True story: Again in fifth grade, I created my first room design board. I drew a diagram of my bed room in a little bit pocket book to plan the furnishings format, sketched out all the decor and the place I wished it to go, and the theme was centered round one factor… butterflies.
No thought why I all of the sudden developed a butterfly obsession on the age of 10, however my mother was completely on board with my new plans by serving to me select each element all the way down to the butterfly printed Restricted Too inflatable chair and purple beaded butterfly curtains from Claire’s. Groovy 90s fashion, child. (In hindsight, I understand now this complete state of affairs of my obsession with adorning makes good sense.)
So once I requested Olivia a couple of weeks in the past how she wished her new bed room adorned, my mouth dropped when she requested, “Can I’ve butterflies, Mommy?”
Oh, my coronary heart!
Instantly, I considered a candy little lady model of a Victorian butterfly research shadow field to hold on her wall. Besides much less grotesque since Victorians positioned precise lifeless butterfly carcasses in image frames.
I went the watercolor paper route as a substitute.
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- Butterfly graphics printed on white cardstock
- Jersey size shadow box
- White chalk paint and paint brush (I painted my body because the shadow field I purchased solely got here in brown and black.)
- Scissors
- Sizzling glue gun and scorching glue sticks
1. I painted my darkish brown shadow field body with a pattern pot of Annie Sloan Pure White Chalk Paint since I couldn’t discover any white ones giant sufficient within the retailer. I scored the shadow box at Michael’s at 60% off. Woot!
2. For the butterflies, I printed out these watercolor butterfly graphics on white card inventory. You may obtain them to print your self from the printable library (sign-up to get the subscriber link in your inbox).
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3. After I minimize out the butterflies with scissors, I folded every butterfly in half in order that they might look three-dimensional.
4. I laid out all the butterflies on my shadow field backer board within the association that I wished (in order that the identical colours/sizes weren’t all clustered collectively).
5. Then, utilizing a scorching glue gun, I hooked up every butterfly to the backer board one after the other, ensuring they lined up into rows.
As soon as I popped the board again into the shadow field, it appeared like the actual deal! Solely tons of of {dollars} lower than an actual Victorian butterfly research and far more cheerful and fashionable.
They add a lot depth to this little nook in Olivia’s room now, and I swear it appears like one thing that got here proper out of a Pottery Barn Children catalog.
I added a couple of playful particulars to her dresser high too like this “I like you a bushel and a peck” signal (similar one here). My mother used to sing that music to me once I was little, and now I sing it to Olivia. It was simply too becoming.
And Olivia’s grandpa hand carved this rattle for her when she was born out of 1 piece of wooden.
I positioned Robert’s first teddy bear (an authentic Snuggle) on high of the dresser beside my DIY butterfly terrarium too, and all of it appears so proper at residence collectively.
Besides these Shel Silverstein books are used each evening at story time as a result of Olivia completely loves his hilarious poems. (She’s memorized “Fancy Dive” by coronary heart and recites it in essentially the most adorably animated manner with an emphasis on “wuarter” on the finish.)
I’ll be sharing the total room reveal of her bed room very quickly after a couple of remaining touches. You may see the total makeover from the start to date beginning right here.
Did you ever have a themey bed room as a child that you simply went completely nuts adorning? Or knew on the age of 10 what your actual dream was? I’m nonetheless amazed at that.
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