DIY butterfly art

A week ago I had, on impulse, bought a butterfly paper punch. It makes the prettiest paper butterflies with dainty filigree like details. I love it but I didn't have even the faintest idea what to do with all the butterflies I'd so obsessively punched out that afternoon. And then I started to feel bad and was trying to justify the purchase so I thought I'd better make some art with it. Because really, you can't put a price on art, can you?

You'll need:

Paper (I used card stock)
Picture frame
Butterfly punch
Hot glue gun or craft glue

Method

1. Punch through ~15 butterflies with paper punch. Alternatively, if you have steady hands and lots of patience, you can cut out butterflies by hand.

2. Gently fold the wings up to create a 3D effect.

3. Glue the butterflies to your frame(s).

Pressed flowers project

When I started on this project a couple of months ago, I was totally winging it. It has been such a long time since I pressed flowers as a little girl, but I can still remember using the flowers to make a set of bookmarks so hideous only my mom could love.

Now that a couple of decades has passed, I'm finally ready put it all behind me and press flowers again.

If you've never pressed flowers before, here's a handy little tutorial to get you acquainted.

I think the trickiest part of this project wasn't so much the pressing of the flowers but rather what to do with them. A flower journal? A handmade card? Or more hideous bookmarks? I decided to arrange them in between 2  slabs of clear glass in a photo frame to make wall art.

Not too shabby, I hope? When was the last time you pressed flowers?