Lovely Old Hand-painted Butterfly Needle Keep, Canvas and Green Felt black on white and a little searching confirms

and a little searching confirms they're pretty rare (And the colorful little carved balls inside of this one remind me of one of my other favorite things

The brighter blue one sits on a short crossbar attached to its long steel post and "flies" pretty straight

--so as to be to able to light a couple of candles wherever one goes

though it would also be great with no plant at all

Lovely Old Hand-painted Butterfly Needle Keep, Canvas and Green Felt black on white and a little searching confirmsSo many little things people once bothered to make beautiful, including so many sewing related things. This butterfly shaped needle book needle keep is a perfect case in point I think, the hand painted exterior made of a canvas type material which gives it a nice stiffness and weight, and then green felt body at center and green felt lining, with one little page inside for needles. Id be inclined to lie it flat and pop it in a frame, or just pin it