Happy Friday! Today we have another saxophone keypad project!
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You can use upcycled or new saxophone keypads for this. I used new, because some were given to me, but you know I love a good upcycle! (Yes, I realize that used keypads might be gross, but whatever. đŸ˜€)
This flower saxophone keypad notecard was inspired at least in part by this.
SUPPLIES:
- blank notecard
- keypads (the number & size of your choice) – check with your local musical instrument repair shop
- 2 felt tip pens (or you could use markers, colored pencils, paint…it’s up to you!)
- glue
Step 1:
Lay out your keypads on the front of your notecard to get an idea of how you want them. The keypads will be the centers of the flowers.
Step 2:
Draw some stems. Use the keypads as a guide.
You can add some grass & ground too, if you want. I added leaves here, but you might want to add the leaves after the petals.
Step 3:
Move a keypad & doodle some flower petals.
Step 4:
Set the keypad on top of your doodled petals to see how they go together.
Step 5:
Adjust the petals as necessary. I think I made them a little bigger & added some extra lines (this helps if you had to resize them).
Step 6:
Keep going with the petals. I made the larger flower petals more filled in & the smaller flower petals more open.
Step 7:
Add glue to the back of a keypad & place it where you want it. Try not to use too much glue, to help keep the card from getting wrinkly.
Once it’s dry, you’ve got a cute & unique 3D card to send! You could also use this as art.
If you make this, please send me a picture at fischarper.com/contact! I’d love to see how it turned out!
Want even more saxophone keypad DIYs? Check out these DIY saxophone keypad earrings, spiders, or this pushpin.
-Barbara
Barbara Fischer runs Fischarper, LLC and loves her job as a harpist and private music educator. She enjoys blogging about various aspects of the music field on fischarper.com/blog. For more music resources, check out the Fischarper store. Find out where you can find Barbara on the interwebs here. And you can sign up to receive Fischarper updates by joining the email list.