For spring, I used a butterfly cut I have for SCAL. I cut one .25" shadow for every two regular cuts. Keep the shadows flat and bend the wings up on all the others. Glue one regular butterfly to each side of the shadow only adhering the body of the butterfly so the wings are free. I punched small 1/16 holes to string fishing line from. I recommend either punching them on the wing tip of the shadow or the head. The middle causes them to fly upside down like kamikazi pilots. I used seed beads to string the ones punched through the head or body. I cut matching 5-pointed flowers, ran them through my cuttlebug with swiss dots, and attached them directly to the tree with wire.
You may have noticed the box it's sitting on. It's from SVGcuts.com. They have a Big Boutique Boxes kit that allows you to make BIG boxes. I used the octagonal box. These boxes are really easy to put together. They come with printable instructions and there's a how-to video on the site. It took me longer to choose the papers than it did to make the box. I made this one with papers from DCWV Mariposa and Elegant paper stacks. I do recommend using a heavy weight CS for these boxes. They are big and need the support. I may add some paper flowers and flourishes to the top and a ribbon on the outside but I kinda like the simplicity of it as is.
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| I love the birdcage paper and am happy I found a way to use it so I can see it everyday. |
The big boutique box came out great! Love the paper! The butterfly tree is so creative and pretty. :) ~Mary
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