Thank you so much for this fantastic video. You make it look so easy. You have a great voice for this and explain things so even I can understand. Thank YOU.
@@MidnightButterflyDesigns Aww. thank you for replying. I spent TWO days on that bottom wing. I finally gave up & decided my butterfly would be happy to wear a leaf for a wing. It looks like a leaf. Upsetting. Tje top wing looks ok. How on earth were you able to cut the curvy lines with an Exacto knife? Pure 100% MAGIC. Thank you again for sharing such a great tutorial,...you did a wonderful job. I know it's time consuming & a lot of work. Cheers. I adore your accent.
@@ameswho9548 I'm sure it came out great! Sometimes, if you don't have a big bendy blade, if you cut a straight line and the shape the clay gently on both sides (so it matches when you put it back together) you can get a similar effect. 💙
I'm a beginner polymer clay jewelry maker and wanted to add butterflies to my pieces. You're a life saver! Your video is the most comprehensible I've come across! Can't thank you enough for the tutorial! 💗💗💗✨
Honestly, the best Monarch Butterfly tutorial I've seen! Thank you so much for this! Could you maybe also teach us how to reduce these butterfly wings? They're quite an unusual shape to reduce. x
Thank you much, the butterfly is beautiful. I’ve made long skinner blends so I’m confused as to how to run this one thru the pasta machine. It would be nice to actually see you running thru the machine. The visual running thru the machine would be very helpful. Are you always folding the skinner blends with same colors touching and always putting it into the pasta machine fold facing down?
With Skinner blends you must always fold the same way and always put in the pasta machine fold first. If you turn the clay and fold, you'll end up just mixing ALL the colours together. Hope that helps!
I'll be honest - I don't tend to varnish mine, but when I do I use a water based polyurethane. Oil based varnishes will react with polymer clay so just be aware that any varnish needs to be water based. Also, pro tip, apply a couple of very thin layers. This will minimise bubbles 💙
I would use a baby wipe or (more sustainable option) a cloth with some baby oil on to remove the residue between dark and light colours. I do this, it's just I don't show it on the tutorials :)
This was very well explained, both visually and via the narration. Thank you so much for sharing this with us 👌🏼
My pleasure! 😊 I am so pleased that it's been very helpful! 🙌
Thank you so much for this fantastic video. You make it look so easy. You have a great voice for this and explain things so even I can understand. Thank YOU.
That's incredibly kind. Thank you so much - caning can be such a tricky concept to try and put into words sometimes!!
@@MidnightButterflyDesigns Aww. thank you for replying. I spent TWO days on that bottom wing. I finally gave up & decided my butterfly would be happy to wear a leaf for a wing. It looks like a leaf. Upsetting. Tje top wing looks ok. How on earth were you able to cut the curvy lines with an Exacto knife? Pure 100% MAGIC. Thank you again for sharing such a great tutorial,...you did a wonderful job. I know it's time consuming & a lot of work. Cheers. I adore your accent.
@@ameswho9548 I'm sure it came out great! Sometimes, if you don't have a big bendy blade, if you cut a straight line and the shape the clay gently on both sides (so it matches when you put it back together) you can get a similar effect. 💙
Very detailed, clear instructions! Your hands manipulate the clay marvelously!! Thank you!
Thank you so much!
I'm a beginner polymer clay jewelry maker and wanted to add butterflies to my pieces. You're a life saver! Your video is the most comprehensible I've come across! Can't thank you enough for the tutorial! 💗💗💗✨
Oh my gosh, you are SO welcome! Honestly, it's my absolute pleasure to teach how to make these. 💕💕
This is a great tutorial! You're so pleasant to listen to
Thank you so much 😊
love your butterfly and tutorial, great job! looking forward to more videos
Thank you so much - more videos are on their way! I hope you enjoy them too!
Thanks for the tutorial; this was my first cane and it turned out great!
OH MY GOSH, THATS AMAZING!! Well done!!!
Please find me on Facebook and show me, I'd love to see it!
What an awesome video, i can't wait to try this.
Thank you! I hope you have fun!!
Какие красивые бабочки,отличная работа! Хочу сказать спасибо!
Thank you!
Qué paciencia!!!!! , felicidades, desde España
Thank You!! Your tutorials are awesome! I finally bit the bullet this weekend and made my first butterfly cane. Your videos were SO HELPFUL!
Oh that's AWESOME!!! WELL DONE!!!
Amazing Keep up all the hard work 👏👏 Liked & subscribed
Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy the others videos incoming soon 💙
Nice butterfly, 👌
Thank you so much!
Great tutorial! I'd love to know how you reduce it! Thanks!!
I've had a couple of requests for this so I'll try and bring something helpful to the channel for that! Thanks for watching!
This is a fabulous video but I would love to have seen how you extrude it out at the end to make it the size that you need.
Thank you - perhaps I'll have to do a video on that!
Very beautiful!
Thank you so much ❤️
Honestly, the best Monarch Butterfly tutorial I've seen! Thank you so much for this! Could you maybe also teach us how to reduce these butterfly wings? They're quite an unusual shape to reduce. x
I've got it in mind for a video as it's highly requested. I'll do my best to get something out soon 🙏 thank you so much for watching!!
I collect butterflies. Not real ones though! Beautiful!
Thank you! 😊
amazing job
Thank you so much ❤️
Thank you much, the butterfly is beautiful. I’ve made long skinner blends so I’m confused as to how to run this one thru the pasta machine. It would be nice to actually see you running thru the machine. The visual running thru the machine would be very helpful.
Are you always folding the skinner blends with same colors touching and always putting it into the pasta machine fold facing down?
With Skinner blends you must always fold the same way and always put in the pasta machine fold first. If you turn the clay and fold, you'll end up just mixing ALL the colours together. Hope that helps!
Thanks!
What kind of varnish u use? Is water based polyurethane varnish good for air dry polymer clay?
I'll be honest - I don't tend to varnish mine, but when I do I use a water based polyurethane. Oil based varnishes will react with polymer clay so just be aware that any varnish needs to be water based. Also, pro tip, apply a couple of very thin layers. This will minimise bubbles 💙
The black i have dyes my hand and transfer on to other colors which black should I use
I would use a baby wipe or (more sustainable option) a cloth with some baby oil on to remove the residue between dark and light colours. I do this, it's just I don't show it on the tutorials :)
@@MidnightButterflyDesigns thank you 😊
How do you reduce the shape to make it small? just keep pinching?
Essentially yes! Have a look for "reducing polymer clay canes" on RUclips - it takes a little work but it's worth it 😊 good luck!!
What pasta machine do you use?
It's just a manual £20 thing from ebay to be honest! 😂 Nothing fancy!
Realistic butterfly.🙂
Thank you 💙
Dang it, I've been trying to see how to reduce a cane with an odd shape, all I've found are round ones
I'll bear this in mind for a future video so I can help you 😊