Very cool...can't wait to see your finished project!

So, 2much, "Where's your butterfly?" LOL! Great experiment! TFS! Jeanne S.

No Butterfly yet ! It's number 125 on my to-do list ~ heheh

it's awesome!!!!

Cool!!!!

Looks like you are having fun with your welding! I think that is butterfly i passed up yesterday as someone had repainted it & did a miserable job of it, It would have had to be stripped(I have some stripper) Just not up to doing it right now!! Might go back & see if it's still there, this one looks very cool!! Jan

Love that butterfly! I can see why you want to copy it. Great idea heating up the copper to create the different colors. I wonder what that would like once it has weathered. I can't wait to see what the next cool thing is that you come up with!

ANOTHER great idea...hmmm, project number...765432!heh heh! But I really like it...that looks like the copper I found at a garage sale, that I used for my castle....

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I always wondered how to make colors on copper - I think it's so pretty . I might just have to make that butterfly today :)

Well, went back & got the butterfly! $1.98 it is all metal but holes are different larger ones go all down the outer edges & slits go in toward the center. Missing 1 antenna but I can glue 1 on. It's 11 1/4 in long by 10 in. wide. Was on a rod originally. Has heavy wire all around outer edges on underside so well made. Will undercoat & repaint as in better shape than I had thought. I love 1 you made of copper sheeting, it looks terrific! Hope I can make this 1 look half as good! Jan