Last year, someone kindly gave my boyfriend and I their almost-new dining table for FREE. Up until then we had been using a beat up wooden table that didn't go with anything in our apartment. Our new one is shiny and beautiful, and looks awesome with the rest of our furniture. I needed some artwork to hang above it that was equally as beautiful.
You will need:
- Something to mount the butterflies on (I used a $5 table top from the "as is" section in Ikea)
- Poster board ($1.25 at Dollar Giant)
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Hot glue gun
Step 1: Make a stencil
- I used 3 different size butterflies from google images
- Make sure to trace the butterflies on the matte side of the poster board
Step 2: Cut & Fold
- Lay the butterfly glossy side up
- Fold wings upward
- They should look like they are fluttering
- Before you glue, take some time to plan the layout of the butterflies
- Once you're happy with the arrangement squirt a little bit of glue on the bottom of the butterfly
- Press and hold until the glue has dried
Rip off the strings left by the glue gun and you're done!
I added some string lights from the dollar store ($1.25) because everything looks better with string lights! The small painting was a gift from the talented Ana Petre, and compliments the butterflies perfectly.
I'd love to see other versions of this. I'm thinking about making a Halloween one with flying bats. If you've given this project a shot, let me know how you made it your own!
