Canned Turtle

In this instructable you will be making a turtle sculpture out of small can and metal wire.

You will need to be careful not to cut yourself. Work slowly and carefully. Don't worry if you do cut yourself because small cuts are expected when working with metal.

You will need:

- Pliers

- Hammer,

- Two nails,

- 1.5 mm/2 mm metal wire about 70 cm (two feet) or arm length (the one I done is with 2 mm but I suggest you do with 1.5 mm instead).

The top part of can is sharp. It is always better to squash or bend the sharp bits before starting to prevent cuts.

Don't worry if the nails are apart at the top. You just have to make sure the nails are together at the sharp end at the bottom where they touch the can.

After you take out the nails you will see hole. If you do not have back yard you can buy a piece of wood and do it on piece of wood.

The holes will be sharp. Thus its better to squash the holes with pliers.

Make more holes for head and front legs of the turtle.

Again use pliers to squash the sharp bits.

Start pulling metal wire through the hole. I started with the front leg but you can start with the tail. It does not really matter.

Use pliers to pull the wire inside the can.

I recommend that you do not form the head before pulling the wire back inside the can. Use pliers to form the head.

Use pliers for this step.

I skipped a few steps because it is now obvious how you make the feet and legs of the turtle.

You are now done.