Get in the mood for spring by creating these adorable stem chenille butterflies. This craft project is really simple enough to make that most children can participate. There are several ways these spring spring projects can be used to decorate your home for the season. You can create a butterfly mobile, put butterflies on houseplants, use them as magnets on the fridge or as a gift to decorate.
Before starting this spring craft chenille stem butterflies there are a few basic supplies that you will need. The first list of materials is the necessary supplies for the butterflies and the second list of materials are the supplies you need to turn the butterflies into various ornaments.
The main supplies for this spring craft are as follows: one piece of black chenille stem per butterfly, a. a selection of striped chenille stems in various colors such as yellow, purple, orange, blue, red and pink, pom poms in a choice of colours, thread cutters, needle nose pliers and teardrop glue.
The secondary list of this spring craft is: magnets, fishing or dyed, paper, large craft wood. paint brush, paint and paint.
When you have all your materials ready, call the kids and get to work. The first step in butterfly spring craft is to create the body of the butterfly. To do this, take a black chenille root and divide it in half.
Next, decide which color to color the butterfly’s feathers by choosing one of the rough chenille stems. Take your choice and fold the log in half creating a V shape. Then take one end of the rough stem of the chrysalis and bend it to the bottom of the V. Now bend this part of the chenille gibbon around the V, so that this part of the stem is now stretching upwards. Next, we will repeat the same process with the other side of the rough chenille stem. While you’re doing this step, keep your needle nose pliers handy so you can use them to pull the ends out of sight.
After the butterfly has wings, take a piece of black chenille stem and fold it in half. When folded take the end with the fold and twist it about half an inch from the fold.
When the butterfly picks up its full feathers, they drop them in the middle of the black chenille stem. Once in place, take one black stem end and fold it over about a quarter of an inch. And taking the same end to fold again. When the first piece of black stem is finished do the same with the second piece of black stem. This step creates your butterfly antenna.
Here you have a butterfly and with this really case you can finish or you can continue.
One nice way to add more color to your butterfly spring craft is by using pom poms. If you choose this for each butterfly, you will need four pom poms. Take one pom pom for each open hole in the butterfly’s wings. Place the pom pom in the hole and place it with some teardrop glue.
If you want to use your butterfly on your fridge, just stick a magnet to the back of your butterfly spring craft and let it dry . Other fun uses for your butterfly include how to use it to decorate your houseplants. To do this, use a craft stick and either leave it alone or glue the first color of the spring color to the back of your butterfly. When the wood is dry, you can use one end to stick the dirt in the pot and place your spring butterfly decoy on your plant.
It can also make a mobile butterfly. You must create at least three of these butterflies. Then paint your paper plate with decorative colors, or even paint the sky with clouds on it. Punch a hole in the paper plate so that you can attach the butterflies, which will be hanging at the end of the fishing line or dyed.
Finally the spring butterflymakes a cute gift case topper. Simply use the uitta and attach the butterfly as a gift.
