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Butterflies for adding a springtime feeling to your home With FIMO liquid, it‘s really easy to transform 2D pictures into 3D objects. These butterfly wings are made by transferring the images from colour drawings onto FIMO liquid. Creating transparent wings which shine in the sunlight in a beautiful array of colours. Image transfer with coloured pencils – ideal for turning drawings into great deco butterflies.
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Colour
Art. no.
Quantity
FIMO liquid
Transparent
8050-00 BK
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ergo soft jumbo triangular coloured pencils
12 Colours
158 SB12
1
FIMO soft
Raspberry
8020-22
1
FIMO soft
Apple green
8020-50
1
FIMO soft
Plum
8020-63
1
Modelling tools
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8711
1
Blades
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8700 04
1
Oven thermometer
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8700 02
1
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For crafting: Scissors, smooth surface, combi pliers, round nose pliers, transparent Pattex MULTI all-purpose glue For decorating: Gold wire or eyelet pins, approx. 4 cm long deco clothes pegs 1
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Instructions for the butterfly wings 1
Begin by printing out the butterfly pattern sheet and colour in with the Noris Club coloured pencils. Press on well as you do so and make sure you don‘t leave anything out. This makes the image transfer colour intensive and vibrant.
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Take a baking tray out and pre-heat the oven to 130°C. Cut the individual butterfly motifs into squares, place them on the tray and weigh the edges down (e.g. with coins or magnets). Then cover them in an approx. 1 mm thick layer of FIMO liquid.
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After hardening, allow the butterflies to cool and then cut them out.
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Harden in the oven for 20 minutes at 130°C. Take the baking tray out of the oven after 20 min.
TIP: • Go around the contours first using the bottle and then fill in the rest with a thin layer of FIMO liquid. • Go over any small gaps using a spatula, e.g. made from cardboard.
Put the butterflies in a bowl of water one at a time and rub off the layer of paper. The image remains on the FIMO liquid. 2
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Instructions for the butterfly body 5
Shape the body out of half a strip of raspberry-coloured FIMO soft. Roll it thinner at one end. Cut approx. 5 mm off the other end and shape to a ball. Cut a slit in the body.
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Put the butterflies on the baking tray and place small stones under the wings for support. Harden in the oven for 30 minutes at 110°C.
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Separate the two wings by cutting down the middle line, stick Take an approx. 4 cm long piece of wire, shape the ends to into the opening with the smooth sides facing each other and small eyelets and bend these towards each other to make a V. press a thin roll of FIMO into the slit. Now attach the head. Stick the feelers in the head. Make sure everything is pressed on firmly.
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Important: Please note the different hardening times and temperatures. FIMO soft = 110°C / 30 Minuten FIMO liquid = 130°C / 20 Minuten
Once completely cool, stick small clothes pegs onto the butterflies using Pattex MULTI glue. That‘s it! Have fun decorating! 3
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