TREE and PLANTER with FLOWERS BUILDING INSTRUCTIONS

Above: Finished model of TREE & PLANTER with FLOWERS, this version uses yellow bricks and red flowers.


PARTS LIST
26 green 2x2 plates
2 white 2x4 plates
6 yellow 1x2 bricks
1 green transparent cone
8 red flowers (6 required)
2 green stems
5 brown 1x1 bricks
6 white 1x2 smooth tiles


Step 1: Attach 6 red flowers to the stems and stack. Center green 2x2 plate on both white 2x4 plates, place yellow 1x2 bricks to form planter. Stack brown 1x1 bricks irregularly.


Step 2: Add white 1x2 smooth tiles on planter. Stack flowers on cone. Configure green plates in combinations as shown to form “layers” which will be stacked to create tree “leaves”.


Step 3: Add remaining two green 2x2 plates to one small plate assembly layer. This small configuration will serve as the base to add the additional layers in Step 4.


Step 4: Stack layers of green 2x2 plates beginning with the small configuration and add others, rotating each of the three one-quarter turn so that the tree/leaf form is asymmetrical.

Step 5: Place tree “trunk” and flowers in planter. Add tree/leaf form, centering trunk in the middle “circle” of the bottom green 2x2 plate.

Alternatives: Change the color of the planter by using 1x2 bricks of your own choosing. Consider trying 1x1 bricks in different alternating shades to create “stripes” on your planter.