How Do You Create Art With Copper Wire?
Art projects you can create with copper wire may be a canvas decorated with colorful abstract formations or 3-D shapes. You can also create art for your garden by shaping copper wire into dragonflies, hummingbirds or flowers. Embellish the wire shapes with crystal prisms and glass beads before placing them in your garden. Hang the birds or insects from tree branches and stake the flowers with copper tubing or a small shepherd’s hook to add whimsy to your landscape. Select or create a five-petal flower template the desired size of the wire art you plan to make for your garden. Look in coloring books, online or at your local craft store for a template that you like. Any object with a distinctive outline will work for your wire art project. Trace the outline of one petal onto a wooden block. Trace the center circle of the flower onto the wooden block. You will only need one petal outline which you can use to make five separate petals. Hammer finishing nails into the wood along each of the
