1.
We began by cutting the cable in
to strips depending on the size
of trees you want.
3”-3 ½” trees you cut 4 ¼”
strips
5”-5 ½” trees you cut 6 ½”
strips
7”-7 ½” trees you cut 9” strips. |
2.
Cut a slit through the cable
and expose the wires inside.
Remove the wire out of the cable
and put it aside. You may note
that there may be sets twisted
in the cable Do not untwist
them. If they are not twisted
around each other Take 2 strips
of wire and twists them
together. |
3.
Then cut a strip of masking tape
the same length as your wire you
have cut. Cut the tape length
wise so you have two strips of
tape. |
4.
Then take two strips of masking
tape and two strips of twisted
wires. Place one strip of
twisted wire on the masking tape
and repeat with the second pair. |
5.
Then cut
pieces of gardening twine to the
length of branches you would
like between 1 ½”-3” in
length is
recommended depending on the
size of trees you make. |
6.
Then unravel the gardening twine
by giving it a little twist.
Then take the untwisted twine
and place it on one strip of
wire and tape. |
7.
Then place the second piece of
wire and tape and sandwich it
between the untwisted twine on
to the piece of wire and tape.
Then press down firmly so the
tape sticks to one another and
make sure the wire is in the
middle.
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8. Then trim the ends of excess
tape on each side of the tree.
Then on one end of the tree cut
a V shape from the wires out to
the end of the tape. This end
will be the top of your tree.
The other end of the tree you
cut along each side of the tape
up ¼” or a slight more depending
on the size of your tree. This
end will be the bottom of the
tree. |
9.
Next we shape the tree. We shape
by trimming the tree with
scissors, cutting from the top
to bottom of both sides of the
tree. You cut narrow at the top
and as you go down you go wider. |
10.
Then
you take the shaped tree and we
clamp it in a vice at the bottom
end. |
11.
Next we take our cordless drill
and clamp the top end of the
tree in the chuck. Then you put
a slight tension on the tree and
start twisting the tree slowly
until the tree is twisted
tightly together and then a tree
shape will appear. |
12.
Next you take the tree and trim
off the excess tape and hand
twist the bottom of the tree so
there is no loose tape. Also
trim the any loose branches. |
13.
Now the tree should look like
this. |
14.
Next you use brown or dark green
spray paint and spray paint the
tree as a base coat. |
15.
Next you use 3M Super 77 Spray
Adhesive and spray a generous
coat of spray adhesive all over
the tree.
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16.
Next you put Woodland Scenic
Fine Turf Weed #T1346 in a zip
lock bag. Then put the adhesive
covered tree in the zip lock bag
and close the bag and shake well
until the tree is covered. |
17.
Next you spray again a very thin
coat of 3M super 77 Adhesive. |
18.
Next you put Woodland Scenic
Fine Turf Burnt Grass #T1344 in
a zip lock bag. Then put the
adhesive covered tree in the zip
lock bag for a second time and
close the bag and shake well
until the tree is covered. |