Butterflies From Aluminum Cans

by Darja Dodu in Craft > Reuse

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Butterflies From Aluminum Cans

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Good afternoon, dear viewers and readers! Today I will show you how to make a beautiful decor from aluminum cans.

Supplies

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To make butterflies, we need six empty aluminum cans from Pepsi, and we also need an old waste electrical cable and gold ribbon for wrapping gifts.

From the tool for creating butterflies, we need sharp scissors, a sharp stationery knife and super glue.

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First of all, we download the butterflies stencil from the Internet, then we print it and cut out the blanks.

Downloads

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Next, we prepare the material from aluminum cans. Punch holes at the edges of the can with a sharp knife, then carefully cut out a strip of aluminum sheet with scissors.

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On the resulting strip of aluminum, put a butterfly stencil cut out of paper, then draw the outline with a pen or pencil.

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Next, with scissors, carefully cut out the blanks of future butterflies along the outline.

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You need to make a round frame from an old electrical cable to fix butterflies on it. The primary insulation must be removed from the cable. Then twist the wires together.

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Then you need to wrap the entire length of the gold tape around the wires.

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On the resulting golden frame, gently glue butterflies along the entire length.

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Then you can enjoy the finished result. This decor can be used to decorate a wall clock or can be used as a stand-alone wall decoration.

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