There are three reasons for the copper butterflies. 

1) They make exceptional low cost gifts.

2) They can be used in many different types of wall and table sculptures.

3) They are inexpensive to make, using a minimal amount of material.

Over the years I have made and sold thousands and thousands of copper butterflies.

Thousands have been given as small thank you gifts and gifts for a Childs's teacher. 

There are so many ways that these butterflies can be used. From plant butterflies to wall sculptures and also incorporated into larger wall sculptures.

You'll be flame coloring the butterflies, bringing out the reds, blues, and greens in the copper.

People will be asking, "how did you do that"?

This is an excellent starter video. In this video you'll see me doing each step. From the basic materials right up to the finished butterflies.  By the end you will have a number of different copper butterfly designs.

This is the 2nd Edition of the Making Copper Butterflies video.  Small table plants have been added.  You'll be creating distinctive table sculptures.

You'll come up with your own butterfly designs using the pattern making demonstration included in the video.

Video Contents

Introduction

Getting Started

Butterfly Antenna

Flux & the Brazing Rod

Part for Plant Butterflies

Making a Heat Sink

Texturing Copper

Forming Copper

Fame Coloring

Spray Finish

Tools & Materials

Making Patterns

Copper Dragonflies

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I've also included an section on making dragonflies. These are very popular. Actually, more popular than I would like. They aren't quite as much fun to make as the butterflies.

 Running time:  60 minutes.