Green thumb

I think that I am finally developing a green thumb.  Not just because I got white glue and foam on it, either.  My trees are starting to look like, well, trees.
I trimmed up and re-shaped my first bottle brush tree.   Here is the final result:

OK for a start, but I wanted to try for a lighter, "wispier" look.  I found a nice tutorial HERE.

First start with a lot less sisal rope.

Spray with hairspray and sprinkle on 1/8 to 1/4" snips of sisal rope.
This builds up the branch structure.
(repeat 2 more times)

Spray with brown spray paint

Spray with hairspray and sprinkle on foam foliage and coarse foam
(repeat 2 more times)

The "wispier" look
(Uh, more like "we're having a major drought")