butterfly light catcher | Hungry Caterpillar Birthday Party

I have decided to take Sundays off from blogging my thirty photos in thirty days, but I did take the photo for day twelve yesterday (so I’m not really cheating – hehe). I just really need one day a week when I don’t touch my computer.

This week, I will be featuring a couple projects and decorations for my daughter’s third birthday, which will be a Very Hungry Caterpillar themed party.  I will blog the party next Monday, so you can see everything come together. I am so excited! I love kids parties!

This butterfly light catcher ended up being a two-day project. First, I cut two black posters into the shape of a butterfly. I used a razor knife to cut the inside shapes out. This took longer than I thought, and dinnertime/bedtime craziness ensued before we could get to the next step. Today, I ripped some strips and shapes out of different colors of tissue paper. I had McG help me tape them to one side of one of the butterfly “skeletons.” Then I taped the other “skeleton to the taped side and voilà! It looks so pretty and will greet guests as they arrive at the party.