So a number of you wanted to know more about the butterfly mobile I hung over the new desk. I don't know if you could see that properly but the butterflies are origami, i e folded from 15 cm / about 6 inch square origami paper.
When Wille and I sorted out the stuff in his room we came upon an old packet of these papers and I wanted to do a butterfly after seeing it in this post by reader Ania.
Couldn't find the instructions for that particular species which is super cute but I found the one above by Oxford Origami googeling.
Here's a little video I shot today of how to fold a butterfly just like the ones above. The body part at the end took a bit of figuring out but it's actually pretty easy. Be sure to make that first fold nice and neat or you will have the inside white showing further down the line.
I used a mobile structure which I already had at home and simply clipped my butterflies on there but you can find mobile structures in craft stores or at least the materials to make your own, Think thin dowels and string.
Märtha was in origami mode all day, yesterday! She did "fashion origami" a tiny shirt with tie, a pair of shoes, a dress and a bra(!). She does not know what to do with them. Would make a strange mobile.
Posted by: Anne | July 19, 2010 at 07:58 AM
Oh. And a hat!
Posted by: Anne | July 19, 2010 at 07:59 AM
Ok, the hat does it. She must definitely make a mobile. And I want to see it!
Posted by: Benita ~ Chez Larsson | July 19, 2010 at 08:16 AM
Åh ën sån bedårande mobol, jag som älskar fjärilar!! och eftersom jag älskar att fika också så är bilden under tilltalnade också: ) Mari.
Posted by: NORDINGÅRDEN | July 19, 2010 at 09:41 AM
Wow. That is stunning! And so simple.
Posted by: procrastination mama | July 19, 2010 at 11:46 AM
Wow such a good idea. I want to do that at home too. Nice decor.
Posted by: Chyme | July 19, 2010 at 12:45 PM
Hello!
Thank you for an inspiring blog! I have tried to find out more about how you did the map behind Wille's bed. Is it wallpaper or an ordinary map? Did you frame it? It looks like you did. Can you please let me know how you did it. I would like to do something similar at home.
Thanks!
Kindly
Lisa
Posted by: LisaK | July 19, 2010 at 01:17 PM
It's a real map. I bought it in a map shop here in Stockholm. It was kind of tricky to put it up because of the size and I would have preferred a wallpaper version in sections if I had found one at the time. I know there are some available now. What we did is we spray glued the back and stuck it to the wall. It looks ok but not prefect because the map has shifted a little over time and there are now some creases / bubbles. Most of out interior walls have this old cladding which is like a notice board (treetex)so we can pin our "I've been here" pins straight into the wall. We added the trim just so it would look a little more finished.
Posted by: Benita ~ Chez Larsson | July 19, 2010 at 02:07 PM
Aren't Mini and Bonus attracted to this? Seems like a perfect cat toy to me!
Posted by: Leslie | July 19, 2010 at 02:49 PM
Bonus doesn't care AT ALL. All he wants to do is be outside :). Mini is more inclined to touch stuff but we had the paper cranes in the livingroom for over a year until she started playing with them and tore them down. This will last as long as it lasts. She hasn't found them interesting yet and they've been up a couple of weeks...
Posted by: Benita ~ Chez Larsson | July 19, 2010 at 02:54 PM
I tried making it myself, and it worked!!!! I am so excited and now I am browing through the origami tutorials on youtube and trying to experiment more
Posted by: down comforter | July 19, 2010 at 04:37 PM
Benita - what a great instructional video! Thanks for including the part about the water bomb because I do remember how to make those from 5th grade. And the rest is easy. It is so wonderful of you not only to share your sources but then to make such a great video to boot. I love to watch how your hands "master" the paper. Off to make butterflies...
Posted by: Vicki K | July 19, 2010 at 06:32 PM
Great project. can't wait to try it. i guess you can put it up anywhere. i am wondering if you posted the recipes for the chocolate cupcakes or the donuts? please do. look forward to your next posts.
Posted by: Carmen | July 19, 2010 at 07:26 PM
That's so cute, I would like a pink one;)
Posted by: Sandra - If it comes in pink | July 20, 2010 at 12:09 AM
oh how cute! what patience you need though to fold and get it right.
this would also be so cute on canvas..like butteflies flying over a canvas in different sizes and patterns...
Tack for underbar blog!
Posted by: Casa e Cose | July 20, 2010 at 10:29 AM
How cool is that? Did you bought that mobile structure in the museumshop at the Moderna Museet in Stockholm, I did! ;) Now I only have to fold those wonderful fjärilar!
Posted by: maja | July 20, 2010 at 05:44 PM
I found mine at Åhléns some years ago :)
Posted by: Benita ~ Chez Larsson | July 21, 2010 at 08:01 AM
The donuts were bought actually and I still haven't posted the chocolate cupcakes. Need to check with Wille if I'm allowed to share the recipe :) He's away this week.
Posted by: Benita ~ Chez Larsson | July 21, 2010 at 08:03 AM
wooww... This is great.I would like to do a one,too.
Posted by: ayşegül | April 02, 2011 at 01:19 PM