This one started with an imcomplete piece of upholstery fabric that I had picked up at Crate and Barrel years ago when picking a fabirc for a chair...the fabric is the butterfly at the top right. Then, I recreated each butterfly (in my own way, each is different) in different directions. I added the bees and ladybugs because there was white space in between the butterflies, making it feel empty and I wanted them to come alive.
I added the bees and ladybugs and liked it. Decided not to do a fully beaded abstract background, in other words, filling in the white space, because I perceived it would make the design feel too heavy and I thought the extra pattern would distract from the pattern in the butterfly wings.