Gentle Landings: Floaty Butterflies

July 29, 2011

Credit: Charles Maraia

Paper butterflies alight on the rims of champagne glasses, staying still just long enough for guests to find their seats.

Tools and Materials

Spray adhesive

Decorative paper

Card stock

Template

Pencil

Scissors

Floaty Butterflies How-To

1. Spray-mount paper onto card stock or paper that's colored on both sides; fold in half. Place butterfly template on paper with flat edge of butterfly's body flush against fold; trace.

2. Cut out butterfly along inside of the traced line and cut out V-shaped notch along the folded edge. Open slightly. Slip notch over rim of glass to hold butterfly in place.

Butterfly Template