Ombre Paper Butterfly Wreath

A colorful front porch is exactly what I need after a long, cold and gray winter. The first step is a pretty new wreath! I’m showing you how to create a simple ombre paper butterfly wreath. The colors on this piece are to die for, seriously I can’t get over the blues and greens. The technique is pretty simple, and I’ve got a cut file for you to make this whole project quick and easy.

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My porch is a blank slate right now, but I fully intend to transform it into a colorful oasis with flowers, a seating area, pillows and of course a pretty wreath.

For this project, I started with a white foam wreath form. I actually took the form from an old wreath that was falling apart, just pulled off the decorations and it was ready for some new embellishments.

I wanted a minimal look so instead of wrapping the wreath in ribbon or twine, I opted to use a little yellow chalk paint. This gives the wreath just a little bit of color and makes the perfect backdrop for all those butterflies!

Now onto the paper butterfly! I used a cut file from this site to create these butterflies. My butterfly was part of a past bundle, but you can find all kinds of goodies if you search. I snatch up a good bundle when I see one because it is packed with cool files for just a few dollars!

I used my Silhouette to cut a couple butterflies from each color of paper. Look at these colors! This is from a paper pad of blues and greens like this one. I love having packs of paper like this on hand.

Once the wreath was dry and the butterflies were cut, all I had to do was grab my hot glue gun and attach them to the wreath.