The Crew Quarters

I received a beautiful butterfly pin from a swap at convention last year.  I believe the Demonstrator's name was Pam Staples.  I've had several inquiries on the pin, so I thought I would make a batch.  Each of the ladies going to St. Louis with me this weekend will receive one.  ALSO, if you book a workshop with me in April, you will receive one of these beautiful pins as a Hostess Gift.  

Use the Beautiful Butterfly Bigz die to die cut one card stock butterfly and one First Edition Specialty DSP butterfly. 

I used the Everything Eleanor and Itty Bitty Bits stamp sets to stamp the images (matching the ink to the card stock).  

Punch 3 flowers using the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack and two tags using the Jewelry Tag punch. I also used the "hand crafted" stamp from the Tiny Tags stamp set.  

Coat one side of the card stock butterfly with a layer of Chrystal Effects. Allow to dry, then add a second coat - make sure you don't have brush marks.  This is after the first coat was dry.  

I made 19 of these babies!

While the backs are drying, assemble the front.  I used Pearl  Basic jewels on half of the butterflies and Rhinestones on the rest.  Attach the two tags with a small brad or Vintage Trinkets button brad (used here).  I also used a bit of Sticky Strip and added a little scrunched up ribbon on each one (see photos below).

Add a pearl or rhinestone between the layers at the tip of one wing. Glue both layers together, then coat with a layer of Chrystal Effects.  Make sure to add Chrystal Effects to the area open between the layers.  

Add a second coat to the top of the butterfly.  

I used a bit of Chrystal Effects to attach a pin back.  

Here's my pile of finished butterflies! 

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