Roll a ball of red Fimo and mould into an oval shape. Roll a smaller ball of black Fimo for the head, and press onto one end of the red body.
Add a small strip of black to the middle of the body, followed by tiny black spots either side. Place the eyes on the head.
Bumblebees:
Roll a ball of yellow Fimo and mould into an oval shape.
Add a couple of yellow wings either side of the body, followed by thin black stripes. Place the eyes and nose on the head.
Butterflies:
Roll a lilac sausage shape for the butterfly’s body and flatten slightly. Roll four pink balls for the wings, and attach them to either side of the body, again flattening.
Add four turquoise and four green spots to the wings and three small green spots to the body.
Place black eyes on the butterfly’s head and finish with two green feelers.
Dragonflies:
Roll two small balls of lilac Fimo and two of turquoise and press together for the body. Add a larger ball for the head.
Roll four lilac balls and mould into oval shapes. Press them either side of the body to form the wings.
Add smaller turquoise ovals to the wings, then add eyes to the head.
To finish:
Transfer the Fimo bugs to an oven and bake at 110 degrees celcius for 30 minutes. Allow to cool before coating with gloss varnish.
Cut and stick a small piece of magnet to the back of each bug.
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