This year for Christmas I experienced a BIG dissapointment (some of my Missoula friends know about!). I love making gifts for my side of the family for Christmas and I tried making "silly monster" puppets for my nieces and nephews....but it went from bad to worse when I came down with the flu. SO, instead I got books for all of them! I have shelved that project for now, but have all the awesome furry material for later! Maybe it will be for next year's Christmas gifts...shhhhh.
Anyway, I can finally share the handmade success I had this year with one of my gifts(now that everyone has opened their gifts!):
Paper Butterfly Mobiles
My friend Ann and I each bought a long 14-Butterfly Mobile at the Getty Museum when I was there visiting her in October. I decided I would sort of copy and refine this idea to make some simple gifts for the ladies in my life. Instead of the 5 foot version we bought at the Getty I made them 5-butterfly long(lots shorter) and I even learned how to felt a ball to weight the bottom (thanks to Sharon!).
This was the perfect project since I had almost all the materials at my house already. Tons and tons of pretty papers (from other projects) stashed under the bed, silvery string, needles, etc. The only part I had to purchase were the felting materials. My friend Jennifer and I went in on some raw wool, and felting needles and I scrounged around the garage for a sponge.
I mass produced this gift, as you can see. I folded several pieces of each type of paper at a time and traced half of each size butterfly I wanted on the mobile...then mixed and matched the colors depending on who I was giving it to.
I love this picture of lots of them hanging with an orb hanging from the bottom. They looked so pretty together I found it difficult to part with them... I gave Astrid one for her room, though....the one at the beginning of this entry...BRIGHT BRIGHT colors to match the other things in her room.
1 comment:
oh, they all look awesome! maybe we can make some when you guys come this summer! i love them.
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