Make a fake tree

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completed faux tree

Learn how to make a stunning DIY faux fall tree that looks real, no one will know it's not! With just a few supplies you will be on your way.

Making a Tree With Children: I love trees, therefore when I got the job as Artist-in-Residence, my very first project was to make a tree in full collaboration with the kids. I thought it would be easy - I mean it`s just a tree, how hard can it be to make one? Well, quite frank…

Using a four feet by eight feet (4 x 8 ft) sheet of double wall cardboard. Divide it in half longwise. Now there should be two separate pieces two feet by eight feet (2 x 8 ft). Measure and mark 6, 12, and 18 inches so there are four equal widths and draw a

The 10 foot tree build began with the trunk. I was able to get most of what I needed from my local OSH Hardware. I decided it would be 7 feet high, leaving room for another 3 feet or so of branches. I used 12 inch wide concrete form tubes. The ones in stock were only 4 feet high so I needed two (cutting one down to 3 feet high). I glued and screwed four 1x2 furring strips inside the first tube. These act as ribs reinforcing the trunk and also became where I added shelf brackets securing it…

Stop looking at Tanya, the tree's the subject here! A segment on Home and Family last week became a fun creative challenge for me. One of our show's "family" regulars, Tanya Memme, was to DIY tapping a maple tree for sap that then you can later turn into syrup. Tapping a maple tree is actually easy to do, finding a maple tree to tap for a TV show set in Los Angeles is not. Our Universal Studios location did not have one, and finding a mature tree to bring on set from elsewhere was impossible…

The tree creation epic continues with branch making. I wanted the five branches of the tree to be sturdy, but also as light as possible. I used 1" PVC pipes as a "bone" for each branch. They needed to be bent into the right shape. First, I traced the previously made foam core branch pattern/mock up onto a wood board. Starting at the thinnest part of the branch outline, I placed one end of PVC pipe between two large nails. I softened the PVC with a heat gun and began to bend it, conforming to…

Designer Peter Miller, and some of his students from Rutgers University, created three-dimensional foliage scenery with Rosco scenic products.

Life size paper bag tree made from 15ft paper bag. Inspired by the popular paper bag fall tree craft.