Butterfly Decoration Ideas – Spring into spring by making these fun DIY 3D paper butterfly decorations! They are fun and easy to make and you can decorate them any way you like!
The first day of spring is almost here, can you feel it? Maybe not yet, but I’m sure many of you have spring fever! These amazing DIY butterfly decorations will help you feel like it’s spring at home even though it hasn’t been long. 🙂
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I recently decorated a spring vignette, which I will share soon, and I wanted to include some butterflies. After all, butterflies often remind us of spring, don’t they?
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When making the butterfly, I wanted it to look like it was flapping its wings when it was sitting, so I decided to make another 3D paper butterfly. I really like how they turned out and most of all they are completely customizable!
I chose purple on the cardstock to match the color with the spring vignette. However, you can make butterflies from patterned card in any color! They are very adaptable to any decorative scheme. If you’re not a fan of color, use a neutral colored card. 🙂
I can imagine all kinds of uses for this butterfly! You can use it as wall art by arranging it on the wall in a flying pattern or sticking it on the canvas for artwork. Another use to put in a vignette like mine! I also think they would make a lovely bouquet! Just add it to a simple vine wreath decorated with Spanish Moss and other greenery.
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Don’t want to read all the instructions? I have included a video in this post that shows you how to make a DIY butterfly decoration. If you can’t see the video, turn off your ad blocker. If you want more instructions, keep reading.
I have included this free download template of four different butterflies. Each butterfly comes in three sizes so you can use whichever size works best for what you’re doing. Just print the butterfly on the cardboard. Then using sharp scissors, cut the butterfly template.
Using the butterfly template of your choice, trace it onto colored/colored paper or cardboard. To speed up this process, you can fold the paper in half so that you will cut two butterflies at the same time! 🙂
Here are some tips for you. Cut the butterfly and leave the last folded edge, this will hold the two butterflies together until they die. Also, when cutting at a sharp angle, cut to the corner, then from the other side. This allows sharp edges. 😉 After I cut out the first plane of the butterfly I noticed you could see the outline so I started tracing the template on the back of the cardboard.
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By flipping the card in half, you get two identical copies of the same butterfly! The only reason you don’t want to do this is if you want to target the butterfly pattern area. Then you need to follow it to the right area. Since I used another marble colored paper, it didn’t matter. Plus, you can choose the type of butterfly you like for the top layer! 😉
I used 2-3 layers for each butterfly. Sometimes I just use two colored butterflies, and sometimes I use butterflies with a cream pattern in between. I also used two script butterflies with colors in between. This is so good! Whatever you use, make sure it’s from the same butterfly model.
To make the butterfly antenna, I cut two pieces of hemp rope to the same size. They range in size from 3/4″ to 1.5″.
To get the 3D shape, you fold the wings of the butterfly. This is easily done by drawing a line with the wings parallel to the body of the butterfly. I just used nails but you can also use anything with a straight edge like a butter knife. Fold your wings in on yourself and let’s go. Do the same with the other wings. Now the butterfly will look like it has upper wings. Repeat this process with three layers of butterflies.
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To collect butterflies, the first step is to attach the antennae to the bottom layer. Place them so that the antennas are separated. Next, attach the butterfly body parts to each additional layer of hot glue. Try placing the butterfly directly on top of the previous layer.
Fold the wings forward a little in each layer. Now you have a butterfly that looks like it’s flapping its wings. 🙂
An additional step is to color the body of the butterfly with a black Sharpie marker. I chose not to do this for most butterflies but for the smaller ones.
I went a little crazy making these cute little butterflies! It’s fun to see how the paper comes out with different patterns.
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They look so cute in spring sketches, I’ll be sharing them with you soon! Do you have any ideas about this butterfly? I would love to see your project!
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