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3 colorful butterfly stickers sitting on top of wooden spoons decorated with yellow and black scrapbook paper. They are placed in a yellow pot with floral moss as decor.

Butterfly on a Spoon

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I’m back with another “think outside of the box” craft from The Dollar Tree. I have seen these butterfly stickers several times at the Dollar Tree and have always passed them up…until now! I decided to grab a pack and figure out what to do with them later. Eventually, I knew that I would figure out a way to craft with them. While digging through my craft stash, I came upon some wooden spoons and it hit me! They would make perfect sticks to place the butterflies on to feel as if they were kind of flying. Stay with me here because I am going to show you how I made these whimsical and what I like to call “Butterfly on a Spoon” garden art.

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

Butterfly sticker, wooden spoon and yellow scrap book paper craft supplies being used to make a butterfly on a spoon decor.
  • BUTTERFLY STICKERS FROM THE DOLLAR TREE
  • 1-4 WOODEN SPOONS. (DEPENDING ON HOW MANY YOU WANT TO MAKE)
  • SCRAPBOOK PAPER
  • MOD PODGE
  • GLUE GUN
  • FLORAL MOSS

DIRECTIONS:

You will first start out by cutting out the scrap book paper to the size that you need. You want it big enough to be able to wrap it around the spoon once. Apply the Mod Podge to the paper and simply roll it around the stick part of the spoon.

Showing how to mod podge scrap book paper onto the handle of a wooden spoon.
A wooden spoon with yellow scrapbook paper mod podged onto the handle
A wooden spoon with yellow scrapbook paper mod podged onto the handle

Here is what you get. Be aware of where the seam will be. Try and make it on the back of the spoon. You can see here that my placement wasn’t in the best spot!

A wooden spoon painted black and gold and embellished with yellow scrapbook paper.

I was going for a whimsical theme with my butterfly on a spoon, but you can choose any colors that you want. Have fun and get creative! I painted the spoon part black and then added some gold to the base of it.

A wooden spoon painted black and gold and embellished with yellow scrapbook paper.
Gluing floral moss and a colorful butterfly sticker onto a wooden spoon,

Next, you will want to hot glue the butterfly right onto the spoon.

Gluing floral moss and a colorful butterfly sticker onto a wooden spoon,

To add some texture and color, I grabbed some floral moss and hot glued it around the butterfly.

a color butterfly sticker sitting on top of a painted wooden spoon.

That’s it!! What an easy craft, right? I used mine in a cute, little pot on my patio for decoration.

A brown gift bag decorated with a colorful butterfly glued onto a wooden spoon that is decorated with floral moss and black and white harlequin scrap book paper.

They are also a great to use on your packages! I added this one to a birthday gift bag for a friend of mine!

2 colorful butterfly stickers sitting on top of 2 wooden spoons that are painted black and gold and embellished with black and white harlequin scrap book paper.

As you can see, I made 3 different ones and mixed up the scrapbook paper. I think they turned out so cute and unique! What do you think? Is this something that you might consider making too? Leave a comment and let me know.

DON’T FORGET TO PIN FOR LATER!

I hope that this project has inspired you to get out and create, make and decorate some for yourself or as a gift for a friend!

If you are looking for more garden decor ideas, here a few others you might like!

Happy Creating!

Nikki ❤️