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Paper Crafts - Summer Crafts - Faux Metal Butterfly Make these 3-D butterflies to decorate any room or window in the house. The varnish gives the paper a nice shine and the look of metal. The stuffing in the butterfly gives it a lot of body and dimension. You can also make smaller versions of this pattern to create refrigerator magnets or scrapbook embellishments.   All patterns, pictures and text found on Craftideas.info are property of this website and may be only printed out and used for private or non-commercial purposes. It is not permitted to use them on the internet or in any other publication. Home Spring Crafts and Easter Crafts Summer Crafts Autumn Crafts Christmas Crafts Craft Recipes and Tips Wood Crafts General Crafts Kids Crafts Paper Crafts Fabric and Sewing Crafts Greeting Cards and Birthday Cards Valentine’s Day Crafts Easter Bunny Crafts Easter Chick Crafts Maritime Crafts Nature Crafts Patriotic Crafts Halloween Crafts Pumpkin Crafts Leaf Crafts Santa Claus Crafts Snowman Crafts Gingerbread Men Crafts Craft Patterns Instructions, Tips and Tutorials Picture Gallery Felt Crafts Artist Trading Cards Tags Recycling Crafts Jewelry Crafts Clay Pot Crafts Fuse Beads / Perler Beads Crafts and Patterns Rainy day paper craft ideas for kids Tips and tricks for paper crafts, card making, etc Newsletter Sitemap Contact Links   Selected Summer Paper Crafts American Flag Plant Poke Decopatch Paper Mache Bowl Decopatch Paper Mache Cat Decopatch Paper Mache Frame Faux Metal Butterfly Faux Metal Fish Jacob’s Ladder Paper Lighthouse Paper Piecing Clown Retro Magnets Sailboat Lantern Shaker Butterfly CD Summer Canvas Picture with Inchies - Green Summer Theme Summer Canvas Picture with Inchies - Maritime Theme Under the Sea Paper Mobile Vacation CD Cover For this project you will need: - two different sheets of scrapbook   paper - clear varnish - paint brush - liquid glue - paper clips - batting More Summer Craft Themes: Summer Crafts for Kids Summer Fabric Crafts Summer Wood Crafts Summer General Crafts All Occasion Greeting Cards and Birthday Cards Summer Paper Crafts Maritime Crafts 4th of July Crafts Instructions: 1. Print out the pattern and cut both the wings and body twice out. Remember to cut the second pieces always out in reverse. 2. Adhere the two wing pieces together by running a line of glue along the backside edge of the wings. Leave about an 4 cm or 1 1/2 inch opening for inserting the stuffing. 3. Press batting into opening using a knitting needle or other long and thin object to push the batting into all corners of the wings. Once you have the amount you like, seal off the wings with glue. 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the body. Once finished, adhere the body to the wings. 5. Now you want to add 3 layers of varnish to both sides of the butterfly. Let the varnish dry completely between each layer. 6. Use as desired. Butterfly Template   ..........................................................................................................................................   Related Crafts and Projects: All Artist Trading Cards Artist Trading Cards or otherwise known as ATC’s are created in the size of 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches or 64 x 89 millimeters (6.4 x 8.9 centimeters). These are small and self-made miniature works of art. Greeting Cards and Birthday Cards There are so many occasions in the year when you need greeting cards. Whether it be a birthday, an anniversary, a holiday like Christmas or even for the birth of a baby, the reasons are many. Before you go out and buy another card, consider crafting your own personal cards. Summer and All Occasion Craft Patterns Here you will find craft patterns and templates for the craft projects on this website and summer coloring book pages for the kids. Card making tips and information These tutorials are especially made to help describe the techniques used to make the different card, tag and ATC crafts shown on this site. Paper Craft Information Information about paper and also explains some of the different techniques used for paper crafts such as paper mache or decoupage. All Tags Tags are not only perfect for presents but also can be used for decorating cards and scrapbook pages to give them an extra accent or decorating element.   Next Craft >>> Summer Canvas Picture with Inchies - Maritime Theme     Custom Search

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