#DIY Butterfly light

I started with a wooden embroidery hoop. I found a spool of metal twine in the bargain bin at Michael’s for about .79. It very closely resembles twisty tie line. (Thin gauge wire encased in plastic), but any small wire or possibly even string would probably work. I tied my twine on in pie formation as seen below. Next I spray painted the whole thing white (wires and all), but I don’t have a picture of this step.

I purchased a butterfly punch tool by Martha Stewart, also at Michael’s, and created what felt like 100’s of butterflies, out of scrapbook paper. Then, using a needle and clear fishing line, I createed 2 rows on each line of wire, evenly spaced, one center line and an additional 8 lines on the outer ring, centered between the wires, for a total of 25 strands of butterflies. I secured the bottom of each line with a seed bead, both for weight and stability, and tied knots where I wanted the butterflies to “rest” on their lines. So, each butterfly has a knot just below it, holding it in place on its line. I added one additional butterfly to each row going inward, so the longest row of butterflies, is the center line. Giving it a tiered effect. And, voila! The mobile is complete.  Sorry for the shaky picture, but believe me, the finished result was beautiful! Fix it up under a lamp and get this beautiful Butterfly lamp!