Thursday, May 31, 2012

Palm Tree: Mach 2

A broad leaf palm tree experiment:


You put the lime in the coconut
Materials:
  • Printer paper - trunk
  • Green construction paper - leaves
  • 3/4" washer/coin/card, etc. for base
  • White glue to affix to base
  • Glue stick to close up trunk/affix stray leaves
  • Craft paints

Trunk:
  • Natural (Jo-Ann Fabrics brand)
  • Dark Brown (Delta CeramCoat)
  • Desert Sand (Delta CeramCoat)
Leaves:
  • Hunter Green (Folk Art? Americana?)
  • Clover (Folk Art)
  • Green Tea (Delta CeramCoat)

2 comments:

  1. I think these look better than the first ones.

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    1. Chris,

      I completely agree. In comparison, the first ones remind me o sickly house plants!

      Thanks for commenting!

      -John

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