These turn out so great and are surprisingly easy to do.
Materials:
Tissue paper in a variety of colors
(I also put out a few rolls of crepe paper for more texture)
Liquid starch (laundry isle at your grocery store)
paintbrushes
wax paper
pipe cleaner or cardstock for the body
Directions:
1. Pour liquid starch into small bowls and set out with other materials. Tear off a sheet of wax paper large enough to accomodate your butterfly.
2. Tear (or cut) small pieces of tissue paper and lay down on the wax paper in the design you want for your butterfly wings.
3. Gently brush the tissue paper with the starch, make sure that you get all of your wing wet with the starch.
4. Let dry, then peel off of the wax paper.
5. Use the pipe cleaners or cut a body from construction paper. (Use both, if you’d like.)
6. These look cute hung in the window or perched on a dresser or mirror.
oh my! cutest craft ever!!! i have been meaning to email you by the way … but i “UNPRIVATED” my blog! haha! too much family were having a hard time signing in so I just decided to make it EASY! so check out our blog any time you want now 🙂
Hey Keersten! so cute! I love it. Hey, since you volunteer at an elementary I thought you might know, are there Art teachers at any of the elementary schools? I grew up with one and assumed there were – but then I was going through the granite school district pages and couldn’t find any teachers listed as ‘art teachers’ at any of the surrounding elemen. schools. I have to interview someone i don’t know in a field I’m interested in for a class and I wondered if you might know anyone. Sorry for the Looooong comment!
Thanks!
T
So cute! I love getting caught up on your blog! You are SO dang creative. I am excited to try the butterfly craft (Emma loves butterflies)