3D Paper Palm Trees From a Water Bottle

These are especially great for luau-themed parties, pool parties, birthday parties or dinner parties in your backyard.

Materials

• Cricut (or other type of cutting machine)
• Palm Tree Leaves SVG file
• Green card stock (65-80 lb. weight, 8 1/2 X 11 inches)
• Cricut blue light standard grip mat
• VOSS water bottle
• Brown Kraft paper (or brown paper bags)
• Hot glue gun and glue sticks
• Scissors

Upload Files

Upload the palm tree leaves file to design space. Select the layer with the set of files and press "attach" on the layers panel. Afterwards, press "make it" to cut the files normally.

Adjust the material dial/setting to medium card stock. Load the card stock onto a blue or green grip mat. Press "Go."

Wrap Bottle in Brown Paper

Cut the Kraft paper (or brown paper bag) into one-inch wide strips. Imperfections are okay, and actually welcome. After all, the bark of palm trees in nature are rugged and ragged, not straight lines.

Remove the cap from the bottle. Wrap the paper strips around the VOSS water bottle. Use the hot glue to secure.

Make the Leaves

After the bottle has been covered in brown paper bark, it's time to start making the leaves.

Pay careful attention to the screen shots and photos to guide you with this step so that the grooves fit into each other the right way.

Put the Leaves Together

Once assembled, place the palm tree leaves bundle into the open top of the water bottle and rest gently in the opening.

Make the Palm Tree

This 3D Palm Tree specifically was made for a VOSS water bottle, since it is narrow and tall. The grooves that will allow the palm trees to rest on top of the bottle were made for a VOSS.

Get Your Files!

Don't forget to download the SVG file (available in Materials list above or in blog post link below).

It's a good idea to keep your Cricut mat clean, read this guide on  how to clean a Cricut mat for some useful tips.

For more tropical decorations, see how to paint seashells with nail polish.

And for another way to upcycle brown paper bags, check out our tutorial on paper basket weaving.