Real butterflies have one fundamental flaw – the moment they land exactly where they look perfect, they fly away.
Paper ones are much better behaved.
All you need is a 13 × 13 cm square of paper, a few folds, and you’ve got a butterfly that will patiently sit on a shelf, a present or a wall. No meadow, butterfly net or romantic notions required.
Origami butterfly step by step
Our step-by-step origami butterfly is decidedly old-school: one picture, one fold, next picture. At your own pace. Stop, fix a wing, grab a snack and come back when the paper has stopped getting on your nerves.
Practice on a plain sheet of paper first. Once it stops looking like a moth after a rough night, print yourself something prettier.
Fun fact by the Anti-Disposables :
Butterflies don’t need to take a bite to know whether something tastes good. They just have to land on it. Their taste receptors are on their feet, so they can judge a leaf straight away: will the future caterpillars like it?
They drink crocodile tears for salts and minerals.
… and sometimes they land on poop.
Which, considering the above, makes you look at poop from an entirely new perspective.
For a butterfly, it’s basically a mineral buffet.
Next to those habits, our paper one is practically a butterfly from a good home. And it didn’t end up here by accident.
Since we managed to talk you into making a butterfly, we figured we might have a chance with a hook too. Especially since our wooden wall hooks also look good when they’re doing absolutely nothing.
Our marketing is about as subtle as cardboard.
( The Anti-Disposables don’t write directives. For now, they’re cutting up old delivery boxes )
