Paper Doily Butterflies

Butterflies are so beautiful, they are one of my favorite elements of spring! There are lots of butterfly crafts you can make with the kids. They are made from many different materials ranging from coffee filter butterflies to cardboard tube butterflies. Today we are going to make paper doily butterflies using paper doilies and food coloring.

Butterfly Craft: Paper Doily Butterflies

I love crafts that are full of color. Kids do too. These paper doily butterflies can be as colorful as you like, but be careful not to use too much or they’ll all blend together and turn into a brownish blob.

You can get paper doilies at the craft store or the discount department store. You might even be able find them at the dollar store. Check the wedding and party sections. A package comes with quite a few, so you can get plenty of butterflies out of a package.

What you’ll need to make paper doily butterflies

• 1 large paper doily
• 1 medium paper doily
• Food coloring or watercolor paints
• Paintbrush
• Water
• 2 black pipe cleaners
• Scissors

Making the Paper Doily Butterflies

More Butterfly Crafts

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Puffy Tissue Paper Butterfly
Butterfly Sandwiches – Taste of Home
Butterfly Snack – Hungry Happenings
Paper Plate Butterfly – TLC
Crayon Butterfly – Free Kids Crafts

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Butterfly Craft: Paper Doily Butterflies

Author: Amanda Formaro

Supplies

• 1 large paper doily
• 1 medium paper doily
• Food coloring or watercolor paints
• Paintbrush
• Water
• 2 black pipe cleaners
• Scissors

Instructions

• Place the doilies on a towel that you are not concerned about staining. Paint both sides of each doily with water. Be sure to handle them carefully as they are delicate and can tear easily.
• Drip food coloring onto the wet doilies and spread it around with a paintbrush dipped in water.
• Turn the doilies over so that the towel will soak up the excess moisture. Let the doilies dry completely.
• Fold doilies in half and then in half again. use scissors to cut a simple butterfly shape by cutting a small triangle section out of the center of the doily's side.
• Fold a pipe cleaner in half. Run the pipe cleaner up the center of the doily and twist at the "head" of the butterfly to create the antennae. Trim ends.

This post was originally published on this blog on April 29, 2013.