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Saturday, July 4, 2009

~How To make a butterfly~


Butterfly,with their brightly coloured wings are such a beautiful creature :) In this post i'm going to show how to make a butterfly from Nylon flower stocking.
You will need-->glue,pliers,scissor,thread@SWG 28 wires,Nylon flower stocking,flower stamen,beads and gold wires.

Kupu-kupu merupakan serangga cantik yang bersayap terang dan berwarna-warni.
Di sini,saya akan menunjukkan cara-cara membuatnya menggunakan stoking bunga nylon.
Anda memerlukan-->gam,playar,gunting,benang@dawai saiz 28,stoking bunga nylon,inti bunga,maink dan dawai emas.


First of all,cut a gold wire into 4 small pieces.Next,shape the already cut wires into butterfly wings using pliers.
Langkah pertama,potong dawai emas kepada 4 bahagian.Seterusnya,bentukkan dawai yang siap dipotong menjadi sayap rama-rama.

The shaped of the wings may vary.It all depeds on your creativity.Here,i shaped the top portion of the wings like this :
Bentuk sayap rama-rama boleh dipelbagaikan mengikut kreativiti anda.Di sini,saya bentukkan bahagian atas sayap seperti berikut :

And the lower portion like this :
Dan bahagian bawah sayap seperti berikut:

You should get an outline of a butterfly when all 4 wires are shaped.
Bentuk kasar kupu-kupu akan terhasil apabila kesemua dawai dibentuk.

After that,wrap the wings with stocking individually.Ensure that the back and front of the wings are fully covered with stocking.Stretch the stocking neatly and tie the end with thread@wires.Do not overstretch the stocking as it is easy to be torn.
Selepas itu,balut sayap kupu-kupu dengan stoking secara berasingan.Pastikan bahagian depan dan belakang sayap ditutupi sepenuhnya.Tarik stoking dengan kemas dan ikat hujungya mengunakan benang@dawai.Jangan menarik stoking terlalu tegang kerana ia mudah koyak.

All 4 wings wrapped with stocking:
Keempat-empat sayap yang sudah siap dibalut :

Then,join the wings 1 by 1 with thread@wires.
Kemudian,cantumkan sayap satu persatu menggunakan benang@dawai.



When finished joining all 4,trim the back of the butterfly (excess of wires).
Apabila siap menyambung sayap,kemaskan bahagian belakang kupu-kupu (lebihan dawai)


To make tentacles,take 2 flower stamen and cut one side of it as per the picture below.Another way to make tentacles is to take a pair of short gold wires and make a hook at one end.
Untuk membuat sesungut,ambil 2 inti bunga dan potong salah satu hujungnya.Selain itu,anda boleh menghasilkan sesungut dengan membengkokkan hujung dawai emas.

Place the tentacles on top (centre) of the butterfly and glue it.
Letakkan sesungut di atas (tengah) kupu-kupu dan gamkan.

After that,glue beads on the centre of the butterfly.The end result will be a basic butterfly.
Gamkan manik di tengah-tengah.Hasilnya,terbentuklah seekor kupu-kupu.

Finally,decorate the butterfly with glitters or sequins.
Akhir sekali,hiaskan rama-rama dengan menggunakan perada ataupun labuci.

There you go, a pretty butterfly :) Suitable to be use as decorations for wedding items and doorgifts.
Kupu-kupu ini sesuai digunakan sebagai hiasan hantaran mahupun cenderamata :)


Example of butterflies with different shapes and colours!
Contoh kupu-kupu berlainan bentuk dan warna!

Really,it is worth trying!!!
Harus dicuba!!!

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