Embroidered Collage

The thick wool felt I used as a stitching base is very easy to stitch through and gives these butterflies a bit of extra dimension.  I actually purchased it as a base for needlefelting, but I like it in this application as well.  I limited my floss colors to a handful and my bead selection to one mixed bag so I could concentrate more on varying pattern from one butterfly to another.  It's interesting to see how much I can pack into a small space.  I'm over half way done now...