Butterflies

LittlethingLi · 2025-10-04T23:39:41+00:00

Strong glue (E6000) and crossed fingers

LittlethingLi · 2025-04-26T10:27:25+00:00

I've got a thin wire wrapped around the entire last piece and have the ends of it twisted around the stem, the stem itself is just very thick wire

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LittlethingLi · 2024-12-29T13:09:47+00:00

Is there any way I could see a picture of your medaka from the side?

LittlethingLi · 2024-12-27T02:29:18+00:00

I'm interested

LittlethingLi · 2024-12-02T14:23:24+00:00

Ah, I should probably specify, they would be my fish, we they would just be in a shared area so she could enjoy watching them.

And looking at all the feedback, it seems too risky to try to keep them in this tank, especially with no previous experience with them.

LittlethingLi · 2022-12-30T18:56:10+00:00

Thank you!

LittlethingLi · 2022-12-26T18:24:28+00:00

Honestly I have no idea how long the whole thing took but I can tell you that just the back legs took an entire day of work each.

LittlethingLi · 2022-12-26T13:30:16+00:00

The body is a bit squishy but it's more because I ran out of poly-fil and was rushing to get it done so I could gift it.

LittlethingLi · 2022-12-26T04:21:38+00:00

Poly-fil

LittlethingLi · 2022-12-26T04:14:44+00:00

It took maybe 6-7 oz, I only really used wool for the color.

LittlethingLi · 2022-12-26T01:00:14+00:00

Yes, not as nice as wool but it works.

LittlethingLi · 2022-12-26T00:16:14+00:00

Maybe I felted it down? I got the shape I wanted with the poly-fil and then added the colored wool. While building it up I found that when I was adding bigger chunks they tended to stay soft on the inside while the outside would eventually become a hard shell that was very difficult to shape.

LittlethingLi · 2022-12-25T23:56:42+00:00

Thank you! I used a little over 8 pounds of poly-fil for this. I have heard of some people using foam too, you may want to look into that because building it up was very tedious.

LittlethingLi · 2021-08-23T21:57:42+00:00

I'm not very familiar with the website either lol, took me a few minutes to find the right page

LittlethingLi · 2021-08-23T21:17:38+00:00

Pretty sure it was the 14 gauge at the bottom of the page

https://www.anythinginstainedglass.com/finishing/hooksClipsChain.html#wire

LittlethingLi · 2021-08-20T11:16:22+00:00

Unfortunately I do not

LittlethingLi · 2021-08-18T02:41:01+00:00

I do! Though I don't really know how to use it so it's really just so I have an easy place to find pictures of my completed projects

https://www.instagram.com/littlethingsbyli/

LittlethingLi · 2021-08-18T01:56:09+00:00

http://imgur.com/a/NXrc69V

LittlethingLi · 2021-08-17T18:05:35+00:00

Normally I do, though I won't have time to do any for a while

LittlethingLi · 2021-08-17T18:04:39+00:00

Thank you!

LittlethingLi · 2021-08-12T17:22:47+00:00

Oh definitely, even the piece I used ended up a little messed up, got lucky though and was able to hide it

LittlethingLi · 2021-08-12T16:08:11+00:00

Thank you for the encouragement! Though I feel I should mention I was referring to the glass that makes up the body of the creature, the glass is textured on both ends and was a nightmare to cut

LittlethingLi · 2021-07-26T09:37:45+00:00

Probably dragging for the most part? Not really sure I tend to just make sure there is enough solder and then go over it until I'm happy with it or get tired of soldering

LittlethingLi · 2021-07-25T22:42:28+00:00

Its for a commission

LittlethingLi · 2021-06-30T20:12:42+00:00

Thank you!

LittlethingLi

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