Day Of The Dead Butterfly

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  Step 1

  Here is what you'll need for this project plus any other embellishments you might want to add to this little butterfly !

  I found these little skeletons at our local supermarket as a garland and took them apart.

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  Step 2

  Start by selecting 2 sets of Fall Leaves (with the veins if possible) for the wings. I used floral snips to cut them of a garland.

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  Step 3

  Next place the leaves with the veins to the front in the arrangement you like.

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  Step 4

  Glue each of the leaves onto the skeleton using your hot glue gun. Be careful to attach each leaf to the others so that they are sturdy.

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  Step 5

  After all the leaves are glued on, I cut the ring base off of a plastic spider ring and then hot glued the spider to the back of the leaves to hide the joint where they came together.

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  Step 6

  Turn your butterfly over and start tracing the veins on the leaves with your glitter glue - if your leaves don't have veins, you can just trace out the veins yourself onto the leaf.

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  Step 7

  Use some glitter glue to "paint" your skeleton so that the bones will glisten !

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  Step 8

  Next Dot the Eyes with some contrasting glitter glue.

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  Step 9

  I also added some little skull sequins for that extra flare. Now you're ready to hang your butterfly !

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Scarlet-Begonias · Everett, Washington, US · 15 projects 19th October 2010

Where do you get the skeletons?

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Noelia Citialin · Bakersfield, California, US · 7 projects 30th December 2009

Cool idea!

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JennBunny · Hudson, Florida, US · 1 project 1st November 2009

That is really cute. I just made sugar skulls this year for the first time.

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JamO · Austin, Texas, US · 10 projects 21st October 2009

Thanks so much ! Wow, I'd love to see the fairy ones -- maybe some iridescent leaves... ooooohhhhh

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michelle G. · Antigonish, Nova Scotia, CA · 1258 projects 21st October 2009

this is so awesome

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Ginger Snapped · Sacramento, California, US · 31 projects 21st October 2009

i love this so awesome! they sell something like this at ren fairs, its a dead fairy! they sell for aot of money!! sweet

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