Cardboard wings

A few years ago, I decided I wanted to make a pair of angel wings for the wall. I went onto Pinterest and looked for angel wings to find a pair whose shape and style I liked. I also found a picture of wings someone made with cardboard. They were paper machéd. They were speaking my language! Then one winter (2 years ago?) we bought a flat screen television, which came in a very large cardboard box. I have a hard time throwing out large pieces of cardboard. I decided it would provide the…

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Motion Activated Cosplay Wings Using Circuit Playground Express - Part 1: This is part one of a two part project, in which I'm going to show you my process for making a pair of automated fairy wings. The first part of the project is the mechanics of the wings, and the second part is making it wearable, and adding the wing…

Mini Mad Things on Instagram: "Today my little one wanted to make these pretty butterfly wings from my book Adventures in Cardboard… Along with these simple cardboard wings, the book is full of lots of other cardboard creations to make and play with like marble runs, costumes, boats, games and more. #childhoodunplugged #raisingreaders #screenfreekids #invitationtoplay #learningthroughplay #magicofchildhood #mindfullearning #australianauthor #booksforkids #craftbooks #recycleandplay…

Wing made from folded white paper. ©

Description I keep thinking it looks like it's made of machete blades strung together like Christmas lights. I even cut my fingers so much while building this that one might almost wonder if it was. VIDEO OF THIS WING IN MOTION & Original Digital Model Having seen how well this crude (cardboard) version works, I now know how to finish refining the design to collapse completely as well as extend completely, remain sturdy instead of torquing or bouncing, and also how to improve the weight…