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A Button Fairy To Hang Around
Cute Little Fairys Hanging Everywhere

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  • How to make a model or sculpture. Button Fairy  - Step 1
    Step 1

    First You need to Pick out your Fairy Upper torso with wings or with seperate wings then cut them out and then glue them onto cardstock then cut them out again a good place to end the torso is at the hip unless your doing just a face and wings or something.

  • How to make a model or sculpture. Button Fairy  - Step 2
    Step 2

    Get your wire Ready by cutting it and making a loop at the top and twisting.

  • How to make a model or sculpture. Button Fairy  - Step 3
    Step 3

    Now Tape the wire to the back of your fairy torso.Make sure the loop come above the head and the wire comes out where the legs should be.

  • How to make a model or sculpture. Button Fairy  - Step 4
    Step 4

    Now get your largest button and poke the wire through the back of the button.Make sure your button is up to the top of the available wire under the torso.

  • How to make a model or sculpture. Button Fairy  - Step 5
    Step 5

    Now poke the wire through the front of the button to the back and pull tight

  • How to make a model or sculpture. Button Fairy  - Step 6
    Step 6

    Keep Threading buttons untill you have got a nice amount on there.

  • How to make a model or sculpture. Button Fairy  - Step 7
    Step 7

    When you get to the end either twist a button or a small bead onto the end then you should be done!!!

  • How to make a model or sculpture. Button Fairy  - Step 8
    Step 8

    And now you have your very own Button Fairy!

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SooticasDream
SooticasDream · Nottingham, England, GB · 1 project
I started making these a few weeks ago....they're great aren't they!!!
Yours is SUPER cute! Much nicer than mine!
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northernstar
northernstar · Flateyri, Westfjords, IS · 35 projects
another cute fairy project Happy yay
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Cat Morley
Cat Morley · London, GB · 1432 projects
This is a really cute idea.
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Tammy C.
Tammy C. · 2 projects
Too cute! I love faerie art.
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