Getting ready for Easter

 Hello, everyone.

Easter decorations are beginning to be assembled. Butterflies, besides being emblematic of the return of flowers and sunshine, are also symbols of the Resurrection: from a dead-looking cocoon comes a beautiful flying insect. Very poetic!

This is, I think, an OESD free standing lace pattern. It fits twice in the 5x7 hoop, as y'all can see, and in the next photo the Mylar will show better than in this one. (I am currently in a phase of liking the look of a Mylar layer in free standing lace. The opal colored Mylar reflects light without looking heavy.) 

 

Here is the whole flock of butterflies. I am currently thinking of adding them to a lacey cover, possibly by using beads along the butterfly's body covering a piece of wire that goes through to the back and through the substrate fabric and is twisted to hold in place. The beads will of course have to be lightweight...gold? iridescent ivory? we shall see what works.