Guest post {Rae Gun Ramblings}

I have a fun guest post for you all today,
from the lovely Marissa of Rae Gun Ramblings..

Butterfly Wand Tutorial

Hi, I'm Marissa from Rae Gun
Ramblings.

I blog about all things crafty, tasty, pretty and just plain life.
I'm an insanely huge fan of young adult fiction (love Potter and
Hunger Games), I am married to a super talented musician and I
also run a handmade baby and toddler clothing shop on etsy called Rae Gun. Hopefully you'll
stop by my blog and shop and see some of my latest adventures and
maybe share some of your own at my What We Wore
and Made Link party.

Today I want to share a tutorial on how to make awesome Felt Butterfly
Wands. We made these for my niece's butterfly themed birthday party and all the kiddos
love them

What You Need

• Wooden Dowels
• Green Spray Paint
• Felt
  
• Pipe Cleaners
• Ribbon

What to Do

1. Spray paint the dowels green.


2. Make yourself a butterfly wing and body pattern. I just free
   handed it. Cut out your felt pieces (you'll need 2 wing bases, wing
   details 2 sets (one for each wing) and 1 body for each
   butterfly).


3. Sew the wing details onto one wing base.


4. Sew the wing base front (the one with the detailing), to the wing
   base back leaving an opening at the bottom to put the stick in.


5. Sew on the wing body leaving an opening at the bottom for the stick.


6. Cut pipe cleaner pieces and fold in half to form a V. Sew the pipe
   cleaner on the head side of the body piece (I did this on the machine
   just going back and forth a few times)


7. Curl the antennae with your fingers.


8. Slide in stick (once paint has dried).


9. Add ribbon and glue in place with hot glue gun.


10. Hand to the kiddos and enjoy.

Thanks so much Lindsay for having me! And if any of you try out the
tutorial or have any questions I'd love you to let me know. I hope
you'll stop
by and say hi.

Aren't these great--what a fun party favor idea.
I must make some for my girls soon!
Thanks Marissa!