Have you seen any butterflies flying around yet? In this post we’ll show you how to make your own fluttery butterfly decoration that you can enjoy all year round.

You will need:

• Coloured card
• Thread, yarn or thin ribbon
• Small hoop or wire
• Needle
• Scissors
• Optional: pens, collage materials

Step 1.

Fold your coloured card in half and then using our templates (or make your own) cut out several different butterflies from the coloured card (keep the card folded as you cut so that when you open it up you have a full butterfly!)

Step 2.

At this point you could decorate your butterflies if you want to; you could draw on designs, stick bits of coloured paper or add gems and so on. Alternatively you can leave them plain!

Step 3.

To make the top of your mobile you’ll need something circular, we’re using the inside of a broken embroidery hoop but if you don’t have anything similar you could bend some wire into a hoop shape. Ours is around 20 cm across.

Step 4.

Now we’re ready to join all the bits together. Using your needle and thread attach a length of thread to each butterfly and tie the other end to the hoop. Hang each butterfly at a different length and try and space them evenly around the hoop. Keep adding butterflies until you are happy with the results.

Step 5.

To hang the mobile cut six lengths of thread each around 30 cm long. Tie them at even spacings around the hoop and then gather the other end of the threads and tie them all in a knot together at the top so you then have a way to hang the mobile.