{"id":25943,"date":"2024-04-15T14:34:38","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T14:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/?p=25943"},"modified":"2026-01-02T09:19:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T09:19:12","slug":"cross-stitch-butterfly-brooch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/grown-ups\/cross-stitch-butterfly-brooch\/","title":{"rendered":"Cross Stitch Butterfly Brooch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">Add a touch of elegance and creativity to your wardrobe with this intricate 3D Cross Stitch Butterfly Brooch. A truly unique fashion accessory, this stunning brooch is sure to become a favourite piece in your collection. Perfect for craft lovers, the butterfly design showcases delicate cross-stitching techniques using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/coloured-plastic-needles\">needle<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-supplies\/craft-essentials\/wool-thread\">wool<\/a>, bringing your creation to life in beautiful detail.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Add a touch of elegance and creativity to your wardrobe with this intricate 3D Cross Stitch Butterfly Brooch. A truly unique fashion accessory, this stunning brooch is sure to become a favourite piece in your collection. Perfect for craft lovers, the butterfly design showcases delicate cross-stitching techniques using needle and wool, bringing your creation to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":78373,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"editor_plus_copied_stylings":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[27,233,321,261,3,382,267,239,229],"tags":[712],"class_list":["post-25943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-grown-ups","category-activity","category-butterfly","category-fashion-jewellery","category-kids","category-sewing","category-stitching","category-techniques","category-themes","tag-sewing"],"acf":{"age":["6-9","10+","Adult"],"skill-level":["Advanced"],"time-to-make":["1+ day"],"idea-type":["Craft Projects"],"free-printable":"","ID":"K1606","time":"1 day or a few evenings","skill_level":"Hard","how_to_make":"<b>To cast on:<b><\/b><\/b>  Insert it into the back of the fabric to make your first stitch. 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