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Shell Butterfly Pendants

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Beautiful Butterfly Pendants

Shell pendant painted with colourful and simple butterflies.

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  1. Step 1

    Step 1

    Take a shell and afix a blob of blue tac to the back.

  2. Step 2

    Step 2

    Turn over and press shell down lightly on a hard working surface so that the blue tac holds it in place. Make sure the hole is at the top.


  3. Step 3

    Step 3

    Now take a light colour, paint of a thick curved line like the picture. Use the paint thickly and quickly as you need to blend the colours when wet.

  4. Step 4

    Step 4

    Now paint on another thick line, in a sort of bat wing shape with two inverted curved.


  5. Step 5

    Step 5

    Now make a sort of peak next to that 'wing'. See picture.

    And fill the entire shape in with the light colour. (Not pictured, sorry!)

  6. Step 6

    Step 6

    Now take a medium colour and work this intop the top of the wings like so.

  7. Step 7

    Step 7

    Now take a darker shade and just work it onto the very tips of the wings.

  8. Step 8

    Step 8

    Work all three colours together till they are nicely graduated, go back to the lighter/medium colour if neccessary.

  9. Step 9

    Step 9

    WAIT UNTIL FULLY DRY!!!! Now using black, paint on a slightly curved carrot shape for the body next to and just touching the wings.

  10. Step 10

    Step 10

    Now with the black go all the way around the outside of the wings, bringing the bottem tip to a slight point. Remember to split the two wings. Doesn't matter too much if your outline is slightly wobbly as you'll work on this on the next step.

  11. Step 11

    Step 11

    Now thicken up the outline so its smooth and gives good shape to the wings. Add 3/4 'veins' by just putting a thin line in the natural curves if the wings. Add thin lined antennae.

  12. Step 12

    Step 12

    Cover with a gloss when dry.

  13. Step 13

    Step 13

    When that has dried, add a jump ring and bail and 'wallah' its ready to be attached to any chain, cord or ribbon!!

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Janet

Janet

10 Jan 23:57

I love it

FoxesinBoxes

FoxesinBoxes

11 Jan 19:09

That is beautiful. Impressive painting skillzzzz too, I could never get the black right if I tried.

Zindziwe J.

Zindziwe J.

12 Jan 23:25

Wow, beautiful! I'd love to wear them...

KattyRa

KattyRa

28 Jun 17:26

soo cute.love it!

ThePinkPanther

ThePinkPanther

08 Nov 05:17

They are beautiful! I wish I could do them. Alas, I have no painting skill!

Surf jewels

Surf jewels

14 Feb 15:26

very pretty

Tennille J.

Tennille J.

01 Mar 02:24

Voila, not "wallah." That drives me nuts.

Kristin T.

Kristin T.

06 Mar 23:35

These are really elegant and beautiful! I love it!

Chococat

Chococat

14 Apr 23:38

its soooo pretty

George B. Posted By:
George B. »
January 10, 2008 21:29
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