Sunday, February 9, 2014

Easy Butterfly Valentine

My daughter wanted to make a Valentine for a friend, so we tried out an idea I had seen online. I helped her make it and we were both pleased with how it turned out. It is a project that was easy enough for a child, but nice enough that adults could make good use of it too.



My daughter had fun punching out the butterflies and bending them in half........she was also able to glue most of them, with a bit of help on some.

    The repeating design is pleasing and easy...............There are so many variations that could be made..........so many possibilities. We used regular paper, not construction paper, although that could also be used. I like the quality of regular paper better which is why we chose that.


We made this a couple of years ago and have plans to try again, with some variations. Now that she is 2 years older, I think she will have more ideas of her own and how to make a pretty Valentine. I look forward to working on such a project with my kids this week.

This Valentine's Day, please remember that God's love is the greatest love. :)
Thank you for looking at my blog.........have a great day. :)


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26 comments:

  1. Oh wow! This is so adorably cute! I would love to do something like this with my son when he's older. I'm sure he will have a lot of Valentine's to make. :)

    Thanks so much for sharing on Turn It Up Tuesday! We love having you! :)

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    1. Thank you.......it ends up looking so nice since it is not just a flat picture......and yet it is also easy.......my daughter sure enjoyed it. :)

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  2. Super cute project! Pinned!
    Have a great week!
    Hugs and love from Portugal,
    Ana Love Craft
    www.lovecraft2012.blogspot.com

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    1. Thank you... and thank you for pinning! My daughter sure enjoyed doing it. :)

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  3. Very pretty. I'll just have to find a good butterfly template to trace!

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    1. Thank you... We have a couple of butterfly paper punches... and that worked very well. :)

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  4. How precious :) What a fun activity!

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  5. That is just adorable. Looks like fun to make too!

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    1. Thank you... it was... and it was fun for my daughter and I to do it together. :)

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  6. Hello, I loved this I will need to look and see if I have a butterfly punch! Happy Valentines day to you and yours as we are all starting to make our crafts and cards!
    Blessings, Roxy

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    1. I hope you do... it was a fun and easy project...and it really looked nice also with the 3-D effect. Thank you and I hope you also have a wonderful Valentine's Day. :)

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  7. Beautiful! Thanks for sharing at So Much At Home!
    God bless.

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    1. Thank you! and thank you for the great party too. :)

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  8. Oh how sweet! I have a butterfly punch that I may have to pull out today. My son would have a wonderful time making something like this. Thank you for the lovely inspiration.

    Hugs to you!

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    1. Good... it is easy enough for little ones to do... and yet it also looks special. Thank for visiting. :)

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  9. This is the cutest thing ever! I'll be pinning this great idea for sure! Thanks for linking up with Tuesday Talk. Feel free to add one of our buttons if you would like and link back to a host! :)

    Sarah
    www.sarahefrazer.com

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    1. Thank you... I sure enjoy coming to Tuesday Talk... great party. :) Glad you visited.

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  10. Very pretty Valentine! Thanks for linking up at the Thoughtful Spot Weekly Blog Hop! We hope you join us next week!

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    1. Thank you. :) Glad you stopped by...and thank you for the linky party.

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  11. So pretty! Thanks for the inspiration! Linking up from Sincerely Paula's Linky Party!

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    1. Thank you... it sure was fun to do... and it looked quite nice. :) Thank you for visiting.

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  13. I love this project especially the butterfly valentines, so pretty, thanks for sharing this at my last Fabulous Friday Party.. hope to see you this Friday again
    Maria

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    1. Thank you...and thank you for the link up party. :) Glad you visited.

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