Dragonfly Pendant A'La Balleng

I got bit by a maker's bug and decided to craft a bracelet for my lady from Mrballeng's butterfly bracelet Instructable. This in turn obligated me to show it to my mom who promptly commissioned me to make a necklace for her. (Meaning a very, very large bracelet) After completing the necklace I thought to myself, "If I Mrballeng can make butterflies from paperclips, then are dragonflies possible?"
Why yes they are!!!

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Step 1: Tools and Materials

This project was done on the super cheap. The only things I had to buy were the paper clips ($3.50 at my local drug store) and the polishing compound ($6.50 at the local auto store).

You will need:
-Smooth jaw pliers
-Round nose pliers
-Wire snips
-A metal file
-Soldering paste (I used the water based variety)
-Lead free solder
-A blowtorch
-A brush to apply the soldering paste
-400 grit sand paper (not shown)
-A large paper clip

cannibal_hect0r (author) says: Feb 2, 2013. 3:05 AM

Thanks, I hope it works out well. I recommend using custom lengths of wire instead of paperclips to get the best result. Post me some pics of your finished project!

flammaefata says: Aug 24, 2012. 1:36 PM

Thanks so much for the 'ible! I was wondering how to best do dragonflies after seeing the butterfly bracelet. I'll see if I can get around to making a dragonfly bracelet for a gift for my sister, I think the same method of linking as in the butterfly 'ible will work, either with or without soldering.

cannibal_hect0r (author) in reply to flammaefataDec 4, 2012. 8:15 PM

Sorry this is so late in reply. But before I published the pendant, I did attempt to make a bracelet of dragonflies and they looked like, well, erm... bad. A single pendant came out the best for me.
Please show me the way!

rowinghome says: Oct 11, 2012. 5:12 PM

Very nice! I love dragonflies

cannibal_hect0r (author) says: Jun 26, 2012. 3:14 PM

Good luck! I'm glad you like it!