If you're a visitor to markets and craft shows, you may have noticed how popular are paper butterflies stuck into a wooden box frame. There are so many different designs around these days, and they've always appealed to me because of their simple, clean style. In fact, part of the appeal of the butterflies (or birds, or whatever design is chosen) is that they are sometimes handcut from vintage papers - very delicate yet bold.
So of course I think to myself "I could do that!". This type of decoration has been around for years, and I first thought of making my own about 2 years ago. However, with one thing and another (aka 'procrastination'), I've only just completed the project. As it was, both pictures took less than an hour to make.
The box frames are from IKEA (bought, er, 2 years ago). The butterflies were cut from various scrapbooking papers and from an old crappy novel I was about to throw out (Fingersmith by Sarah Waters, if you're interested). To save time, I used a Cuttlebug machine with a butterfly die cut - so much quicker than handcutting, and less prone to error and frustration.
The butterflies are attached with 1/2" quilting pins on foam core board.
The final effect looks pretty good, I think. The feeling of relief at finally getting them out of the way is... priceless!
