D.I.Y. Butterfly wing ‘tutorial’! Materials: -Foam core (a craft board composed of a 1/4 layer of rigid foam laminated between two layers of thick paper. -Colored paper -Metal coat hangers -Glue -Battery powered El Wire lights 1. Design & Create a wing template you like 2. Cut the wing shape and (2) backpack pieces out of foamcore 3. Connect the wings to the backpack board by inserting the coat hanger rod into the center foam of the wings and glueing the remaining portion between backpack plates

This butterfly with a damaged wing had a bleak future until his caretaker taught herself how to repair it. 🦋 | LittleThings

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