The Butterfly Project

Got butterfly die cuts, stencils, punches or are just good with a pair of sissors??? Then you could help contribute to a worthy project of remembrance.

The Butterfly Project

1,500,000 innocent children perished in the Holocaust. In an effort to remember them, Holocaust Museum Houston is collecting 1.5 million handmade butterflies. The butterflies will eventually comprise a breath-taking exhibition, currently scheduled for Spring 2012, for all to remember.

Instructions:

1. Create as many handmade arts-and-crafts butterflies as possible. This project may be completed by all ages as individuals or groups.

• Butterflies should be no larger than 8 inches by 10 inches.
• Butterflies may be of any medium the artist chooses, but two-dimensional submissions are preferred.
• Glitter should not be used.
• Food products (cereal, macaroni, candy, marshmallows or other perishables) also should not be used.

2. If possible, e-mail a photograph of your butterflies, to butterflyproject@hmh.org.
3. Please send or bring your butterflies to the Museum by June 30, 2011, with the following information included:

• Your name,
• Your organization or school,
• Your address,
• Your e-mail address, and
• The total number of butterflies sent.

4. Mail or bring your butterflies to:

Holocaust Museum Houston
Butterfly Project
Education Department
5401 Caroline St.
Houston, TX 77004
USA

I just found out about this today so I'll get started on making my butterflies, how about you?