How to Make Colorful Paper Butterfly Craft
These are great for kids and grown ups to make and they will make a wonderful paper decorations – you can even make a mobile with them.
We recommend you go all out with the colors, get as many different scrap book papers or cardstock in different colors and make a kaleidoscope of butterflies.
What you need:
cardstock or scrapook paper in different colors and pattersn
scissors
craft sticks (mini)
glue
black marker
hot glue or glue dots (depending on age and skill of your crafters)
Crafting Instructions
Start by painting the craft sticks. Bright paints work best, but you can paint them in any color really. Set them aside for the paint to dry completely.
Glue the strips onto the back of the
craft sticks and then glue a punched circle on top of each paper strip.
Glue the strips onto the back of the craft sticks and then glue a punched circle on top of each paper strip.
Draw a nice little smile with a black marker. Set the craft sticks aside.
Print out the circle and rectangle template and cut it out. Place on
colored paper and trace around the template.
Cut out colorful circles and rectangles.
Start folding the papers – start on one side and fold (accordion fold – interchange valley and mountain folds).
You will need both shapes to make your paper butterfly.
Glue the top and bottom together. Hold in place for the glue to set (we like to use a clothespin to keep things in place).
Once the glue is dry, fan out the wings.
Glue on the craft stick (best with glue gun or glue dots) in the center of the wings.
Happy crafting finished!
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