thing you will need to do is visit a carpet store and ask for their carpet rolls no carpet on the roll of course. Its very easy and fun. I wrapped by carpet roll with burlap fabric from a fabric store.

I used pieces of my tr fold display b. If the quality of the roll is substantial i simply dent and crush the roll in places to create the texture of the trunk. Make leaves out of green construction paper.