The Best Way to Save A Faux Ficus Tree

JUST AS WE WERE ABOUT TO LOAD THE DUSTY FICUS TREE ONTO THE TRUCK, INSPIRATION STRUCK!!!! MUCH TO MY HUSBANDS DISMAY, I LOADED THAT DUSTY THING INTO MY LESS THAN CLEAN CAR AND BROUGHT IT HOME WITH ME! I was excited because I had a plan. First I needed my supplies.

To begin with, I removed the buds from the faux flowers. Then I applied them to the real wood twigs with hot glue.

Silly me, I thought I'd be able to just pull the faux ficus stems from the tree trunk and use the holes to add my real wood twigs. Because I was mistaken, it was necessary to use wire snips to cut the faux ficus stems from the tree trunk.

Using a medium size drill bit, I drilled holes into the tree trunk. It's important to drill the holes on an angle to allow the twigs to branch out in an upward natural direction. In addition, you want to be sure the holes are large enough for your twigs to fit into. Therefore, you may need to adjust the drill bit size to accommodate larger twigs

Now it's time to attach your twigs. First, I decided which twig would work best in each hole. Then I applied a drop of hot glue into one hole and quickly inserted the prearranged twig. It's necessary to hold the twig steady until the glue dries. Then just repeat this process until the tree is the desired fullness.

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Tools

• Wire Snips
• Drill and medium to large drill bits
• Hot glue gun and hot glue sticks

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Supplies

• Old Ficus Tree (check donation store, your mother's or grandmother's house)
• Wooden Twigs - Hopefully you can get these free as well.
• Faux Stems that resemble Cherry Blossoms or other Blossom that your desire.

Now I have the tree I had been obsessing over for a fraction of the cost.

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Rachel