Thread Butterflies

[MimiFL]

Here are some butterflies I made for Christmas. I always have a special Christmas project I send to friends and coworkers. 2008 was the year of the buttefly (see my butterfly doily in the doily section).

 

A couple of reasons why this became my 2008 Christmas project. One, for some reason this year, I didn't find any Christmas stuff I liked (and could finish in time), so I was struggling to find a Christmas project. I had seen those butterflies in a book before, and being frustrated with the whole lack of inspiration for the Christmas project, I decided to try them in thread, just for kicks. I loved how they came out and decided they would be just the thing for Christmas - small (i.e. easy to carry and work on during lunch, and small enough to fit in an envelope), quick (about an hour each), easy, and with tons of possible color combinations!

 

Two, it so happens I had purchased a number of balls of thread from ThreadArt.com about a month earlier because they were having a 'no shipping' sale. I like their thread and had decided to get 6-7 balls in random colors, as a treat to myself. At the time, I had no idea what to do with them, but when I saw the butterflies, there was no doubt!

 

I used those colors repeatedly, mixing and matching as I went. Some of the butterflies had colors that were more meaningful than others - dark colors for the guys, purple for those people whose favorite color is purple, green and yellow for USF fans, pink for new moms, etc. I ended up making 25 altogether. Whew.

 

Oh, and I had to wing the antennae/bodies (a simple chain, wrapped around, and slip stitched at the top, and then a second antenna), but for the rest, I followed the pattern, except I omitted the last row. I hung a very fine (and I mean really, really fine) nylon thread at the top. This thing is so fine you can hardly see it, it's thinner than a hair.

 

Hope you like them.

 

 

 

 

[quiet dissident]

I love them! I've made a butterfly bookmark, but I also like the idea of butterfly ornaments--they could be hung up any time of year.

[craziebunny]

Very pretty!

[misssmaggie]

They are pretty !!! Thanks for sharing !!!

[basjordan]

Those are gorgeous!

[Peggy85225]

Lovely.

[The Happy Housewife]

Beautiful and cheery! Just the thing to remind me of Spring... it's been too cold this season! Your stitch work is very well done and the pictures came out great. Good job!

[threadlover]

They are wonderful butterflies. I like the ThreadArt thread also. It is so nice to work with.

 

Marcia

[brenoreo]

A delight to eyes and to the heart.

[Gardener]

Your butterflys are really lovely. I have made Christmas cards with little crocheted snowflakes on them, and I can picture these butterfly's on cards too.

[susan52]

gorgeous, hugs susan

[MsSuzKelly]

Ooh, very pretty!!

[Craw]

They are so beautiful! Good job.

[mumbles17]

Love your butterflies!

 

Fiona

[mama_crochet]

Beautiful! You did a great job on all of them! I like the idea that you did w/ the body and antenea!

[MaryPat]

Very cute and pretty selection of colors.

[Rsaulsbury40]

Oh my goodness! They are beautiful! What book did you find these in?

[MimiFL]

Thank you all.

 

Rose, I'm pretty sure it was in 101 Easy Scrap Crochet Projects, which you can buy here: http://www.amazon.com/101-Easy-Scrap-Crochet-Projects/dp/1882138422. I can check and make sure though.

[morehotcoffee]

Oh what a cheerful picture of all the pretty butterflies on this snowy cold night! Thanks, I needed that.

[sunnywolfgar]

Mimi , I love all your butterflys. love the color combinations you did.

[DEMET]

They are so very beautiful and I was lucky enough to receive one Thank you Mimi

 

Demet

[Eneida]

So beautiful!! All of them!!

[hseger]

I love those! So pretty!

[Aie-Sha]

i love butterflies .. and your are so wonderful.

[amyquilt]

Lovely! What a great gift!