A Different Kind of Screen Saver: Origami Butterflies

I will always remember one sunny afternoon on a particularly warm summer day when my Dad had just returned from work. He had so quickly changed into his swim trunks .... in a terrible hurry to jump in the pool right off of my parents' bedroom deck. My Mom, sisters and I were sitting on the opposite deck enjoying a cocktail I'm sure and getting our tan on when we looked up at the commotion and saw my Dad run out of the house, skip and trip into the pool still holding the patio screen door in his arms!

W.E. L.A.U.G.H.E.D. H.Y.S.T.E.R.I.C.A.L.L.Y !!!

Working on this new little spring project of mine, I had a smirk on my face & nice thoughts about my goofy father and those warm summer days by the pool with the girls! Happy memories I tell you!

What better project in anticipation for spring and lots of downtime in the porch with my little Saskatchewan family than these cute screensavers:

The screen and sunshine argued with my camera, I lost my patience and this is the unfortunate result!

And here they are now off the screen so you have a better look at them:

These origami butterflies are simply made of pretty scrap papers, little bling and copper beading wire. This one girls is about as easy as easy gets!

Here's a YouTube video where Rosie demonstrates the fold:



Tell me, are you going to make them in the hopes that your husband or your toddlers don't decide to run right through the screen doors in excitement this season???