Happy Friday friends! I have another wonderful project to share with you. Rene from Cottage and Vine is here sharing her butterfly art. Cottage and Vine is a home decor blog full of inspiring projects and ideas. It's been a daily read of mine for a long time. I always look forward to Rene's posts!
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Hello to all of Alissa's readers! I am Rene from the blog Cottage & Vine. Alissa invited me here to be a guest today so thought that I would share one of my recent butterfly projects with you.
I used unfinished shadow boxes from AC Moore that I bought with a coupon. The must have cost around $5 after the coupon. I primed and sprayed them with a can of glossy black on the exterior and white on the inside edges. The inside backs were rough so I used spray adhesive to line the backs with white card stock.
These are the butterflies I used. They are made of thin wood and are located in the scrap book section at Micheal's. I think they were around $2 after the coupon.
I played around with several different arrangements, but finally settled on this one with the blues together and the yellows together. They were attached to the shadow boxes using a hot glue gun. The graphic pop of color is just what this little corner of the kitchen needed.
There you have it...thank you for inviting me over today Alissa!
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What a great project - thanks for sharing Rene! I have seen versions of butterfly art in home decor stores and they are quite pricey. This is a great way to achieve the same look on a budget. For more inspiring ideas, visit Rene at Cottage and Vine.
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I have two more days to soak up the sun - I'm going to go get back to it! See you next Tuesday with a recipe.
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Love this. So simple yet looks so stunning!
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That's too fun! I'll have to try it out soon!
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