Oh to be a little fairy or butterfly. And oh to be one years old again!

These butterfly or flower fairy wings (you choose!) are the sweetest little gift that my children made for their baby sister’s first birthday. Being resourceful is always a good idea, but especially useful during lockdown, and for a first birthday (or any birthday really) when children really don’t need much to make them happy! I think this is a great gift year round, but as it is now September when I type this, I recommend using up the best of the wildflowers you can find now and press for a future project. Or find some you already have stored away!

So I think my photos are the most helpful way to show how to make them, but all you really need is a roll of clear contact paper, pressed flowers that you collect, and parchment paper to help with the outline. I basically made the wing outline on parchment paper with a marker, folding in half to make it symmetrical. Then I used painting tape to hold both the outline and the first layer of sticky paper in place. We did a symmetric pattern starting with the tips of the wings — our favourite flower. And kept an inch from the very edge with pressed flowers.