Last week I blogged about a handmade gift exchange that I attended and showcased all the items that my friends brought. Today I’m sharing the gift that I brought! I love making seasonal home decor items. It’s so fun to bring out special handmade items with the changing of each season and holiday.
I made a simple butterfly terrarium in a mason jar. This craft is less than $5 to make, only requires 4 materials and can be made in 5 easy steps!
1. Artificial Feather Butterflies
2. Preserved Sheet Moss 3. Styrofoam Balls 3″ White 4. Ball Mason Jars Wide-Mouth Can
2. Preserved Sheet Moss
3. Styrofoam Balls 3″ White
4. Ball Mason Jars Wide-Mouth Can
Step 1 // Cut your 3″ foam ball in half.
Step 2 // Cut a small piece of your sheet moss to the size of your foam ball.
Step 3 // Hot glue the moss all around the ball to conform to the ball and then hot glue the ball half to the mason jar lid.
Step 4 // Stick in your butterflies to the moss ball. My butterflies came attached to wire. I just pushed the wire right into the foam ball.
Step 5 // Stick your foam ball with butterflies into the jar and tighten the lid! It’s that easy!!
I added these free printable tags to my terrariums to handout at the gift exchange.
To see past 6th Street DIY projects check out this Pinterest board.
Really cute!! This would be a great birthday party idea.
These are super cute! Love them!
Jenny
http://www.simcoestreet.blogspot.ca
Love those cute feather butterflies..:)
kiddicare
Those are adorable! And totally my level of DIY too–we're throwing my sister a bridal shower next month and these might be the perfect gift!
Those are so cute! I think the end result is much more expensive looking that what it actually cost to make. Thanks for sharing!
Emmie
Blue11interiors.blogspot.com
Such a cute idea!
Adorable! Such a great (and fast!) project! I agree with Alison that they would be perfect for a birthday party!!
How adorable!! Perfect for springtime 🙂
-Brittany
http://www.belquist.com
So beautiful! The butterflies will add a great pop of color in a space! Cute idea!
~Abby =)
Really nice! I have had butterflies similiar to that sitting around in my craft stash forever not knowing what to do with them. Thanks for the inspiration!
This is super cute! I'll definitely have to try it.
And the best part is that you don't have to worry about maintaining the terrarium. It will last forever!
Emily
The Em Dash
http://www.theemdash.com
These are great, K!
These are lovely. I love your style. Thanks so much for sharing. I'm excited to make one.
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