The Village Idiot

May 2000 Issue

It's time for you to make a stand .....of trees

We are going to start this month's issue with a quick little project that has a thousand uses. You will probably want to make more than one of these self contained tree stands. First get some corrugated cardboard, foamcore board, model railroad bedding or paper mache' what ever you want to work with and cut it ( or make it) into a couple fairly long strips (how long and wide is up to you). I'm using cardboard as you can see.

Next put the two strips on top of each other and glue or tape them together. Glue is probably the better way to go but I'm using tape because I have a deadline to meet. Fix them together as shown above. By the way if you are using something thicker than standard cardboard you may only need one layer.

Wrap the cardboard in green or brown art paper, paint it green or brown or attach some ground cover. Anything that covers the cardboard will do.

Begin to attach trees. I'm using a mixture of Heki (30 tree assorted set Number 303) and Timberline Landscape Co. (Part number 601335).

If necessary cut a small hole in the paper or cardboard before attempting to poke the trunk of the tree in. This will keep you from bending the tree

The pic at left shows our finished stand. It's now ready to be placed anywhere we need a strip of trees. And the whole stand can be picked up and moved anywhere.

Be sure to cover the base of the stand with ground cover so that it blends in. Well that's it it's time for you to make your stand. Have fun and ... KEEP ON VILLAGING!!
If you have any questions about this article drop me a line at [email protected] or
just press here. Webmaster

Article and Photos by Andrew L Barnhill Copyright (c) 2000 Tornado Science all rights reserved. Heki is a trademark of Heki Kittler Gmbh. Timberline Scenery is a Trademark of Timberline Scenery Co. LLC Morrison CO.

	We are going to start this month's issue with a quick little project that has a thousand uses. You will probably want to make more than one of these self contained tree stands. First get some corrugated cardboard, foamcore board, model railroad bedding or paper mache' what ever you want to work with and cut it ( or make it) into a couple fairly long strips (how long and wide is up to you). I'm using cardboard as you can see.
	Next put the two strips on top of each other and glue or tape them together. Glue is probably the better way to go but I'm using tape because I have a deadline to meet. Fix them together as shown above. By the way if you are using something thicker than standard cardboard you may only need one layer.
	Wrap the cardboard in green or brown art paper, paint it green or brown or attach some ground cover. Anything that covers the cardboard will do.
	Begin to attach trees. I'm using a mixture of Heki (30 tree assorted set Number 303) and Timberline Landscape Co. (Part number 601335).
	If necessary cut a small hole in the paper or cardboard before attempting to poke the trunk of the tree in. This will keep you from bending the tree
	The pic at left shows our finished stand. It's now ready to be placed anywhere we need a strip of trees. And the whole stand can be picked up and moved anywhere.
	Be sure to cover the base of the stand with ground cover so that it blends in. Well that's it it's time for you to make your stand. Have fun and ... KEEP ON VILLAGING!! If you have any questions about this article drop me a line at [email protected] or just press here. Webmaster