My daughter is getting married this summer, and butterflies are figuring large in the motifs and decorations. I am tatting butterflies, crocheting them, spool knitting them, and even weaving them.
There are going to be origami butterflies in the air and on the tables…… but we couldn’t find a really great pattern for them, so we’ve […]
fold a square of paper in half diagonally
open it up and fold it diagonally again……
now fold across the middle, right side on the inside
squish the paper into this shape.
This gives you four points that are going to become the wings.
:o)
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fold the point up, crease it hard
the lower wings need to be smaller than the upper wings,
so, reach into the folded point, and swing just the upper layer up and fold it flat
Still not looking much like a butterfly is it?
It will…..
:o)
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fold down one lower wing
and the other…….
now, to shape the body……
see how it’s folded up to shape the body?
Well, you do that by folding it in half:
then opening it up at an angle, and folding it over in a ‘V’
and then making a fold on the other side to form the […]
To soften the pointie look of the butterfly……
push the points of the wing tips in
and snip a curvie line across the the upper edge.
This will make the head stand out a little more, and the butterfly a little more natural…..
We’ll be making many a butterfly over the next few months-
thread butterflies, yarn butterflies, and paper […]
Our daughter is marrying a wonderful man. This is extending our family in the most delightful way. We are gaining all manner of relatives!
The other afternoon, we had a lovely visit with DD’s fiance’s sister, husband and their son.
My new nephew is a sweet youngster who completely stole my heart!
When I told him that I […]
We love to make all our Christmas presents, and we are also thrilled when we receive hand made gifts, too!
Today, the long awaited package from my brother arrived in the mail. In it, was a gorgeous pen that he turned on the lathe for me, and a very handsome pencil (also turned on the lathe) […]
We are making all manner of butterflies for my daughter’s wedding.
We looked all over to find quick and easy instructions on folding origami butterflies, but couldn’t make head nor tail of the ones we did find. So we ditched them.
My daughter, her fiance’s mom, and I sat and fiddled and folded, and scratched our heads. […]
Whew! This has been the busiest Christmas of our lives!
It was wonderful - even though it had it’s painful moments as we cried over loved ones who have died in the last year - and, we also cried many joyful tears, too!
And, now, it’s into big time preparations for TWO weddings!
Our son and his fiance […]
I’ve gotten a lot of email, asking about the pattern for my crocheted teddy bears.
They are available on my website.
If you click on the pic below, the link should come up:
Crocheted Teddy Bears by Noreen Crone-Findlay
hugs all round
Noreen
www.crone-findlay.com
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Written by Noreen Crone-Findlay [email] for b5media.
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