Gone Buggy
Supplies:
- Four 1 wooden wheels
- One wooden ten pin
- Two 1 1/2 wooden knobs
- One 2 wooden knob
- One 2 wooden pot
- Two plastic or wooden rings
- One 2 wooden ball
- One 3 wooden egg
- One 1 1/2 wooden wheel
- One 1 1/4 wooden candle cup
- One 2 wooden spool
- One roll of 20 gauge black wire
- Acrylic paints and paint markers
- Spray finish
- Hot glue or wood glue
Flower Pot Butterfly:
- Glue rings to top of flower pot.
- Then glue 2 knobs at top.
- Glue 1 wheel to bottom of pot.
- Cut antennae from black wire and glue onto top of head.
- Cut 30 of black wire. With center of wire at front, twist around rings tightly.
- Curl remainder of wire on each side for wings.
- Paint with acrylic paint in any chosen pattern.
- When dry, seal with spray finish.
Dragonfly:
- Glue 2 ball to egg shape and glue 1 1/2 knob on top.
- Glue wire antennae on head.
- Loop wire around neck and form wings.
- Paint and allow to dry. Seal with finish.
Moth:
- Glue upside down candle cup to wooden spool.
- Then glue 1 wheel to the bottom of the wooden spool.
- Make eyes by gluing 1 wheels to the upside down candle cup.
- Cut approximately 4 of black wire and glue to the back of the moths head.
- Make wings by using the same process as the flower pot butterfly.
- Decorate with acrylic paint and paint markers. Spray on finish when the paint is dry.
Follow the same type of process for each bug, gluing wood pieces together and twisting wire around body parts and curling out to form wings, using curves and circles.
Important Note for all Projects:
Decorate with paint markers after the project is sprayed with the finish and dry.
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