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These are great - things with wings, that cling! Anywhere!
You will need:
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Start by drawing a simple butterfly onto some cereal box or coloured card. Then draw a second line about 1/2cm inside the wing shapes, like this. |
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The idea is to do a sort of tear shape, in each of the four corners. |
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Next, cut the whole butterfly out. |
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Now you need to cut out the four tear shaped sections. An easy way of getting started with these is to place a ball of modelling clay or sticky tack under the card, and make a hole by pushing a sharp pencil through the card. The hole allows you to get the scissors in, to make the cutting out easier. |
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You should now have something that looks like this! |
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Now you need to build up some body detail, to make it look more 3D and life-like. |
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To start, cut two small lengths of drinking straw and stick on tiny newspaper balls at one end. |
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Tape these to the winged thing's head, for antennae. |
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Next, pad out the head with a newspaper ball... |
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...and shape more newspaper into a sausage shape for the body. Tape them all into position. |
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You can make your winged thing cling by using a bulldog clip like these. You can get them from most newsagents and stationers quite cheaply. |
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If you like, you can use an old clothes peg - but a small bulldog clip is absolutely perfect. |
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To make the butterfly cling, turn it over and tape one arm of the bulldog clip onto the back, like this. |
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Then, turn it back over again and bend the wings up slowly. |
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Next you need to add strength to the clip - so paste a layer of PVA glue mixture over the tape, and lay on strips of tissue paper or kitchen roll... |
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...like this. This will make sure that the clip is attached firmly. |
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Then go over all the body - front and back - in the same way, but be careful to avoid the wings. |
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When it's dry, the clip will be secure and firmly in place. The body will have a good texture to it, too. |
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Next - the wings! To get this lovely translucent effect, a good thing to use is tissue paper. |
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To do each wing, draw around the outside edge of the wing onto your chosen tissue paper. It's just a guide, so you don't need to be too neat. |
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Cut the shapes out. |
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Do the same with the bottom part of the wings, onto a different coloured tissue paper. |
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Now, the idea is to paste PVA glue around the card edge. |
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Then carefully place the tissue paper shape on top, stretching it over the wing. |
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When you've done all four wings, you'll have something that looks like this. |
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When it's dry, you can decorate it which ever way you like. How about painting it? This one also has circles of tissue paper stuck on the wings, too. |
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Sequins and glitter look great, too, like this one. |
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And that's it - try it yourself! |