One again I will tell you how much I LOVE mixed media. It is so much fun to let my creativity just run wild. This project was so much fun and turned-out BEAUTIFUL!! Butterflies are one of my favorites, add that with mixed media and you have once amazing project!! Follow along as I make this DIY Mixed Media Butterfly sign! Hopefully you’ll be inspired!
Supplies:
Wood Butterfly -Dollar Tree
Scarpbook Paper
Piece of scrap wood
Paper Flowers- Hobby Lobby
Gem Stickers – Dollar Tree
Paints
Antique Brown Wax
Wire
Chip Board Saying – Hobby Lobby
First, paint all your pieces. the scrap wood board I painted antique white, along with the gem stickers. The butterfly I painted in a dusty rose color.
Second, I added the stickers to the butterfly.
Third, I whitewashed the butterfly with the antique white and then added some brown wax to it.
Fourth, I took my scrapbook paper onto my board. Once it was dry, I added brown antique wax around the edges.
Fifth, I glued the butterfly to the board and added two wire antenna. I did the antenna by cutting a piece of wire and then wrapping the top around a pencil to make the swirl.
Next, I added the flowers to the center of the butterfly, to make her body. One was really white and didn’t match, so i used my coffee stain I have in a spray bottle and gave it a few sprays and then dried it with my heat gun. It worked perfectly and now it matches great!
Finally, I added a piece of lace ribbon and the chipboard saying tucked behind the flowers. Then I took a piece of a paint stirrer and glued it to the bottom so it would stand better, I made sure I painted that and distressed it to match the sign. That part isn’t necessary, one side of my wood was flat and even and I accidently used that as the top….so it didn’t stand after because the bottom was uneven.
I think this turned out so CUTE! It is mixed media/shabby chic and I love them both!! This was so much fun to create, I will be doing more projects with butterflies, I love them! Do you think you’ll be making something like this DIY Mixed Media Butterfly?
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Pamela Hinely
Absolutely love to see your projects. They are easy enough, thanks to you showing us step by step. So appreciate you sharing your talents with us all.
creatingthroughchaos
Thank you so much!