I saw this gorgeous butterfly bell jar in Design Sponge at Home. But it's made with real butterflies and they are really expensive, and delicate to boot! But i loved the look of the jar. Not thinking i could ever make one, i forgot it for awhile until i stumbled on some cute little fake butterflies at House and Garden. My sister's birthday was coming up, and i remembered the bell jar i first fell in love with and decided to try and do something similar for my sisters birthday gift! So here's my version of a DIY Butterfly Bell-jar....
Oh....and how could i forget!? You need a bell jar!
Step 3: Glue fabric to foam, and then hot glue fabric covered base to the bottom of the bell jar.
IMPORTANT: Just make sure the bell jar glass top fits over the foam base once it is covered!
ETA: Glue your covered foam base to the bottom of the bell jar using your hot glue gun.
Step 4: Again with the hot glue gun, start gluing your butterflies to the tops of the wire.
Step 5: Decide where you want your butterflies to sit and using a wire cutter, trim your wire accordingly. Place your wire in the foam base and then add more glue to the base to secure it in place.
Step 6: Add your message. I hand drew mine onto kraft paper and coloured it in using a white gel pen. I then cut it out and hot glued the bottom of the paper to the base.
Put the top of your bell jar back on and ta-da! You now have a gorgeous statement piece for your table. Or you can give it away as a gift....mine went to my sister for her birthday. Although, once it was complete, i fell in love with it and it was really hard to give away! Shhhh....don't tell!
Love Zina xoxo
Where are those butterflies from? Just stunning.
Posted by: Kezza | 09 March 2012 at 12:27 PM
OK it pays to read everything - House and Garden butterflies. :)
Posted by: Kezza | 09 March 2012 at 12:28 PM
Haha....i got mine from Robina Town Shopping Centre. They are actually clips but i just tore the clips off!
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Posted by: zina zraikat | 09 March 2012 at 10:35 PM
Where did you get your bell jar from?
Posted by: Emilia | 06 April 2012 at 05:20 AM