Cant see the wood for the trees
A quick note on cost
With a large chunk of the trees complete i would like to take a moment to replect on the cost of items used during this project, as the primary goal was to make realistic trees at an affordable price.
- Three core house hole electrical wire 5mtr £8 (depending on retailer)
- Tissue paper £0.10 (estimate of cost being part of standard roll)
- PVA glue 1L bottle £3 (ebay special offer)
- Paint £4 ( £2 each from hobby craft)
- Poly fibre matting £4 (half for fish tank, half for trees)
- Leaf foliage £6 (50g bag)
Using the items above i have to date made 6 trees from 1.5m of wire, used 1 small amount of PVA probably 20ml , half a dozen sheets of tissue paper, an A4 size amount of poly fibre along with about 1 third of the paint.
This i estimate a total cost to be around £7.50
Divided by the six trees is approx £1.20 to £1.50 per tree ( as size varies)
The same size tree to the same detail can be purchased from retail/ebay for approx. £5 to £10
I will be posting soon to show the leaf foliage picture just as soon as the glue has a time to dry and afix the scatter firmly to the trees.
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