Winging It!

Let your imagination take flight in 3D art.

Materials 

• 1⁄4" good one side plywood

cut 361⁄2" wide x 20" high

• 10' of 21⁄2" casement trim

• 10' of 1" x 2" clear pine

• wood glue 2020-850

• 2" finishing nails 2134-835

• 1⁄2" finishing nails 2134-014

• hot glue gun 2047-144

• glue sticks 2047-225

• black marker  5740-540

• aluminum flashing 2610-865

• snips 1136-090

• nail punch 1134-794

• Goof Off  4522-378

• hanger kit 2352-750

• aluminum wire 20ga x 7m 5463-045

(min. of 36" for 18 butterflies)

• Beauti-Tone exterior white flat latex 1835-394

• white latex spray flat finish 1720-258

Here's How:

The Frame

Please see framing instructions used in the Tulip project (page 42). It is the same process.

The Butterflies

1. Trace a butterfly pattern 18 times on the aluminum flashing with black marker. Cut out each butterfly with snips.

2. Mark a dotted pattern on the wings of the butterflies with black marker. Place a scrap piece of wood under the butterfly and punch out the pattern with a nail punch.

3. To make the antennae, cut 20-gauge wire into 2" lengths, fold in half and hot glue to the underside of each butterfly head.

4. Remove any black marker with Goof Off and spray two to three coats of white paint on both sides of each butterfly.

Placing the butterflies on the frame

1. Place the butterflies in position on the board, measuring to ensure the spaces between each butterfly is consistent, and that the outside margins are equal. Mark the position of the butterfly heads on the board.

2. Gently bend up the wings of each butterfly. Glue them in place with hot glue gun.