Leave some of the wire protruding from the bottom of the leaf.
Make a palm tree out of carpet rolls.
I bought the pre cut felt pieces sguares from hobby lobby and traced the palm leaves on them and cut them out my self.
If the quality of the roll is substantial i simply dent and crush the roll in places to create the texture of the trunk.
I wrapped by carpet roll with burlap fabric from a fabric store.
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.
If you can t go to the tropical regions to see all those beautiful palms bring them at your house.
I used pieces of my tr fold display b.
I don t have a picture of the next phase but you will add brown paper comes on a roll.
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Make some paper tree palms f.
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.
This can be done with a hand saw or electric saw.
To begin the palm tree trunks you ll want to make sure the carpet rolls are cut to a height you re pleased with.
This will become the trunk of your palm trees.
Cut out the leaves.
Make leaves out of green construction paper.
Do this until you have surrounded the top of the roll with palm tree fronds.
Draw a thin strip on the end of the leaf to attach to the trunk of the tree.
I bought a lime green umbrella and covered it with leaves made out of two shades of felt.
Use a pencil to draw large palm leaves on green construction paper or poster board.
Staple the untwisted end to the top of the carpet roll.
Then insert the leaves into the floral foam by sticking the protruding wires into the foam.
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Twist one end of the folded paper tightly and staple.
Its very easy and fun.
I think the best place to find it would be a hardware store.
Insert floral foam into the top opening of the carpet tube making sure it is a tight fit.
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.