How to make Tin Birds with Jenny Fillius
Вставка
- Опубліковано 27 чер 2024
- By using soda cans and cookie tins you can make pretty little birds that spin. It’s easy and it’s fun. Go to jennyfillius.com, click on TIN BIRD to download the pattern and supply list. Please let me know if you have questions. Original supply list says 1/8" eyelets but should read 3/16s".
Really neat bird! Thank you for sharing.
OK goofy me asked for a pattern before you told us where to find it. You give very detailed instructions. Much appreciated. Thank you
Lots of useful information and the birds are just glorious! I'd love a whole flock of them hanging in my garden, and the fact that they'd go rusty would just add to their charm. Thanks for sharing.
Alumina doesn't rust.
* aluminum
@@alexasilvestri1380Thank you. Sadly though the colours fade in the weather - can you think of anything to stop that? Please and thank you x
The wings will rust in the rain and the aluminum will fade in the sun.
@@Fennywaterwinkle yep .. but I was just wondering if clear marine varnish might stop or slow the rusting .. but didn’t know what to try, to slow the fading. Thank you for your response 🩷
One of the best tutorials I've seen in a long time I'm going to give it a bash with my beer cans. Cocktail while I create thanks to Miss Jenny for a great idea.
First time water. I watched it all, I enjoy your simplicity, not too wordy or ‘cute’ 👍
The bird was so bright and pretty and seems easy enough to do…I just got a riveter for our boat…so just a few little things. I could do this!😊
I like that you use the word “swell”
Really liked yr laid-back easy video and yr voice Thank you for showing me how to make the birds:
I wish you all the best, Jenny!
❤ what a beautiful enjoyable soothing tutorial that was!
Thankyou for your time and effort!
Surely got to try it with my Heineken cans! 😊🏴
Adore your creative tin bird(s) and thank you for teaching your method here. You are a good teacher Jenny!
These are adorable. Thanks for your swell tutorial 😊
Lovely easy to follow tutorial ❤ l love the little bird.
Bob Ross school of tin birds! Happy little birds!
How fun are these! Thanks for the careful explanations. I'm definitely going to give something like this a try. Thank you. 😊
Thank you for such great instructions 👍 These are adorable and so fun!
Jenny, I enjoyed your video & made about 20 birds. Then decided to make hummingbirds using your technique. People loved them. I also couldn't find the size rivets I wanted so used silver colored brads I found in the sewing department. I keep being asked to make more & even make "flocks of hummingbirds" in a hummingbird mobile.
Thank you.
This warms my heart! Thanks! I’m wondering why you couldn’t find the rivets or do you mean the eyelets. I’d love to see your hummingbirds. Where can I?
You are so talented! Thanks for the free pattern!❤️
Thanks for the video! These are cute
Love the pretty birds. Thank you. Blessings.
Excellent tutorial, and you are so laid back! Will definitely give it a shot
What a creative idea to use tin cans for making these cute birds! Thanks Jenny for a great video. Have a happy day - Heidi
Thanks, Jenny! I can't wait to try this.
These are amazing!!!!
That was awesome. Great instructions for us dummies!😉 I am going to try these.
I enjoyed your tutorial very very much. I love birds and I hope to learn and share your creative skill myself to share with others. I was completely engaged with your easy no fuss manner of teaching . Thank you friend.
Wonderful!
🎉This was a great tutorial! Thanks so much for sharing!😊
Can't wait to try this!! Thanks!
Thank you for sharing! This is a project I feel I could actually do. I appreciate you.
Love your birds. Thanks for the tutorial
Lovely project Jenny!
fun! very original use of cans! A+
It’s really fun! I’m going to do this!
So adorable, thank you so much for sharing!
I wish we had such pretty colored tin cans here in Europe! 😔😔😔
I absolutely love this.. thank you!! I’m m wondering if a person sprayed a thin clear coat of varnish or something equivalent… could they last outside better? I’m picturing a wind chime’ish look??
Nice video . Great bird project
Lovely work!
Beautiful!
Wow your channel just came up & I pleased. I have some flattened out soda cans. That I was going to cut stars, moons & whatever else. But Boy! I like your bird‼️Thanks for another project😻🩵🕊️
That is so fun! Oh my gosh you are fun too. Thanks for sharing. 🤗
Making my first patterns. I just hv to try this. Thanks
Very nice way of explaining the process
Hello, love the bird. Nylon jaw pliers for straigtening wires. A roll is cost effective.
Love it!
Cant wait to try it!
Yours looked so nice!!!
Thanks!
When you cut the beak on the printed pattern we call that fussy cutting in quilting.😊 this looks like fun.
Love that!
This is really cool. Will make some in the spring ! Thank you.
Nice project!! I like it.
Beautiful!!
Very FUN!
Fantastic!
Lovely idea! Thank u!
Very clever and cute x
Super sweet! Thanks so much!
Very Cute! I have a bag of cans on my back porch for this!
Thank you!
Thanks for sharing!
Excellent
Love this
Beautiful.
Thanks for sharing - much appreciated.
Wow, thank you for this tutorial video. I want to try it soon!
I was waiting to see how you dulled the sharp edges...looks great
Looks like your website has been hacked😦great video and project
So adorable
Thankyou for sharing.
after I got back from getting stitches,,,I finished her up,,,but the dry blood has to be cleaned off with soapy water,,,the rubbing alcohol just smeared it around,,,neat kids project !!!!!
I hope you’re joking.
Thank you.
Really fun. Thanks.
Lovely tutorial and a great project 😊 what kind of rivets do you use? The ones I’ve tried leave a big ‘bobble’ on the other side, yours looked flat on both sides?
1/4 “ still a bit of a “bobble” .
hi Jenny i cant get into your website either. shame as id love to buy your pattern
Still sorting out my website. Go there in a few days and try again. Click on tin bird and PDF
This was great -- thoroughly enjoyable. I love how good you are at a tutorial -- majority of my questions answered , not much left to ponder afterwards, except maybe all of the new possibilities. I haven't done any metalwork for a long time, but this feels like a really good way to get back into it.
I do have one question: Do you ever sand the edges to remove the razor edge?
Not with sandpaper. I use a knife sharpening steel. It works great.
@@Fennywaterwinkle Thanks!
This looks so fun! I am wondering if you used a spray varnish on the pieces if they would not rust outdoors?
I’ve not tried it but you could experiment.
Hey Jenny, can’t wait to get my hands on my recycling bin of cans, but I have a question. Do you recommend the heavier tin for the wings, or is that just a choice you made because you had that tacky tin with good colors? Thanks for the free pattern!!
The aluminum doesn’t hold up. If you were to use it with the the same instructions the wings would break off. So that’s why I suggest the sheet metal from containers. Thanks for asking.
Thank you,your very clever.
❤
Well done Jenny. Very easy to follow. Do you any other bird shapes or any animals? I weld yard art, and this perfect for when the shop is to cold.
Thanks Bud Man, I appreciate your feed back. No, I don't have any other patterns.The birds were such a success that I never ventured on. I tried doing a larger bird but felt it showed too much of what the original material was. On another note if you decide to make a bunch of them you might consider a battery powered pop rivet gun. If you don't already have one. OMG! Total game changer. I wish there was a way to post a photo here so I could show you.
I posted on Instagram a mini demo, also you can see recent work there. Thanks again Bud Man.
can't get to your website to find the pattern
Wow excellent
Loved your content so much that I gave it a shot and purchased everything on your pdf!
Question…the 3/16 eyelets did not fit into the 1/8 “ hole punch. Too large. Should I downsize to 1/8 eyelets like originally specified? I’m determined to see this little bird through to completion.
Thank you.
Yes. 1/8th hole.3/16th eyelet. The part of the eyelet that goes into the hole is 1/8th. Or maybe different brands measure differently? I don’t know.
Yes
A most interesting and enjoyable and excellently illustrative video and a most useful way to make use of aluminum cans.Would it be possible to make these birds so the wings are mounted flexibly to enable them to flap when the bird is held out from a moving car or in the wind?Or could you give me links to instructions in a video or pdf or craft book or whatever that would illustrate a method of making your type of tin birds with wind activated flapping wings. Thank you.
What a cool idea. I haven’t the foggiest. Keep thinking about it though and maybe something will come to mind.
@@Fennywaterwinkle I have some information you might be interested in related to the subject of our present interest. Could I have your email address? Thank you.
@@vivianastridge2167 Contact me through Instagram
So cute
Going to try the birds for the upcoming Holiday Shows. Just curious, what did you charge?
$15
Great tutorial! Wondering why you don’t just use Aluminum can for the wings also? Would that be ok? Or not strong enough? Thanks, Mary
You answered your own question! Aluminum when folded breaks quite easily. Try folding a piece a few times and see what happens. It may hold up at first but not for long.
Adorable 🥰 🥰🥰
Loved the bandaids.
I have no strain on my hands (almost) what riveter would you recommend? You make it look so easy when attaching the body and wing together!
The riveter I have is not easy to use!
I have a crop a dile, could I use that to keep h th he body and wings together?
Thanks for sharing an awesome tutorial!
I’m sorry I don’t know what a crop a dile is. I have a battery powered pop rivet gun by Milwaukee. They are spendy but I do a lot of pop riveting.
Watching this I was thinking about what about if you flipped it over to the aluminum side and use alcohol ink I bet those would be pretty
Try it. I bet you’re right.
Very cool! Wondering why you use a rivet instead of a longer eyelet?
Good question. I think because of the weight of the tin wings. I’m curious to know if you try a larger eyelet.
Great pattern and easy instruction, but not the riveting part. Rivets won’t stay, they pop out. I wonder if anybody else has the same issue
Hi. The pop rivet or the eyelet? If either is coming out , the holes are too big or the rivet or eyelet is too small. Double check the sizes. I hope you can get to the bottom of this quandary. Let me know.
@@Fennywaterwinkle thanks a lot!
Hi there I got a bird cut out,and ready to assemble. Where do you purchase your rivets, and what size? Thanks, Ellen
Hardware stores have them and I get the 1/8 size.
Jenny, the link to the template and materials list seems not to be working anymore. Could you please provide them again?
Technical problems with website right now. Give it a day. Thanks
I love this and so uncomplicated . Could you sell. Me a pattern?
Hope you found the pattern on my website.jennyfillius.com
Good. 😃
Very nice video
Is there any other way i can get a pattern? Bc that website is not your
Pattern. I just love these
😎 COOL 😎 👌 WOW
looks very nice but also very sharp.?
I am trying to get to your site and for some reason is not showing me anything but your name…
Beautiful birds, great ideas, but aluminum won't rust...rust is iron-- oxidized iron, iron and oxygen--no aluminum.
Ah but the wings are sheet metal and they rust.
The wings aren’t aluminum, they are sheet metal and that is the part that rusts.
First time being here. That’s very cute. Where do you get the bird pattern?
On my website, but give it a few days while we’re getting it sorted out.
jennyfillius.com
Fish would be a good idea to 👍
Fish would be a great idea!
Looked over a few comments to see if this question was asked. If aluminum cans are sharp when cut, how do you sell them after you cut out the bird? I was waiting for an explanation on how to prevent this hazard like crimping the edges or some such.
You had me at Swell. I love that. The video was well presented and edited. I too want to make some but I’m a little anxious on the cut hazards. Any suggestion?
Just now seeing this, my apologies for not responding sooner. Think of it like paper. You can get a paper cut but it doesn’t happen with every piece of paper you touch. As for after the fact I think because it’s double it’s not as sharp. Hope this sufficiently answers your question.
Hmmm just an idea maybe dip edges into silicone calk before painting very fine padding on it say
Thank you. Will star accumalating the materials. I have a crop a dile which is a heavy duty craft punch which should help the process I’ll look into gloves. You’re fearless and have experience. I’m excited.
So sad, can't get to your site.