I love the detail of the key and can see why it's on Etsy. Unfortunately, for the number of keys I wanted for my tree, I couldn't justify buying a bulk batch from Etsy. so I made my own.
A far lesser version but still a good enough substitution in my opinion.
* Strong glue
* Butterfly stickers/tree decorations
* Craft knife
My first set of keys with wings I'm not much a fan of, but it's trial and error with crafting sometimes.
The first set of wings I found were too small and while bronze is the colour for Harry Potter, I wasn't really feeling it for my tree.
All I needed to do was to peel the wings off the cardboard the wings came on and glue them to the back of the key. This is a bit of a fiddle and needs a steady hand, so that was a nice challenge for me!
Even though these are only stickers, I still got a little pang of guilt as I plucked the wings off butterflies!!
My second set of keys I purchased were silver and I found some fabulous glitter butterfly tree decorations in TKMaxx and just knew that these butterflies were meant for my tree.
I do think the silver keys look far better on my tree than the bronze, but it's all about personal choice.
This was a great quick and easy craft to make, not a patch on my Etsy find but a great decoration for my tree all the same.
Materials I used for my HP inspired winged keys
* Keys (I purchased mine from eBay)* Strong glue
* Butterfly stickers/tree decorations
* Craft knife
My first set of keys with wings I'm not much a fan of, but it's trial and error with crafting sometimes.
The first set of wings I found were too small and while bronze is the colour for Harry Potter, I wasn't really feeling it for my tree.
All I needed to do was to peel the wings off the cardboard the wings came on and glue them to the back of the key. This is a bit of a fiddle and needs a steady hand, so that was a nice challenge for me!
Even though these are only stickers, I still got a little pang of guilt as I plucked the wings off butterflies!!
My second set of keys I purchased were silver and I found some fabulous glitter butterfly tree decorations in TKMaxx and just knew that these butterflies were meant for my tree.
I do think the silver keys look far better on my tree than the bronze, but it's all about personal choice.
This was a great quick and easy craft to make, not a patch on my Etsy find but a great decoration for my tree all the same.
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