Butterfly appliques

Applique is one of the most affordable craft options. Children of any age can make beautiful compositions. A very popular character performed in this technique is a butterfly. In today's article, we will understand in detail how you can make applications in the form of an elegant butterfly.

Very beautiful, but at the same time, simple applications in the form of a butterfly can be made from ordinary paper of different colors. It is pleasant to work with such material, since it is malleable, does not require special knowledge and skills. Children of any age can make original and attractive paper crafts.

Let's look at some interesting workshops on modeling cool butterfly applications.

The appliqués, which mainly consist of geometric shapes, can be done very quickly and easily. Most often, such tasks are given to children of kindergarten age. Making crafts from geometric parts, a small child not only gets to know the figures themselves, but also more easily learns the creative process itself, because there is nothing complicated in it.

The younger the child, the simpler the applications should be.

First, let's look at how exactly the kid will be able to make a beautiful butterfly applique using the simplest geometric paper components.

• A base should be prepared in the form of a snow-white cardboard sheet, as well as several canvases of colored paper. Colors can be absolutely any.
• The child will need to prepare all the necessary parts that will make up the future paper butterfly. To do this, first cut out a large circle from colored paper, a smaller circle, as well as 3 stripes, one of which will be thicker and longer than the rest.
• Now the longer and denser strip needs to be glued to the cardboard base. You can use a glue stick or a small amount of PVA glue for this. This will be the torso of the butterfly. You will need to glue the wings to it on the sides.
• The wings of an elegant insect will be obtained from a large paper mug cut into 2 halves. The blanks are glued on the sides of the stick-body, and a smaller circle is fixed in its upper part, which plays the role of the head. 2 shorter and thinner paper sticks will act as antennae glued to the head.
• A simple craft is almost ready, it remains only to decorate it. This can be done by means of multi-colored circles that will be glued to the butterfly's wings. Next to her, a child can arrange a bright flower, also made up of geometric shapes.

Appliques in the form of a butterfly, made from children's palms, the outline of which is applied to colored paper, are very original. Let's find out how you can make such an interesting craft step by step.

• A sheet of colored paper should be put, first one children's pen is circled on it. Then the paper is folded in half, the template is cut out clearly along the contour. As a result, two symmetrical workpieces will come out.
• To get a more sophisticated modular applique, you can make several similar details in different variations. For example, you might ask your child to spread their fingers wider or squeeze them tightly. The appliques depicting butterflies formed from several handprints of all family members look funny.
• Cuttings from cut out blanks do not need to be thrown away. A very attractive silhouette can be obtained if you carefully trace the contours of the hand at a distance of 2-3 cm, and then cut off all excess on the sides.
• The butterfly will turn out to be more original and funny if you make wings for it from the prints of the palms and feet of a child.
• The body of an insect can be done as follows: 2 children's fingers are laid on a sheet of paper, circle them, then arbitrarily depict the head and tummy of a butterfly.
• If the family has two children, the composition can be made even more attractive and elegant. The upper wings can be made from the palms of the older child, and the lower ones from the palms of the younger. Excellent antennae will come out of the scraps.
• When composing a beautiful paper composition, you should first lay out the larger parts, and after them - the smaller elements.
• The final touch will be to fix the small patterns from the remaining paper scraps. A beautiful composition should be glued to the chosen base.

Let's figure out how you can make a spectacular volumetric butterfly applique.

• First you need to prepare a template for the future butterfly. It is glued to the selected base, circled.
• Next, a strip is marked out, the width of which is approximately 50% of the length of the insect wing. The length of this component should be slightly more than the height of the silhouette of the workpiece.
• The finished strip must be cut with a fringe, not reaching the edge sections. The fringe should be between 5 and 7 mm thick. If it is convenient, you can apply the markings with a pencil. It is recommended to prepare several colored stripes.
• It is necessary to glue the uncut part of the strip to the base (inside the applied diagram of the future butterfly). The same actions will need to be carried out on the other side. Then you need to stick on the fringe strips.
• You need to glue the paper to the lower wings. It is recommended to alternate shades, going from light to dark. The fixation must be symmetrical.
• We must continue the indicated actions.In the middle of the butterfly, it is recommended to use details in darker tones.
• The body of the butterfly should be made of a dark purple strip. Its ends are connected in the center. The antennae are also formed. An original and very beautiful craft is ready!

You can make a cool cut-off butterfly out of geometric shapes. As a basis for such an application, you need to take the finished image, on which you need to glue torn pieces of paper.

• First, the base is prepared. It can be drawn or printed on a printer.
• Next, you need to pick up pieces of paper. They shouldn't be too small. For the torso and head, you need to cut out oval and round details.
• An arbitrary symmetrical pattern of pieces is laid out on the wings of a butterfly.
• As soon as the entire space of the wings is filled with scraps of paper, eyes are drawn, the antennae are indicated with a thin marker.

Attractive crafts are obtained not only from paper accordions, broken pieces and other details, but also from fabric. Woven butterflies are perfect for making beautiful applications on postcards and original paintings. In addition, a skillfully composed image of this type can become a creative component of clothing.

Even the most boring plain T-shirt can be transformed into an unusual and attractive item with a woven butterfly appliqué. Old jeans will also sparkle with new colors if you decorate them with a similar element. An old baseball cap is unlikely to suit a young princess, but with a butterfly applique, this accessory will look completely different! Such a woven decor can still be complemented with beautiful beads, sequins and other similar components. Appliques made of felt are especially beautiful.

Very beautiful applications are made from natural ingredients. For example, beautiful autumn butterflies emerge from dry leaves... For example, the beautiful lemongrass or other varieties of this elegant insect.

Let's take a look at the step-by-step instructions for modeling a butterfly applique made from dried foliage.

• To create an insect, yellow and red leaves that maple threw from their branches are ideal.
• From the leaves you need to cut off the middle part and legs.
• Take a strip of double-sided tape. You must attach the first leaf to it. This will be the head of the future butterfly.
• Next, attach the top maple leaf wings to the adhesive strip.
• The lower wings are fixed just below. It is advisable to take a leaf of a different shade for this.
• Next, the abdomen is glued. A full-fledged blank will come out. Eyes can be cut from foliage in contrasting shades and attached to a butterfly's face.
• The insect will turn out to be truly fabulous if its abdomen is supplemented with triangular details carved from a maple leaf. On the wings, you can place multi-colored circles made with a hole punch.
• Several such insects should be made, and then attached to a cardboard or paper base. The application will turn out to be more interesting if the butterflies from the leaves are depicted as if they are on a beautiful green meadow or sitting on a lush flower.

Bright applique "Butterfly" can be made by children aged 3-4 years, as well as 5, 6 or 7 years old - there are a lot of different patterns suitable for all age categories. A child with his own hands can make wonderful crafts from the most unexpected components, for example, from ordinary cotton pads or multi-colored beads. Let's consider step by step how you can model a beautiful butterfly from the specified components.

• The background is taken in the form of a dark sheet of cardboard or paper.
• To make the torso and head of the butterfly, you will need rectangles made of snow-white paper.
• A white rectangle is formed in the form of a tube, and then cut into 2 parts. The part that will be small will become the head, and the larger part will become the body.
• The body of a butterfly is painted with felt-tip pens. Eyes are glued to the head. Ready-made plastic eyes purchased from a specialized store will do.
• An insect antennae is made of long white stripes. They can be twisted slightly with scissors.
• For the wings, 4 cotton pads are taken. They can be decorated in a variety of ways. For example, on the discs you can place dots with a marker, glue decorations made of beads or sequins to them.
• The finished body and head of the insect are glued to a dark background. For this, PVA glue or glue stick is suitable. After that, the wings are fixed from cotton pads.

An original and very beautiful applique is ready. If desired, the child can decorate it with other decorative components. You can complement the dark background with various bright decorations or sparkles. There are a lot of options on how to arrange such an interesting craft!

To learn how to make a butterfly applique with your own hands, see the next video.