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Paper Butterfly Tutorial

October 28, 2011 by Jess 38 Comments

 

Here’s my Trick & Treat: a tutorial on cute little paper butterflies (great as an embellishment!) 

Paper Butterfly Tutorial (I saw this on Papercraftcentral)

 You’ll need:

Patterned Paper (I used one sided regular weight paper)

Scissors

Bone folder

Ribbon/ twine/ raffia

Pen to trace template

Step 1: create your template: you can use a compass if you want the circle part to be perfect or trace something round such as as a small glass or lid. You can make this in any size. I just did mine freehand.

Step 2: next cut out your template and trace it onto your patterned paper. Cut the shape out of the patterned paper.

Step 3: Fold the entire shape in little accordion folds. Use a bone folder to make the folds sharp. If you have one of those handy little paper crimpers, that would work really well here too. (I wish I still had mine!)

Step 4: tie a piece of ribbon or rafia around the center of the shape, then pull all the edges out to create the butterfly!

This is quick and easy and it’s a great way to use up scraps of paper!

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  1. Lea Swan says

    October 28, 2011 at 3:03 pm

    Neat idea.

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  2. Jennifer says

    October 28, 2011 at 3:34 pm

    Very creative! Nice little added touch to any project… I love these =)

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  3. Rose Stannell says

    October 28, 2011 at 3:35 pm

    I love this idea. TFS!

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  4. Lee-Anne Thornton says

    October 28, 2011 at 3:42 pm

    This is super cute! Thanks for the tutorial!

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  5. Angela Holt says

    October 28, 2011 at 3:44 pm

    Super Cute!! I will have to try this! Thanks for sharing!!

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  6. Martine Labelle says

    October 28, 2011 at 3:54 pm

    such cute little butterflies! and easy too! tfs!

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  7. Jasmine says

    October 28, 2011 at 3:55 pm

    Very cute! TFS.

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  8. Shirley B says

    October 28, 2011 at 3:55 pm

    OMG!! These are just too sweet!! TFS!

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  9. Jen says

    October 28, 2011 at 4:08 pm

    Cute butterflies!

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  10. Betsey Terry says

    October 28, 2011 at 4:10 pm

    cute butterflies…glad to see you so scrappy again!!

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  11. Heather Robertson says

    October 28, 2011 at 4:26 pm

    wonderful butterflies – great idea

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  12. susiej says

    October 28, 2011 at 5:11 pm

    Great idea for using scraps – beautiful butterflies. 🙂

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  13. Nancy Parker says

    October 28, 2011 at 5:16 pm

    What a great way to use up scrap paper & create a great embellishment. Thanks for the tip.

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  14. Erika Bardo says

    October 28, 2011 at 5:20 pm

    So beautiful!

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  15. Sandra S. says

    October 28, 2011 at 5:28 pm

    These are just beautiful!!! TFS!

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  16. Laura says

    October 28, 2011 at 6:43 pm

    Those butterflies are too adorable! TFS!

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  17. JoAnn B. says

    October 28, 2011 at 7:30 pm

    These are adorable and will make a great embillishment. Thanks for the tutorial.

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  18. Cheryl P says

    October 28, 2011 at 8:06 pm

    Thanks for this tutorial! Love it!!

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  19. Diana Enns says

    October 28, 2011 at 9:37 pm

    What a great tutorial – I will be playing with this butterfly soon.

    Thanks bunches

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  20. Faye Marie says

    October 28, 2011 at 11:13 pm

    What a great idea!! I would have never thought to make butterflies that way!

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  21. Heather H. says

    October 29, 2011 at 12:35 am

    Adorable butterflies!!! Thanks for the tutorial!!!

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  22. Celeste B. says

    October 29, 2011 at 7:18 am

    Great little butterflies and so easy too.

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  23. Courtney V says

    October 29, 2011 at 8:09 am

    Those butterflies are just too adorable!! love them! thanks for the tutorial!

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  24. Sarah N. says

    October 29, 2011 at 9:51 am

    Awesome tutorial Jess!! =)

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  25. Leila says

    October 29, 2011 at 10:01 am

    I love it
    tks for sharing
    xx
    Leila
    leilacassimira@gmail.com

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  26. Candy says

    October 29, 2011 at 10:14 am

    So cool! I would imagine a wreath filled with these! Thank you!

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  27. Deb Long says

    October 29, 2011 at 3:15 pm

    What a great tutorial – thanks!!

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  28. Jacquelin G says

    October 29, 2011 at 6:01 pm

    These are so cute! Thanks Jess!

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  29. Shannon says

    October 29, 2011 at 7:03 pm

    Those are soooooo cute! Great for card embellishments!

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  30. KellyG says

    October 29, 2011 at 8:17 pm

    So cool! Love these butterflies!

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  31. KimR says

    October 29, 2011 at 9:25 pm

    These are adorable! Thanks for sharing!

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  32. Corinne Braun says

    October 29, 2011 at 10:07 pm

    too cute! thanks for the idea!

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  33. Denise says

    October 29, 2011 at 11:17 pm

    So neat!! going to try with my kids in the morning.. Thanks

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  34. vickie moore says

    October 30, 2011 at 1:22 am

    Simple yet very neat!! Love it! TFS!!
    vick6740@yahoo.com

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  35. sherri p says

    October 30, 2011 at 6:31 pm

    that butterfly is really cool. i will have to give that a try

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  36. Keesha says

    October 30, 2011 at 9:38 pm

    Fabulous Butterflies!! Too cute!!

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  37. SHerry Murphy says

    October 30, 2011 at 9:39 pm

    Adorable project! Thanks for sharing!

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  38. CJ says

    October 30, 2011 at 10:08 pm

    Great use for small left overs! Nice little embellishment for any project.

    Reply

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