Children love to make crafts, but sometimes the results of such creativity become too many, and parents simply do not know where to put them. Therefore, it is worth thinking about how to teach a child to do not only beautiful, but also utilitarian things. Today we will tell you how to make butterflies from felt. Moreover, each of our products will be not only beautiful, but also can become an adornment of everyday life.
Garland of butterflies
If you need to quickly decorate a nursery or a room for the holiday, but you do not know how, then you should use this method. For the manufacture of such a garland it will not take much effort, and it will take a little time to manufacture. What do we need? Felt, scissors, paper and thread with needles. First you need to decide on the color scheme of the future garland. Such a decoration looks very nice, made in a nuance, which means that it is worth choosing colors that are close to each other in color.
Getting to work. DIY do-it-yourself butterfly template. You need to draw a contour of a beautiful insect. If you do not have artistic talent, then you can use the template attached above. Now we cut out our butterflies and sew them in the middle. The next step is stringing butterflies on a string. It is better to pick it up to match the product. Thus, you can build a thin garland, or you can make an extravagant curtain.
Keychain butterfly
From felt, you can make not only soft toys, but also utilitarian products. For example, trinkets. A butterfly made of felt can decorate your keys or become a great gift for a loved one. How to make it? To do this, we again need a template. You can use the same one that we used in the first paragraph. We need to cut 4 butterflies. Two of them will be the basis, they should be the same size. The other two should be slightly smaller. The first thing to do is stitch together the two main large parts. You can use a sewing machine, or you can make a keychain manually. After the first workpiece is ready, you need to fill it. We sew a hole for stuffing and proceed to the decor. In the middle of the base we plant another butterfly and sew it again. But only in the center, the wings should be free. In the same way we fix the last part. Now it remains only to decorate the keychain with sequins, beads or beads and sew a chain with a key ring.
Butterfly as a decoration
If you do not want to decorate the gift box with a trivial bow, you can use the unusual decor. For example, make a butterfly out of felt. It will serve as the center of composition and will be able to ennoble any gift. To make such a butterfly, we need a felt of two colors and thick silver paper. Cut butterflies of three different sizes. The first and last will be of felt, and the one in the middle of paper. To make the decoration more festive, you can use a nail scissors to cut a geometric ornament on the wings of a butterfly. And you can decorate the decoration with embroidery or beads. After the blanks are ready, we sew them in the middle. If you do not get along very well with a needle and thread, then you can use a glue gun. Sew the butterfly in the middle and glue it to the gift.
Multilayer butterfly
This craft can also be used as an element of a gift decor, or can be used to decorate a room. How to make such a butterfly from felt with your own hands? We need 4 shades of felt, beads and wire. The first thing to do is draw a pattern.
Butterflies made of felt can be the same as ours on the sample, or you can give them any other shape. The main thing is that your patterns differ in size from each other. And it is desirable that the size of the butterfly decreases with a certain step, for example, 1 cm. We cut the blanks and stack them on top of each other. Sew in the center. To hide the line and make the butterfly the body, lay out a row of beads. It remains only to make a mustache from wire - and our craft is ready.
Butterfly as a pencil box decoration
Sometimes parents don’t do crafts with their children just because there’s simply nowhere to put them. And if your child likes to create, then offer to decorate a pencil box with a butterfly. Such a utilitarian craft will appeal to everyone. The child will be happy to use his product, and parents will not litter the boxes with another toy. How to make a butterfly from felt? First, cut out two pairs of wings. Some of them will be the base, which is adjacent to the pencil, and the second will be the bright wings of a butterfly. Now you need to draw a body. This can be an ordinary caterpillar, that is, an oval with a circle at the end, or a cartoon version. We glue everything in layers to the pencil box. And now it remains only to give the butterfly personality. We cut out the eyes, draw the nose and mouth, and we can also paint the dots on the nose, body and wings.
Butterfly mask
Children in kindergarten, and at school, often have masquerades. Therefore, you can offer your child to build a mask for yourself. We will do it from felt. Butterfly will form the basis of our mask. You need to draw a large insect a little wider than the child’s head. Now you need to cut through the upper wings of the eye. In order not to translate felt, you must first make a pattern of paper. When the butterfly is ready, go to its decor. We cut out abstract or geometric shapes from felt of a different color and glue them to the base. You can make both a mirror image on two halves, and asymmetric. The final touch is sewing on the elastic so that the mask can be easily fixed on the head.