More Paper Butterflies in the Shop

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I added some pretty little yellow paper butterflies in the shop.  

A few weeks ago I used some green ones I had in my shop at the time to make specimen art.

I used some of the yellow ones to make a mini banner on our little easel chalkboard.  They are mounted on scallops punched from lined note cards and strung up with bakers twine.  

What would you craft with little paper butterflies?

Butterfly Specimen Art

I am so ready for spring.  We've been stuck in the house too long.  We're ready to play outside, blow super giant bubbles, and make sidewalk masterpieces with chalk.  

Until we get past these 30 degree days we'll have to do with making it feel like spring inside the house.

Let's start with some butterfly specimen art.

Here's the "how to"

Gather up your empty frame, glue dots, foam adhesive, paper butterflies, and scrapbook paper ~or~.

If you are using a burlap background you will need cardboard and burlap instead of scrapbook paper.  Cut both to the size of your frame.

For burlap background:  Apply glue dots all around edge of cardboard.  Press burlap down on glue dots.  (I've found this to be the easiest way to get burlap neatly in a frame)

Try to get the burlap as flat a possible without stretching.  (This can be a pain!)

eek!  Burlap is messy when cut! 

Gather all your pretty punched butterflies and foam adhesive.  Lay them out in the frame to get the pattern and spacing you want before attaching.

and there's that happy little pop of spring I was looking for!

You can find a set of these butterflies (but in yellow) in my shop so you can create your own spring butterfly specimen art!

Heart Specimen Art

I love me some specimen art!

  

Find my other specimen art HERE and HERE

I always change out this pretty little white frame with my holiday specimen art of choice.  It makes a quick touch of holiday decor.  All you need is paper or material, some of those foam adhesive dots, and a punch or cutting tool.  

I wanted to stay with my Valentine color scheme of reds and browns(burlap).  Here is what I did...

I made my background using a piece of burlap.  

Using my computer I typed the Bible verse I Corinthians 13 over and over to kind of create a book page, if you will.  I printed it out on white cardstock and used my cricut to make 24 little hearts.  I attached them to the burlap using the 3D adhesive foam dots.  The slightly bigger heart in the middle was cut from a red glitter paper.  

{Love.  Love.  Love}

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