Butterfly Paradise ~ SUPER EASY Dollar Store Decor! Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ

by Colleen ChromeSkies

6 Minutes

Easy

☀ As summer approaches, for only a few dollars you can make a quick and easy decoration for your front door, porch, or wherever you want a fun pop of color!

Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ It doesn't take much to brighten up a spot in your home!

Materials needed:

• Woven string placemat ($1 at Dollar Tree)

• Decorative butterflies (pack of 3 for $1 at Dollar Tree)

• About a yard of decorative mesh (I used less than a dollar's worth)

• Clear mini zip ties (I used 8, not shown...value of under 10-cents...you could also use twist ties or pipe cleaners if necessary)

• Clear push pins to hang

To create the 'wreath' effect around the outer edge of the placemat, I gathered my length of decorative mesh in half, zip-tied the middle of it loosely to what would now be the 'top' of my circle and then gathered it again at the bottom of the placemat, leaving some length to hang down.

Then I kept going halfway around each side, gathering and using zip-ties, then again half-way between those zip ties (I used 8 in all).

You can tighten the zip-ties at the end, when you've achieved the look you'd like for your 'poufs' (that's why you'd want to leave them loose enough to tug your mesh around as you wish), and then trim off the excess of the zip ties from the back.

Once you have your mesh attached, attach the decorative butterflies around the placemat. I liked how it looked to have one attached to the mesh, as if it just landed, and put the other two remaining butterflies on the placemat itself.

The final product! I had a tiny hook already on my front door, so I hooked the top of the placemat on it, and then pushed a clear push-pin through the bottom, behind the 'bow' (so it wouldn't pop off the hook when the door shuts, the final decoration is very lightweight).

P.S. The good thing about the woven string is you can still see through the peephole! :)