Dragonfly wall art

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My daughter made some backyard art - a dragonfly - out of a table leg and old ceiling fan blades. Cute yard art.

Artist: Ann Kay - " Flamingo: One 1/2 refrigeration tank for body, barn door hinge for head, scrolls for wings and tails, rebar feet and legs. Approximately 32 inches tall." #artsintheheart

Table leg dragon fly created July 2013 by Deb Mitteis

Teaspoon dragonflies

How to make a dragonfly from discarded materials. This particular one is made from an old rusted out sign, chair leg and old keys. I used a plasma cutter to cut out wings from old rusted sign. I then primered and painted chair leg. The next thing you do is lay out the wings and drill holes in the metal wings and leg. You will use two 1 inch wood screws per wing. I wanted to do something different for the eyes so I went with old keys and the antennas come from an wire decor item that us…

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How to make a dragonfly from discarded materials. This particular one is made from an old rusted out sign, chair leg and old keys. I used a plasma cutter to cut out wings from old rusted sign. I then primered and painted chair leg. The next thing you do is lay out the wings and drill holes in the metal wings and leg. You will use two 1 inch wood screws per wing. I wanted to do something different for the eyes so I went with old keys and the antennas come from an wire decor item that us…

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Update April 2016 I'm no longer creating the dragonflies and I'm completely sold out. Thank you for all your past support and purchases! Please visit my new online shop featuring my mosaic art. I have lots of new dragonflies to show you and decided to group them all in this post. For this one I used house numbers and letters woven into wire wings with glass beads I used the same method I shared in this post to create the wire wings and add the beads. I added a ceramic "open" knob at the…

You will love these Table Leg Dragonflies and they are easy to make when you know how. Add one to your home and garden today.

Let giant dragonflies invade your garden or yard by upcycling old ceiling fan blades! This outdoor decor is sure to make passers-by take a second look... Don't have an old ceiling fan? Why not search your local thrift store? And while you're there, go look for a straight but carved table leg because you'll be needing it, too! This is a great upcycling project where you can also make use of certain scrap materials that seem, well, useless. You can take small, excess tiles, pebbles -- any…

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DIY: Hinge Butterflies...made from old door hinges, vintage jewelry & magnets. Very creative!!!

What a great way to use old table legs and odd furniture pieces. Love it