HOBBY LOBBY BOOKENDS CANDLE HOW TO

Once all the petals were glued together, I decided to apply a little pressure to help the glue cure overnight. You just want to make sure all petals are visible. It really doesn’t matter how they are glued. I applied E6000 glue at the center piece and laid another petal set on top of the glue slightly shifted so all petals were seen. To assemble, I simply glued each set together at the center piece where they were bent. I allowed the paint to fully dry before assembling the flower. I followed the same process for the smaller petals.Īfter about three coats of paint, I achieved the look I was after! This picture was after the first coat of paint on the larger petals. Painting screen can be a little tricky! I wanted to fill in about 75% of the small holes, so it took multiple coats to achieve this. Next, it was time to paint! I decided to paint the large wing in each set bright magenta and the smaller wing with a mixture of pink cameo and bright magenta.

Once the screen was wrapped around each set of wings, I bent the wings toward one another so they would resemble petals. If working with a fiberglass screen, you will need to use glue on the back. Since my screen was aluminum, I didn’t need to apply any glue to secure it. This is what each set will look like after the screen is wrapped and secured. This helps keep the screen in place and prevents it from slipping. I suggest you wrap it around the frame at two or three points first before securing the rest. Once the screen was cut, I then wrapped the screen around the frame. I would rather have too much margin to work with than not enough. Using my metal craft cutters, I carefully cut around the wire frame leaving a good 1″-2″ margin. Next, I laid the wing frame over a single layer of screen. Working with aluminum screen can be tough on the hands, so you will want to wear some gloves with protective coating. Then, I cut each pair of wings apart in the center creating four separate wing sets.īefore I made one more move, I put on some protective gloves. The first thing I did was remove the nylon fabric and elastic from the wings, leaving only the wire wing frames. Now you may be asking yourself, “Why in the world would we need ladybug wings?” The wings will be our frame for the flower!

Apple Barrel paints in Bright Magenta, Cameo Pink, Yellow, White and Black.

(2) sets of ladybug wings from Dollar Tree.

If you purchase the fiberglass option, you will need to use glue to secure it.įor this project, I used the following supplies: I purchased the aluminum, because I wanted to be able to mold the shape without using glue. Then there is aluminum screen which is a thicker metal that stays when you bend it. The fiberglass mesh is very flimsy and easy to bend and move. There are two types of screen available to purchase at Lowe’s.

HOBBY LOBBY BOOKENDS CANDLE HOW TO

Yes! You read that correct…I am going to show you how to create outdoor flower decor using screen! Do you have a window screen you no longer need? If so, pull that bad boy out! If not…no worries…run to your local hardware store and grab some replacement screen, because I have an ADORABLE craft for you today!įirst, let’s talk about the screen.

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