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Felt Button Butterflies

by Nancy Bandzuch · 14 Comments

Here is a little project I did for my friend Kilee over at One Little Mama. 

She just welcomed a beautiful little boy into the world earlier this month, and I was happy to contribute to her blog so that she had more time to snuggle with him. 

I hope you enjoy these cute little butterflies as much as my little girl and I do!

As you know, I have a 2-year-old little boy and a 6 month old little girly, who I love to dress up and make accessories for! 

She really doesn’t have any hair yet, so we do lots of headbands. 

This project is intended to be attached to a headband–but it could be a pin too!  Very easy, just pull out those felt scraps and buttons, and here we go!

Supplies:

  • Felt Scraps
  • Buttons
  • Embroidery Thread and Needle
  • Scissors
  • Headband or Pin

I usually create a template for projects like this, but since I made mine two different shapes, I thought it might be best if you just free-handed it.

First off, cut out a large butterfly shape for the back. 

Then, cut out two smaller pieces, one that will fit over the top two wings, and one that will fit over the bottom two wings. 

Finally, cut out shapes to add embellishment.

Next, stitch the embellishment pieces onto the top and bottom wing pieces.  

Do it however you like!

Then, use a running stitch to attach the top and bottom wing pieces to the full butterfly piece.

And finally, stitch on the three buttons to the center of the butterfly.

And there you have it!  Can’t wait to see what it looks like in my little girl’s hair!

Thanks for having me, Kilee–and congrats!

I’d love it if you took a minute to connect with me!
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  1. Jose L. says

    January 10, 2020 at 1:16 am

    So adorable! I want to give it as a gift for my daughter because she loves butterfly. Thanks for the tutorial, so helpful. I also love the green color headband in your profile. So great!

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  2. Sharon says

    February 19, 2014 at 5:17 am

    Beautiful! Just like daughters… 🙂 I’ve used it in my blog simplicity-and-ease.blogspot .in with a linkback to you.. Thanks for the tutorial..

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  3. elliesue says

    July 5, 2013 at 3:25 am

    Love them, thankyou for the tutorial.

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  4. Craftysiany says

    July 2, 2013 at 12:41 pm

    How sweet! Thanks so much for sharing 🙂

    buttonsandpaint.blogspot.co.uk

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  5. Lynda says

    July 1, 2013 at 12:36 pm

    These are too cute!!

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  6. Kathe says

    July 1, 2013 at 10:42 am

    Nancy these are the sweetest ever! Cute as a button (pun intended {wink}) craft!

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  7. Marilyn Clark says

    July 1, 2013 at 10:39 am

    Nancy, these butterflies are simply adorable!

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  8. Twigs and Twirls says

    June 29, 2013 at 9:01 am

    Very cute, my daughter loves butterfly !!!

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  9. Bethany says

    June 29, 2013 at 12:08 am

    So cute! The buttons are perfect!

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  10. Kara @ Petals to Picots Crochet says

    June 27, 2013 at 8:16 pm

    I love these!

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  11. Elise@growcreative says

    June 27, 2013 at 9:07 am

    Very cute! I like the buttons!

    Reply
  12. Susan@Organized31 says

    June 26, 2013 at 6:29 pm

    Another adorable project that I’ll be copying soon! 🙂

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