DIY Faux Butterfly Shadow Box Art
DIY PROJECT
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I have been on the search for vintage frame butterflies for a room makeover I am working on. Since I have been coming up empty handed, impatient me did the next best thing, created a faux DIY version!
I was wandering around the craft store, and saw these faux butterflies in the garden section, and thought maybe I could use some of my thrifted frames to create shadow boxes for them. They turned out so fun! And no butterflies were hurt in the making of this DIY 🙂
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Supplies
Small Faux Butterflies
Large Faux Butterflies
Vintage Frame
or Shadow Box Frame
Glue Gun
Scissors
Coffee
Foam Brush
Label maker
Cardboard
Sketch paper
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Remove back of frame and push down tabs to hold glass in place.
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Cut the cardboard and paper to rest on top of the back of the frame.
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“Age” the edges of your paper by brushing on coffee.
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Use your glue gun to attached the faux butterflies to the paper.
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Optional: use a label make to identify your butterflies.
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Glue the paper to the cardboard.
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And them glue the paper/cardboard to the back of the frame.
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Use Command strips attached to the back to hang the art on the wall!
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