Craft Question!

kwrecks · December 2013

I know there was a mom on here that made a super cute mobile with butterflies....who was it? I am wanting to make something like it and wanna know how it was done.

Also, I feel like we haven't had a crafty check in lately. I loved seeing what you all were making! (Sorry if there was some sort of timeline that I am now breaking by doing this!)

Texasmomma13 · December 2013

Lol. I figured we all were too busy with Christmas for crafty check in.
What do you want to know?

kwrecks · December 2013

How did you do it? What did you make the butterflies out of? Did you use fishing line?

PB102012 · December 2013

Ladies please share some of your crafting skills with me.... I am helpless!

sparks4stp · December 2013

Argh! I'm going crazy buying fabric on a fabric swap page on FB! Can't wait to get sewing!

Texasmomma13 · December 2013

The butterflies are made from card stock. I got mine from Michael's. I used two different Martha Stewart paper punches. If u look closely you can see some are solid some have cut outs. I recommend not using the glittered card stock. It wore the paper punch out very fast. I think I went through 3 by the end of it. Anywho you punch them out then fold along the "body" and glue two together to create the 3d effect. Let those dry overnight. I used wire wreath forms painted white. I used two because mine is huge. You may only need one. For the line you can use fishing line if you want, but I went with a jewelry line. I used beads to give a glittery effect with sunlight at the end of each strand and between each butterfly. They are secured with good old fashioned hot glue gun. I think that covers everything. I Googled for a tutorial to get an idea how! O make it, and just built off it.