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Recycled Copper Butterfly for V-Day

Step 10Put it all together

Put it all together
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Time to put it all together! What's nice about the bulb hangers is they fit perfectly on your fingers once you fill em up with water. Nice carrying them that easily.

Don't forget to bend the wire on the bottom of the body to fit the bulb hanger for the front bulb.

Here are some shots of the finished product, along with a second butterfly I did, that involves copper inside the wings.

And to add to the project, a poem would be nice. I wanted to etch a piece of sheet metal with this using the Altoid Tin etch instructable, but I ran out of time.

"For my special girl, I let my creativity whirl.
From trash to treasure, it will now last forever.
Not unlike my feeelings for you, the love in this gift no one can ever undo.
One question is on my mind, will you be my ever lasting Valentine?"
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Jun 24, 2008. 9:00 PMiBurn says:
It'd be even cooler if you used the light bulb candles instead of just filling them with water. Add to the romance and all that.

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