DIY Butterfly Suncatcher
Guess what? I put together a cool Aluminum Butterfly Suncatcher tutorial for you to hang on your rear view mirror! Because a cool car needs a cool suncatcher, right?
When I originally went car shopping a few years ago, I had in mind a four door family model. Something that gets great gas mileage and didn’t really stand out in the crowd. And then I ran across a cute VW Bug and that was it. I needed that car.
Despite the fact that the husband’s head touches the ceiling, and he feels very much like it is a girly car, we bought it. And recently, it has been upgraded to our only car- a tow vehicle to our RV! So, I needed to pretty it up some. With that in mind, I came up with a fun recycled craft suncatcher!
For this project I used:
3 aluminum disposable pans (you can find them at your local grocery store)
Scissors
E6000 Glue (made for metal or glass)
Butterfly Pattern
Gemstones
Small piece of wire
Small piece of fishing line
Begin by cutting the aluminum pans into 1/4″ strips. They don’t have to be perfectly even, I did not use a ruler to measure them. (Be careful as the metal is sharp. You may want to use gloves).
Since we are now living full time in our RV, this is my new craft room!
Roll each metal strip into a coil. I did quite a few round ones, and some tear shaped ones where I just pinched the end. You will need a good mix of both.
This is the result of one pan of coils. It took about 2 and a half pans to create this particular butterfly.
This is very pretty. I like how the colors shine. I am sure my mom would have loved to have this in her yard.
Thank you for sharing this with us on the #HomeMattersParty. We hope to see you again when we open our doors at 12 AM EST on Friday.
What a great project!
Thank you for sharing this with us at Thoughts of Home.
I love VW bugs and that’s my oldest daughter’s dream car. The foil butterfly is a cute way to add a little whimsy to the car.
I really like your ideas. Thank you ???? for sharing
Hi Irene!
These sparkly butterflies would look beautiful on a patio! If you decide to make them, would love to see what you come up with!
suzy
Hi Dietta!
That is a great idea! I couldn’t find my quilling tool. It is somewhere in the RV, but I have to sort my craft supplies so that I know where everything is. LOL!
Would love to see what you make!
suzy
I thought of my patio for hanging up a butterfly too. It would look so pretty with all the ‘jewels’ sparkling.
Great idea for using a quilling tool.
Very cute!! I so want a VW!! Ole hippie here. LOL
Suzy this is such a cute and pretty easy sun-catcher. Just a thought….a “quilling tool” that you use for quilling (the one with the slot) would work great for this. It would save your fingers!!! Thanks Suzy I really like this tutorial. I will be making these for my outdoor patio. Big hugs and here’s to all your great travels. Thanks for all of your sharing! 🙂 Be safe!