Spider Plant

By: Carolyn Roach - Out on a Limb

Supplies:

1" Floral Tape, any shade of green, light or dark , both look nice
Cream or Off White Acrylic Paint
Fine Paint brush
Wooden Skewer

Instructions:

Cut several pieces about 6 or 7 inches long. Now comes the fiddly part. Using sharp scissors cut notches out along the long edge of the tape. So it looks like jagged teeth. Be careful not to cut too close to the other edge.

When you are finished cutting I like to paint stripes on them. Makes for a more realistic look.

Paint a very fine line down the middle of each point or paint very fine lines down the outer edges. Use a creamy off white, something with yellow tones.

Now using a pointed wooden skewer (like you would use for shish kabobs), you are going to roll your leaves up.

Do this: Lay the tape Over the skewer starting at one end. The pointed end of the skewer should be on the uncut long edge of the tape. If you painted the leaves they should be facing inside. Now start carefully rolling the tape up around and around the end of the skewer. Keeping the leaves flat against the skewer. Pinch the ends tight against the point of the skewer as you roll. When you reach the end of the tape, you are ready to start shaping your plant.

While pinching the bottom edge tight, slowly and carefully start to open the spider. Start by pulling down the last point leaf, go around and around. Pulling the points down one by one. You can curl them slightly By dragging with your finger nail. (like curling ribbon with the scissors edge). When you are all done you can plant directly from the skewer into the clay in pot.

Sounds MUCH more complicated than it really is. HONEST!!!