Making Palm Trees From Carpet Tubes

These are very large and work great for big spaces.

Making palm trees from carpet tubes.

Materials you will need. 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. You could even make them with a sunday school class for palm sunday. 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.

Cardboard doesn t have to be new glue. With the help of tissue paper and carpet rolls you can quickly set the mood with these iconic trees of paradise. It gave it that realistic curve and looked great. Real palm trees are expensive heavy and usually immobile.

They make a 3 or slightly larger tube that fits exactly over the pipe. Inflatable palms available at party stores are easy to pop and have a tendency to blow away outdoors but carpet roll palm trees are very sturdy if placed in a large flower pot or bucket. Lately for office parties etc. Jul 17 2013 explore nufloors camrose s board carpet tube project ideas followed by 165 people on pinterest.

They re fun to make and a good project for kids to help with too. In the past i have gone to carpet stores to use empty carpet rolls free for the trunks. 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. I have gone to the container store or other office supply stores to buy mailing tubes.

I used pieces of my tr fold display b. Insert floral foam into the top opening of the carpet tube making sure it is a tight fit. Paper palm trees are perfect for decorating a tropical themed party or classroom event. Then insert the leaves.

This is my first time making a palm tree with the help of my two sisters felicia and keri.