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Vintage 'Le Papillons' Butterflies Box frame

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By sparklingblackrose
























Hey everyone, I hope you are well :) I am here with a project I really have fallen in love with :) I won some printable cotton from crafty computer paper a little while ago and I wanted to think of different ways to use it.
I started with a box frame, some unbleached cotton, printable cotton, cardstock, glue and vintage images of butterflies.

I printed the butterflies onto a sheet of printable cotton, and then a second the same size onto cardstock. I cut around the fabric butterflies and then mounted them onto cardstock to make the dimensional look I wanted possible. I then folded these cotton butterflies wings and glued them onto the printed butterfly below.
As I waited for them to dry I used the paper insert that came with the frame to cut out a cardboard mount. I then covered this with the unbleached cotton.
Lastly I placed the butterflies where I was happy on the unbleached cotton mount and stamped the french word for butterflies under the image using stazon on the unbleached cotton. I then placed this in the box frame.

 I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Brown Sugar Challenge: Use a new technique
Crafty Catz: Add a Butterfly
PDE Linky Party:Anything Goes
2 Creative Chicks: Anything Goes
A bit More Time to Craft: Anything Goes
Altered Eclectics: Anything Goes
Anything but Cute: Celebrate your style
Crafting in a beautiful mess: Anything Goes 

 Thank you for looking and for all your lovely comments! 

Comments

  1. suzanne24 June 2016 at 11:20

    Oh wow Elaine, this is beautiful! I can see why you have fallen in love with it. I know you love butterflies. I would love this on my wall too.
    Suzanne xx

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  2. Chana Harris4 June 2016 at 15:06

    Beautifully crafted, Elaine! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Altered Eclectics!
    Hugz,
    Chana

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  3. sue k6 June 2016 at 18:57

    Beautiful and very creative. Thank you for joining us at 2 Creative Chicks.

    Sue - 2 Creative Chicks Dt
    http://suek86401.blogspot.com/

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  4. Sherrie K.8 June 2016 at 14:05

    Beautiful box frame! So creative! Thanks for joining us in the PDE Linky challenge!
    Sherrie K
    PDE DT Member

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  5. Caz s8 June 2016 at 20:59

    This is lovely thank you for sharing with us at Crafty Catz. And good luck, hope to see you again soon.
    Caz CC DT.
    My Blog
    Crafty Catz

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  6. Sandra Wright11 June 2016 at 01:59

    How gorgeous...such a wonderful entry for our challenge over at Altered Eclectics...x

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  7. Jackie Trinder11 June 2016 at 22:25

    Hi this is a gorgeous frame the butterflies are beautiful. Take care. Hugs Jackie

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  8. Cathy Clowes13 June 2016 at 11:37

    Oh wow, this is stunning. The butterflies are so beautiful. Thanks for joining us at A Beautiful Mess. Cathy DT x

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  9. Stewart Fuller30 November 2016 at 09:14

    You have crafted that beautifully and I really admire your creativity. I wanted to do something similar like this but with letters and numbers. You have really inspired me to get out my craft box and do something sassy like this! I think this is a great project for beginners to try as well. Keep at the good work.

    Stewart Fuller @ Newman Art Designs

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Thank you for your lovely comments, I really appreciate them all :-) Elaine-xxx-

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