Add a pop of color to your door with a Spring wreath made with paper butterflies in three easy steps! Perfect for eclectic Spring decor.
Hi there! Welcome to the first Spring series 2014 on Up to Date Interiors. If you are new here, a special hello to you. We are military family living overseas so many of my posts focus on sharing rental decorating ideas and DIYs. I’m so glad you stopped by. I’ve got warm breezes and sunshine on the brain and have the perfect DIY to brighten up your front door. If you have a printer and an extra grapevine wreath form laying around you can do this right now!
DIY Butterfly Spring Wreath with Step by Step Instructions
Today I’m sharing how to create a pretty butterfly Spring wreath. This is the first year that I created a wreath with something other than flowers and I love the way it turned out. Very woodlandish and super easy. 😉
Materials for paper butterfly wreath:
- Butterfly printable – I found mine on What a Beautiful Mess and love the colors and variety of sizes. I printed out three sheets of butterflies on white card stock.
- Grapevine wreath form
- Hot glue gun and glue sticks
How to put your Spring wreath together:
Cut out your butterflies and fold the wings together gently, then smooth out. Lay out the largest butterflies evenly around the wreath and glue (just a little dot) into place. Lay out medium butterflies, glue, and then fill in the rest with small butterflies.
A very fun and easy project to do while you are sitting on the couch watching your favorite show!
LaVonndra Johnson says
March 17, 2014 at 9:48 amThat is so beautiful and whimsical. I love it and so would my daughter – she’s obsessed with butterflies.
Kathy says
March 18, 2014 at 8:11 pmThank you! My kids are still cutting out butterflies (I printed extras for them!). 🙂 The wreath is much different from my usual Spring flowers but I like it!
Christine says
March 12, 2015 at 9:08 amWhat weight card stock did you use for the best results? I am in love with this project !
Erin @ The Speckled Palate says
March 17, 2014 at 10:15 amWhat a fun and whimsical project for your door! I love the way this wreath turned out AND the colors involved, Kathy! And I can definitely see it being adored by the young and old as they approach your door. What a fun project and what a great way to add a little color to your porch as spring is just getting started!
Kathy says
March 18, 2014 at 8:12 pmThank you for those kind words Erin! It was amazingly easy and simple project but sometimes those turn out the best. It DID take awhile to cut out all of those butterflies. lol
aimee fauci says
March 17, 2014 at 2:12 pmthat is amazing that those butterflies are made out of paper and your cutting is awesome.. I would probably cut off some wings!
Kathy says
March 18, 2014 at 8:14 pmlol, I did cut off a few heads and antennas to make the cutting easier. Did you check out the link to the free printable? It came from a scrapbooking blog. Super cute.
Christina says
April 7, 2014 at 8:19 pmThis is so pretty, and different from a lot of other wreaths I’ve seen lately. Thank you for sharing.
Kathy says
April 8, 2014 at 10:43 pmThanks so much Christina!! This is the first year I didn’t make a floral wreath, it’s a refreshing change. 😉
[email protected] of a Serial Do-it-Yourselfer says
April 10, 2014 at 9:22 amThis is so pretty, Kathy! I’m so glad you shared it at our party, pinning & sharing ! XO
Kathy says
April 11, 2014 at 11:39 amThanks so much Christy!!
Meg says
April 15, 2014 at 10:17 pmThis wealth is just what I’ve been looking for, LOVE IT. And I have to say you are not alone on the Chai Tea addiction. I blame Costco for selling me unlimited 3 packs/boxes. I start to get worried when I am down to my last box because Costco is 45 minutes away. My new thing is adding a splash of Vanilla Milk. Yum.
Meg says
April 15, 2014 at 10:18 pmWreath!
Kathy says
April 16, 2014 at 5:41 pmDidn’t even notice…;)
Kathy says
April 16, 2014 at 5:41 pmLOL, Vanilla Milk sounds delightful in Chai!! I just finished one about a hour ago… So glad you loved the wreath!
Kyla says
April 16, 2014 at 8:18 pmThanks for sharing 🙂 This will be a fun weekend project!
Kathy says
April 16, 2014 at 10:08 pmMy pleasure! Have fun. 😉
Abby @ Just a Girl and Her Blog says
April 18, 2014 at 9:49 pmThis is AMAZING, Kathy! All of those butterflies must’ve taken some time! I love how it turned out! Thank you so much for linking up at Get Your DIY On: Thinking Spring! Happy Easter!
~Abby =)
Kathy says
April 21, 2014 at 7:22 pmlol, they did! I was watching tv so it wasn’t bad. 🙂 Thanks for the sweet comment and hosting!
Noelle lewis says
February 20, 2015 at 4:07 pmThis is absolutely amazing! Butterflies are so magical and the color scheme is beautiful! I printed outlines and colored mine (to save ink and because I like coloring). It did take forever but was kind of a relaxing project while I watched Netflix 🙂 Thanks for the idea!
Kathy says
February 21, 2015 at 5:10 pmThat’s awesome! Just cutting took me a while. I can’t imagine coloring them too. lol
Jo march says
March 7, 2015 at 3:07 pmThanks for sharing! This is lovely. Do you buy the grapevine wreath or make it? If you make it can you please give me an idea of how it’s done? Thank you!
Kathy says
March 9, 2015 at 4:38 amI bought it Jo!
Kathy says
March 6, 2016 at 10:04 pmKathy, I just love this butterfly wreath. I am always looking for wreaths that fit between my doors. Plus I just love butterflies. Thank you so much for sharing this. I can’t wait to make one!
Thanks again!
Kathy U:)
kathy21361(at)yahoo(dot)com
Kathy says
March 7, 2016 at 4:36 pmMy pleasure Kathy!! I love the pop of color the butterflies add. 🙂 Have fun.
Carol says
March 14, 2016 at 1:10 amTotally going to try this. It looks like 2 different sizes of each kind of butterfly. To what size did you do the smaller ones?
Carol says
March 14, 2016 at 1:20 amokay, never mind. I took another look at the print you used and saw that they are different sizes . Thank you for the project idea and links.
Carole says
November 27, 2016 at 2:15 pmSo much fun! I’ve got so many butterfly clipart and stickers that this will be a breeze. Thanks for sharing.
Kathy says
November 30, 2016 at 8:14 amWonderful!
Lisa Gregory says
March 8, 2018 at 12:35 amI know this post was from a few years ago, but I have to tell you, your wreath is gorgeous!!! I adore it!! And more so because I created the butterfly file you used. Thank you for the link to my blog. I use to design the files for Swirlydoos and now find my butterfliies all over the internet!! Makes my heart happy when I see projects such as your using them!! Now I need a butterfly wreath!!!!
Kathy says
March 17, 2018 at 10:25 amI’m so glad you found me Lisa! That is one of my most popular post. The butterfly file is gorgeous! Thanks so much sharing it. xoxo