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Easy No Sew Felt Butterfly Craft

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There are so many possibilities with these felt butterflies! Toss a magnet on the back for instant fun on your refrigerator. Attach to hair clips or bobby pins and adorn in your lovely locks. Glue onto photo frames to add a fun splash of color. Use in place of a bow on a gift. Attach to a burlap banner and hang. Glue onto skewers and stick into a plant or use as decorations for your next table setting. Glue them onto to branches for a fun whimsical display! There are so many things you can do with this adorable felt butterfly craft!
No Sew Felt Butterfly Craft

Felt is really inexpensive and easily found in many stores.

No Sew Felt Butterfly Craft

 Materials:

Felt
Hot Glue
Pipe Cleaners (AKA chenille stems)
Circle Templates – I use my glass lids
Sharp Scissors
Pencil
No Sew Felt Butterfly Craft Materials

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The large butterflies contain 1 each of the following:
4″ circle and 5″ circle
3-1/2″ x 1/2″ body
6″ antenna

The small butterflies contain 1 each of the following:
3″ circle and 2″ circle
body
antenna

Directions:

Using a circle pattern (lids, cookie cutters, glasses) trace the circle onto the felt with a pencil. Cut out circles.

No Sew Felt Butterfly Tutorial

Fold the circle in the center and fold ends in to create wing shape.

Affix with hot glue in the seams and hold for a few minutes until it stays together. Flip over and add more hot glue in the center of the seams. Repeat until one large and one small circle is glue together.
No Sew Felt Butterfly Craft Instructions

Hold one large and one small wing in your hand and glue together with hot glue.

Fold pipe cleaner in half. Roll each end with a pencil to create antennae.
No Sew Felt Butterfly Craft
Wrap the center of the wings with the yellow body and add the antenna. Hold together and hot glue.
Easy No Sew Felt Butterfly Craft

That’s it! You’re done! Make as many as you want and with as many colors as you want!

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Comments

  2. Lynda Hardy says

    Oh these are so sweet! They’d make such cute hairclips! I’d love it if you’d share this with this coming week’s Awesome Life Friday Link Up. 🙂

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