| Nothing really says tropical relaxation like sitting | | | | about 10 feet long then feed the wire through one |
| beneath palm trees reading a book, the unfortunate | | | | hole in the pipe out the other side then bend it back |
| reality however is that not everyone lives near a | | | | on itself and feed it through again. What you should |
| tropical beach and for those that don't constant | | | | end up with is a double strand of wire on either side |
| holidays to the tropics may not be all that | | | | of the plastic tube that will be able to support the |
| economically viable. The alternative to go to the | | | | weight of your green construction paper. |
| beach is bringing the beach to you and this is where | | | | · Now that you have the spines of you palm |
| the idea of making fake palm trees comes in. Buying | | | | leaves you want to cut the green construction paper |
| a fake palm tree can be very expensive costing in | | | | into the shape of a leaf and attach it to the wire |
| the thousands of dollars for an 8 foot replica so it | | | | spine using hot glue. Once this is done you should |
| seems like building your own is really the only way to | | | | have a bunch of leaves sticking out at right angles |
| go. | | | | from the plastic tube, bend the wire downward to |
| When going through the tree building technique I will | | | | give the leaves a more natural shape. |
| assume that you have access to no organic materials | | | | · Now that you have the top of the tree |
| however it you do feel free to add them as it can | | | | done you want it to stand up so place the bottom |
| give the palm a nice touch. To start with you are | | | | of the trunk into a planter and fill the planter with a |
| going to need a 6 inch diameter plastic pipe, some | | | | mixture of rocks pebbles and sand so that it's heavy |
| fencing wire, a planter, some rocks and some green | | | | enough that it won't tip but also compact enough |
| construction paper. | | | | that it won't wobble. |
| · Start by drilling some holes in the top foot | | | | · The final touches are what really make the |
| of the plastic tube, you want to drill two holes about | | | | tree so adding rope to the trunk or fabric and spray |
| an inch apart and then another two holes on the | | | | paint can really make a difference, as they say; the |
| opposite side also about an inch apart | | | | devil is in the detail. |
| · Cut your fencing wire into strips that are | | | | |