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How To Create Butterfly Art in 4 Easy Steps

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I’ve seen these crafty butterfly art collages done on a number of different sites and I just had to try the project with my super crafty girls.

1. Collect your butterfly art materials

What you’ll need:
A piece of canvas (any size)
Paint
Paintbrush
Butterfly cutouts

I’m not gonna fool ya…I didn’t have any of those items. I’m also not a bargain shopper. I paid full price (those butterfly die cuts are expensive!) and spent about $40 total for each of my daughters. I reminded myself that this was about them getting creative and putting work into something they could be proud of, but I hoped the result was going to be worth hanging on the wall!

2. Paint your butterfly art canvas


The girls loved painting on an actual canvas! They didn’t paint the edges of because I thought it might get too messy. In retrospect, the ones that are painted all around sure are pretty.

Butterfly Collage

3. Cut your butterflies.

butterfly collage

4. Glue your butterflies.


We got busy gluing them every which way on the canvases. We bent the butterflies slightly in half so that their wings look like they’re lifting off the canvas and then dabbed a bit of Elmer’s glue on their bodies.

butterfly collage

The end product…two beautiful pieces of butterfly art. Two proud daughters. And one messy kitchen.

Was it worth the 40 bucks?

Absolutely. (but I bet you could find ways to save on this).

It also made me want to go see if I could find die cuts for a boy…like cars or dinosaurs or bumblebees. I bet my little guy would love to have a turn at this.

About Tracie Nall

Tracie lives in Arizona with her husband, teen daughter, and more books than her shelves will hold. She spends her days writing and editing. Many of her words end up on her blog, From Tracie. Find Tracie on Twitter @FromTracie and on Instagram where she takes pictures of things that are yellow.

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  2. Denise says

    Here’s how to do it cheaper: make a mock canvas from a recycled box. You cover the box, like a shoe box lid, cereal box or snack bar box with regular drawing/computer paper then paint. The little butterfly cut outs can be had at most scrapbook supply stores.

    My idea will result in more of a mini canvas, but you could make a set and hang them together. See my Comment Luv link to see how we made a mock canvas from a water color my kid did in preschool. Turned out pretty cool.

  6. Stefanie says

    Absolutely love this!! What a great idea! I know this is probably a silly question that I should know the answer to, but where did you find the butterfly cut-outs??
    thanks!
    Stefanie
    Ps. Happy SITS Day!