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Butterfly Birdhouse

July 20, 2015 by Holly Gagnon 12 Comments

My daughter and I have been enjoying the lazy days of Summer and have been busy making simple crafts together.  When we visited a craft store where she picked out a bunch of inexpensive wood projects to paint and decorate.  Of course, I’m always up for a good decoupage/wood project so I thought I’d make my own lil’ Butterfly Birdhouse for a friend of mine who I know would appreciate some cheer.
Butterfly Birdhouse decoupaged with Mod Podge and rolled flowers

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I used Mod Podge to adhere patterned paper on the birdhouse, inked the roof and sides of the house and cut out   like a million 2″ flowers from the Cricut Flower Shoppe cartridge to cover the roof.   I also added  some super cute transparent butterflies on to the birdhouse that came from a Studio Calico kit.

Butterfly Birdhouse made with rolled flowers

I think it took like like 27 flowers to cover the roof.  OK-I’ll admit, it was kind of therapeutic rolling flowers, hot gluing them together then repeating like 26 more times.   I did mention  I was enjoying the lazy days of Summer, right?

 

Wood Butterfly Birdhouse decoupaged with patterned paper and rolled flowers
This Butterfly Birdhouse was an easy project that could be decorated like a million ways but will definitely bring a smile to my friends face .
Click on images to view other decoupaged projects:
Dollar Store Gift Box decoupaged with patterned paper and Cricut Flower Shoppe Flower
DIY Wood Block Decoupaged Photo Frame
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Filed Under: Altered Item, Cricut, Home Decor, Kraft Paper Tagged With: Altered Item, Cricut, Dollar Store Goods, Home Decor, Kraft

Comments

  1. Steph @ Crafting in the Rain says

    August 6, 2012 at 12:34 am

    Super cute! I knew those little houses had potential, but you made it truly fab!

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  2. Rosie says

    August 6, 2012 at 2:24 pm

    very pretty

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  3. Creative M says

    August 6, 2012 at 4:28 pm

    WOW!!!Very!Very!Beautiful!!!Gorgeous!!

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  4. julie says

    August 6, 2012 at 6:48 pm

    Oh my gosh that’s so cute I might have to lift it, if you don’t mind. Thanks for shareing, God bless.

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  5. Trixie says

    August 7, 2012 at 9:02 pm

    Wow! That is beautiful. You did a wonderful job!

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  6. Maria Matter says

    August 11, 2012 at 8:43 pm

    beautiful done Holly! love your rosy roof!

    Reply
  7. Arin says

    August 13, 2012 at 4:13 pm

    Super adorable! I love all the detail and THE PATIENCE that was put into this project! Just perfection!

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  8. Naomi Edwards says

    August 14, 2012 at 11:16 am

    Holly , this birdhouse is absolutely fabulous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee it!!!!

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  9. Jillian says

    August 22, 2012 at 4:52 pm

    This is just BEAUTIFUL!! I love the paper! I absolutely love it!

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  10. Louise - PunknScrap says

    August 28, 2012 at 4:21 am

    This is really stunning! Fantastic project.

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  11. germaine fryc says

    July 24, 2015 at 12:21 pm

    This is a gorgeous butterfly birdhouse! Excellent crafting!

    Reply
    • Holly Gagnon says

      July 25, 2015 at 11:34 pm

      Thank you so much! Holly 🙂

      Reply

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