The Finished Project...
The Inspiration...
I have no idea where this came from... probably somewhere on Pinterest. But I attempted this same idea a while ago, and it didn't turn out too well so I tried it again...
And I found this post of the same thing although I found it after I attempted my first one..
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| Found here via Pinterest |
What you'll need:
Some kind of paper
Mod podge or glue
A sponge brush
Scissors
As for the background of the butterfly I attempted to use a salt and water color trick I found on Deviant art but it didn't turn out to well. If you are curious you basically water color and the shake salt and it's supposed to push away the pigment of the watercolor.
Now on to the butterfly.
You are going to want to start out with your piece of paper. I used a magazine for all my paper sheets
And then you're going to want to fold it in half. This assures both sides of the butterfly are the same.
You are then going to want to cut out your butterfly. You can use a stencil but I did mine by hand.
And because part of the issue I think I had with the other attempt was the wings were not stiff enough I cut out 2 more for a total of 3.
Then I glued them together to make a stiffer wing.
And then I cut out 3 more for another layer of the wings.
And glued those together...
Then 3 more for a third layer of wings...
And glued those together yet again...
You can make however many wing layers you want and you can make them however thick you want to. However you won't want them too thin for they won't stay up
Now comes the gluing together...
You are going to want to put a thin strip of glue on the fold between the butterfly wings.
Then stick another one on top.
Then another strip of glue in the same place.
And put the last wing on place.
You can leave it alone or glue the back wing set onto a piece of paper like I did.
One thing I forgot was the antennas. You could draw them on or you could use some string or twine.
That's pretty much it. I hope this inspired you but make sure to make it your own.
