My experiments gave it wings :-)  Despite the hardships of the paperclips not clipping/staying clipped.  Once they were persuaded with the help of some hot glue my piece really came together.  Paperclips really only want to do one thing and that is hanging but I was able to get them to form different shapes by stiffening the links that held them together.  It was fun to make when I wasn't burning my finger ;D.