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4th of July Bi-Plane Tutorial

I love making off-the-page projects to celebrate special occasions. In particular, it’s so satisfying to design decorative items for parties. They create a festive atmosphere and is often an interesting topic of conversation for the guests.

Since Independence Day is just around the corner, I’m sharing my 4th of July Bi-plane inspired by the early aviation designs of the Wright Brothers.

Tutorial :

This is the template I created using Best Creation's I Love America collection. You can substitute with any other pattern paper you prefer

To create your own Bi-plane, start with an empty 24oz beer can. Cover the sides with pattern paper and make a ¼” hole in the bottom.

Cut out the three propeller pieces from the template. Insert them in this sequence through a straw. Insert the straw through the hole in the can

Cut out the four tail pieces from the template. Glue the two halves of the tail wing onto a 2” circle. And cut a ¾” slit in the circle.

Glue the tail wings on the top of the can, making sure the pull-tab pops out of the slit in the circle. Glue the tail piece onto the pull-tab.

Here’s how the assembled tail looks.

 Glue on the two wings. Assemble the two wing struts and insert them between the wings as support.

There you've completed your bi-plane. All ready for celebrating 4th of July !

Thank you Dana for accepting my tutorial as a featured artist article for Scrapbook News and Review.

資料來源  http://angsandy.blogspot.com/2011/06/4th-of-july-bi-plane-tutorial.html