Description
Create stunning pressed flower butterflies for decorations, cards, and more.
Ingredients
- Fresh flowers (e.g., daisies, violets, pansies)
- Heavy books or a flower press
- Craft paper or cardstock
- Scissors
- Glue
- Pencil
- Butterfly template (optional)
Instructions
- Collect your flowers from your garden or local park ensuring they are flat.
- Press the flowers between sheets of absorbent paper and place them in a heavy book or flower press for 1-2 weeks.
- Prepare your butterfly template by printing or drawing it on craft paper and cut it out.
- Once the flowers are pressed, arrange them on the butterfly shape.
- Glue the flowers in place and let it dry.
- Add details with a fine-point marker and display your butterflies or use them in crafts.
Notes
Customize your butterflies with leaves or try different insect shapes. Adult supervision is recommended for children.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Crafts
- Method: Handcrafting
- Cuisine: N/A
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 butterfly
- Calories: 0
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 0g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg