3 Ways to Dress Up a Copper Pipe Arbor
Try one of these budget-friendly ways to dress up a copper pipe arbor for any party.
Build Copper Arbor
Before starting, build a copper arbor. Follow our instructions here.
BALLOON ARBOR
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What You'll Need:
- balloons in coordinating colors
- adhesive dots
- fishing line
- scissors
Blow Up + Tie Balloons
Blow up several balloons. Next, tie balloons together in pairs at the tails.
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Tie to Fishing Line
Tie a long piece of fishing line around the first pair of balloons. With each additional pair of balloons, just wrap the fishing line around the tails. Continue until finished.
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Wrap Around Arbor
Wrap around arbor, and fill gaps with extra balloons using dot adhesive.
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TISSUE FLOWER ARBOR
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What You'll Need:
- (3) coordinating tissue paper colors
- pipe cleaners in coordinating colors
- stapler and staples
Make Flowers
Use three different complementary colors, each cut a little smaller than the other. Fanfold in about 1-inch increments (Image 1). Tie pipe cleaner tightly around the center of the tissue paper (Image 2), and fluff the tissue paper one color at a time to resemble a flower (Images 3 and 4). To make a large flower, combine two flowers by flipping them upside down and stapling together (Image 5).
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Attach to Arbor
Attach flowers to copper arbor by twisting the pipe cleaner tightly around the pipe. To add flowers at an angle in corners, stretch a piece of tape from one bar to the other, and attach the flowers to the tape. You can also use tape to layer flowers on top of each other.
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DIP-DYE ARBOR
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What You'll Need:
- fabric dye in desired color
- drop cloth
- plastic drop cloth
- fabric scissors
- squeeze bottle for dye
- bucket of water
- large paintbrush
- straight pins
Remove Seams
Remove seams from the drop cloth for a raw edge look by cutting with scissors and ripping.
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Wet + Dye Cloth
First, protect work surface with a plastic drop cloth. Next, wet the drop cloth with water using a big paintbrush. Make it fairly wet and work a section at a time. Squirt some already mixed dye, and spread with the paintbrush about halfway down the cloth. Let dry overnight, then wash alone on the hottest setting.
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Attach to Arbor
Attach to the arbor using straight pins.
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