Aluminium Butterflies

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  Step 1

  Gather your supplies...

  Rince out your cans if there is some drink remaining in them.

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  Step 2

  Open up your scissors.
  Lay a can flat and support it as you saw near the top of the can.
  (doing this above the long flat area means you won't get dents)

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  Step 3

  Once you've done this for a few seconds, you should be able to easily poke your scissors through. Procede to cut all the way around the rim, until it comes off.

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  Step 4

  Cut a line down the length of the can. Cut a bit into the base.

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  Step 5

  Turn your scissors and cut perpendicular to the previous line. This is to cut the base off.

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  Step 6

  Cut off the remaining rim of the top of the can.

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  Step 7

  You should be left with a rectangular piece of aluminium.

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  Step 8

  Fold it in half.
  (If you want bigger wings, fold it in half the other way.)

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  Step 9

  Cut a slit into it. This is the antenna.

• Step 10

  Cut the first wing. You can make this any shape you want.

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  Step 11

  Cut the second wing. This needs to be smaller than the first.

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  Step 12

  Pinch the 'spine' of the butterfly and spread out the wings to your desired openness.

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  Step 13

  Cut a slit to divide the antennas.

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  Step 14

  Now you have a butterfly!

  To make patterns or a hole for hanging, use a metal skewer.

  I was thinking of making mine a wall decoration, like in Serena's room in Gossip Girl.

  They can be used as decorations along tables. It looks nice to make similarly shaped butterflies in different sizes and line them up smallest to largest with each opening their wings a bit more.

  You can keep the remaining aluminium to make a template or a pretty decoration for cards, etc.
  Or you can cut around the open space left after the butterfly to create a similar effect

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  Step 15

  You can make any size or shape of butterfly so be creative!

  You can paint them, decorate them or just leave them. I like using coloured cans, especially solo or lift because of their brightness.

  Also, to decrease the sharpness of the edges, try sanding them down a bit.

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harley r. · 28 projects 11th March 2014

adorable

Jackkie · Sydney, New South Wales, AU · 51 projects 14th March 2014

Thankyouu <3

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