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Concrete Butterfly


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July 28, 2021

The finished concrete butterfly.This butterfly is made from simple cement. The cost of cement is not that high, so making this butterfly is not expensive and not difficult. You can glue it with instant glue to any hard surface.

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Total Time: 2 Hours + several days for drying cement, paint, varnish.

Supplies:

  • cement
  • fine sand
  • water without impurities
  • thick fabric (jeans)
  • wire
  • plastic bottle with a curved shape
  • containers for concrete, paints
  • trowel for mixing cement, sand
  • tray
  • primer
  • acrylic paints
  • acrylic varnish
  • Film (food film, film with bubbles)
  • sprayer
  • brush
  • paper / cardboard
  • scissors
  • knife / blade
  • wire cutters
  • pliers
  • palette knife
  • pen / pencil
  • rubber gloves
  • sandpaper

Steps:

  1. Draw butterfly - length 8 cm, width 9.3 cm. Cut out of cardboard patterns of butterfly.
  2. A drawing of a butterfly.
     
  3. Using the pattern, cut the butterfly out of fabric. Do not forget to cut the holes in the wings of a butterfly. Make a body with antennae from wire and attach it to the fabric.
  4. The butterfly shape cut out of fabric.
     
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  5. Moisten the sand and lay it on a flat hard surface. Cover it with food film and press down using a plastic curvy bottle to make the mold for the butterfly. Straighten the food film in the form so that the wrinkles are like streaks.
  6. Wet concrete covered with cling wrap.
     
  7. Make the concrete: 1 part of cement + 1 parts of sand + water to get a not so thick solution.

    Dip each fabric petal into the concrete and lay them neatly and precisely in the sand molds. If the molds are narrow, then first pour a spoonful of concrete into each, and then lay a fabric petal dunk in the concrete. Cover with food film so the drying is slow.
  8. The fabric is pressed into the wet concrete to make a butterfly impression.
     
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  9. When the concrete hardens a little, cut off the excess with a knife or blade and make holes on the wings of the butterfly. 2-3 times every 6-8 hours spray some water on the concrete petals leaves, butterfly and cover with film again. This will make them stronger. Wait for all the parts to dry well.
  10. Take out the butterfly from the mold. Ground edges and irregularities with sandpaper. Wash off cement dust with water. Primer, paint and varnish the flower pen stand and butterfly.
  11. The concrete butterfly after being shaped and painted.
     
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