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Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman

Whisper butterflies

Acetate is the clear plastic mostly used for packaging design. It is thicker than cellophane and holds its shape much better.

Cut a butterfly out of acetate.

Cut a butterfly out of acetate. For my design I made a few sizes with different wing shapes.

Wings, body and feelers of the whisper butterfly.

Wings, body and feelers of the whisper butterfly.

Fold the feelers up.

Fold both of the feelers up.

Fold the butterfly body down.

Fold the butterfly body down.

A whisper of a butterfly.

Fold the wings up at the sides of the body

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Whisper butterflies cut from Acetate.

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