Butterfly Chandelier

The inspiration:  Pottery Barn's Butterfly Chandelier $30.

 My lacking photography skills do not do this project justice but here is the tutorial.

What you need:

Embroidery Hoop

Butterfly Paper Punch

Clear Thread

Paper

($9)

Using the thread create a web by tying knots around the embroidery hoop as pictured above.

After punching at least a GAZILLION butterflies, (actually around 100), cut a long strip of thread and lay it on top of a butterfly with a dab of glue. Then stick another butterfly on top-as poorly pictured above.  When your strip is as long as you like, tie it onto the hoop/and or the clear thread webbing.  My strands have anywhere from 10 to 6 butterflies. Repeat this process until your chandelier has as many butterflies as you want.

I covered the outside of the hoop with some tulle and used another strip to tie around the center of my chandelier to hang on the ceiling.