This DIY felt butterfly mobile was one of the crafts I designed many years ago. It was the time before Sew a Softie and before I started to focus my attention on just teaching hand sewing to kids. I used to run after school craft classes and birthday parties and I found beading onto wire was a great activity for older kids as well as the little who wanted to join in with their older brothers and sisters. So I designed lots of different crafts using beads and wire…and the kids loved them. This felt butterfly mobile is perfect for those of you with spring fast approaching…actually it’s perfect for every season.
If you prefer you can cut out your butterfly wings from paper or cardboard and get your kids to color the wings. It’s a great idea to get kids to look at photos of butterflies and notice the colors and patterns of their wings before they design their own butterflies.
What you need
Felt
Artificial flower stamen for antennas
Beads
24 gauge wire
Glue
What you need to do
Curl one end of your wire into a spiral then bend the wire at a right angle to the spiral.
Bead the wire leaving 3″ tail of unbeaded wire. Make the 3″ tail into a circle wrapping the end of the circle several times around the wire to secure it firmly.
Glue the wire coil underneath the butterfly and your butterfly mobile’s complete.
If you loved this butterfly craft then take a look at these sweet little garden bugs.
