The Cone
Christmas Tree below was made
with RMSTM Banners
and 5 inch latex balloons each
inflated 4 inches in diameter.
It was done as part of
classes taught in Mexico City by
Graham and Mary Queen Rouse in
October of 2000.
The
tree was about 5' tall. The
balloon flower topper was added
and then the whole arrangement
raised another foot by a
baseplate and vertical pipe.
The vertical pipe was
topped by a cluster of six
5" balloons. An RMS
six pointed star filled with red
5 inch balloons inflated to 4
inches in diameter was used as a
cover over the base plate.
Miniature Christimas lights
were inserted between balloons
and the Matrix straps from what
would become the inside of the
tree when the Matrix was later
rolled into a cone. Extra lights
on the string were placed under
the red RMS star at the base of
the tree and made it glow also.
You may download
instructions for this tree for more
details. The download
instruction sheet features a
larger version of the tree. The
larger version uses RMS Builders
combined with 11 inch ballons
inflated 8 inches in diameter.
Both the smaller 6' tree
and the larger 12' tree use the
same layout an number of
balloons. RMSTM Banners and
Builders may be purchased from RMSTM; distributors.
Download
this "pdf" file
of instructions for
making a cone tree. See
the notes at the
bottom of this page for
alternatives to the
design in the pnoto to
the left.. View and print
these directions with "Acrobat
Reader". Available
FREE if not
already installed in your
computer. 2nd tree
[plans
Click
to download special RMS
graph paper to layout
your own variations of
this design. View and
print with "Acrobat
Reader". Available
FREE if not
already installed in your
computer.
You
may also order a cone
tree from the Rouse
International Custom
Catalog. The
Custom Catalog tree
framework has already
been cut to size and
shape for you.
More Cones
Select
the following downloads
to learn more about
making a variety of cone
shapes with balloons and
RMS frameworks.
