Making Wire Birds
Intro: Making Wire Birds
I made these robins as christmas tree decorations, though they are happy enough perched anywhere. I also sell them, drop me a line if you want some the easy way!
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You will need:
Needle nosed pliers -the kind that cut AND bend.
Wire! I use 0.8mm aluminium craft wire. I buy it from eBay, but if you are lucky a local art shop might stock it, although they often charge twice as much.
The black is enameled. The copper coloured isn't copper, it's just copper coloured aluminium.
I have become a little obsessed about wire. Different metals and thicknesses affect the result of a project considerably. I find even changing the thickness by 0.1 of a mil makes a difference to your outcome.
Pictures of robins. If you go to Google, select images and search for robins you should find more than enough
STEP 1: Robin Body
Leave any excess wire attached for the next step.
STEP 2: Robin Head
Chop off any excess wire.
STEP 3: Eyes
STEP 4: Body Sides
STEP 5: Feet
STEP 6: Wings
The other wire needs to attach to the back of the bird above the tail.
Repeat on other side
STEP 7: Breast
STEP 8: Tail
STEP 9: Colour
Attach it at the center to the Robin s forehead just above it's beak.
Run the wire above and round the robins eye and wing, fastening it by wrapping it around the black wire where suitable.
Then do the same on the other side. Cover the rest of the breast with copper wire and there you go. Experiment and please let me know how you get on!
21 Comments
AmyR180 2 years ago
Bobby Sarito 8 years ago
I have been searching for instructions on wire birds forever! Thanks for detailing them here!
JaneC52 8 years ago
iamCAKE68 8 years ago
JaneC52 8 years ago
Mas Adam 8 years ago
Amazing! Still trying, trying and trying to make a good shape like whatt you've made.
JaneC52 8 years ago
Mas Adam 8 years ago
Amazing! Still trying, trying and trying to make a good shape like what you've made.
OldGuy52 8 years ago
Again, great Instructable!
JaneC52 8 years ago
JaneC52 8 years ago
wold630 8 years ago
These birds are adorable! I love the two different colors of wire!! Can't wait to see what you make next!
JaneC52 8 years ago
Thanks for the kind words
watchmeflyy 8 years ago
These look very nice! :) I love how you added the second color.
JaneC52 8 years ago
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Riffifi 8 years ago
they look like scribbly 3D sketches :)