Whatever style the interior is decorated in, decorative elements are always important. Various little things make life more pleasant and fun. And jewelry that you made with your own hands can give you even more positive emotions. You can create a magical, dreamy atmosphere by placing a flock of homemade butterflies in your home. In many countries around the world, moths are perceived as a symbol of love and prosperity. Residents of eastern countries are convinced that butterflies in the interior of the house bring happiness and good luck.
There are a huge number of options for decorating a room with butterflies. You can decorate the interior with voluminous paper butterflies on the wall in the bedroom, bright framed butterflies in the kitchen, and airy nylon curtains in the living room or nursery. It all depends on your aesthetic preferences and imagination.
Craftswomen from all over the world amaze with their skills – they are able to make beautiful home decor elements from scrap materials (for example, from bright pages of glossy magazines or plastic bottles). There are many ways to make butterflies to decorate your interior with your own hands. Paper butterflies are especially popular because they are very easy to make. In this article we will look at how to make beautiful, bright and airy butterflies from chiffon or nylon stockings.
Making this decoration will not take you much time and effort, and the result will amaze you with its beauty. This master class describes how to make a small moth. This option is ideal if you are taking on a similar product for the first time – the smaller the model, the easier it is to make. If desired, you can give the moth any proportions.
So, to make a butterfly from nylon we need:
- nylon stocking (any color);
- two types of wire (thin for the wings, thicker for the body);
- scissors;
- pliers;
- threads;
- a little cotton wool;
- beads for decorating the product.
- First of all we need to make the wings. To do this, cut 4 pieces of thin wire and twist it into a circle, leaving long tails. They will be needed to connect the wings to the body of the butterfly. You need to twist the wire into a spiral so that the frame holds its shape securely.
- Give the made wire frames the shape that you like best. We chose the shape of hearts.
- Now wrap the wings tightly with nylon stocking and secure the fabric with a thin thread.
- Next, let’s start making the body of the butterfly. To do this, take a stronger wire and bend it into a loop, as shown in the photo. You can use a paper clip to make the body of a small butterfly.
- Attach some cotton wool to the loop to form a body.
- Now cover the wire with cotton wool and secure it with thread.
- The next step is the butterfly antennae. We make them from wire for wings.
- Twist a piece of wire around the moth’s body.
- Straighten your mustache.
- Now it’s time to attach the wings. Let’s start with the big ones – screw them to the end of the butterfly’s body wire, then work on the smaller wings.
- The result should look like this.
- After we have fastened all the parts of the moth, we can give the wings and antennae the desired shape.
- You can stick several beads on the antennae or choose another option for decorating a handmade butterfly – decorate it with rhinestones or glitter glue.
The process of making a butterfly, a wonderful decoration for the interior, took no more than half an hour. You can come up with many options for decorating the interior with nylon butterflies – decorate with them curtains, the crib of a young princess, a mirror in the bedroom, or simply put a moth in a vase along with a bouquet of flowers.
