How to Make a Fake Palm Tree
It would be nice if we could all live on a sunny island where we could sip on coconut drinks and lay under the shade of beautiful palm trees all day. Unfortunately, not everyone gets the pleasure of living in paradise. However, you can decorate like you do. If you want to build a paradise in your own yard or even in a room in your home, you are going to need a palm tree. Real palm trees do not grow in all climates and they can be tricky to grow indoors, so why not just go faux?This easy project would be the perfect addition to any tropical themed room or outside area. You can add ass many or as few branches to each planter for a fun effect. Most of the stuff that you will need for this project you can find at your local craft store. Follow these simple instructions on how to make a fake palm tree. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- 1-Dowel or Yucca branch
- Silk or paper banana tree leaves
- Power drill
- Hot glue gun
- Hot glue
- Floral Foam
- Planter
- Knife
- Spanish moss
Instructions
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Carefully trim your floral foam with a knife so that it fits tightly into the planter. Apply a thin amount of hot glue on the bottom of the floral foam and secur to the bottom of the planter
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To make your tree, you will need to drill small holes in your dowel or yucca branch in random order only on the top 3 Inches. You will be placing individual silk banana leaves in each hole to form the tree.
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Hot glue the individual bananna leaves into each hole.
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Secure the dowel or yucca plant "tree" into the center of the floral foam.
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Hot glue a moderate amount of spanish moss onto the floral foam to completely cover the foam.
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Tips & Warnings
Wrap ivy around dowel or yucca branch for added dimesion.
Try looking for unusual or tropical themed planters at road side stands or thrift stores.
