Colorful Upcycled DIY Butterfly Votive Holders Gift

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Are you utilizing your thrift store finds as awesomely as you could be? There are a ton of great furniture makeovers you can tackle and of course, they’re great places to find frames for a myriad of projects. Sometimes, though, it’s the little things you’re overlooking that can be crazy useful. These colorful upcycled DIY butterfly votive holders prove that.

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Pink and Green Butterfly Votive Holder Gifts on Pink and Green Background

Glass votive holders at the thrift store are a dime a dozen… okay, maybe more like 25 cents each but still. You know what I mean. I can’t count the number of times I’ve strolled past them without a thought. This time I wanted to challenge myself to spend the smallest amount on my project so I grabbed 3 of these for only 75 cents.

I knew I wanted to do something spring-y but wasn’t quite sure what. Then I saw these butterfly stencil masks in my stash and thought they were perfect for spring. Boom! I was ready to start crafting.

It wasn’t until after they were made that I realized what a great gift they make and since we’re in the process of decluttering right now, why not make something beautiful to give away. Filled with candy and an electronic candle, these are the perfect easy gift for Mother’s Day, teacher appreciation gifts, and more!

 

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Votive Holders Next to Oil Based Sharpies

DIY Butterfly Votive Holders Materials

Step 1

First, clean your glass votive holders.

 

Votive Holder with Scalloped Circle Stencil Mask on It

Butterfly inside of Scalloped Circle Stencil Mask

Step 2

Next, place your stencils on a votive holder. I also recommend taping off the edges because it makes it easier to clean edges.

 

Green Paint on Masked Votive Holder

Close up of Green Paint on Masked Votive Holder

Step 3

After your stencils and tape are in place, fill in the unmasked area with one paint color. Mine needed a couple of back-to-back coats to achieve the bright, vibrant color.

Step 4

Before the paint dries, carefully pull off your tape.

 

Green Stenciled Votive Holder

Step 5

Then carefully pull off your stencil masks. This is easier with a pair of slanted tweezers. If you use your fingers, the paint is more likely to smear.

Step 6

After the tape and stencil masks are removed, let the paint dry completely.

 

Butterfly Stencil Mask on Frosted Votive Holder

Tape Around Edges of Votive Holder with Butterfly Stencil Mask

Pink Painted Votive Holder with Butterfly Mask Removed

Pink Butterfly Outline Votive Holder

Step 7

Repeat steps 2 through 6 for each votive holder. You can use the same stencil masks and color or you can change it up like I did.

 

Pink and Green Painted Butterfly Votive Holders

Step 8

Once the paint is dry, place your votive holders on a sheet pan and place the pan in a cold oven.

Step 9

Set your oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit and bake for 30 minutes to set the paint.

Step 10

After 30 minutes, turn the oven off but do not remove the votive holders. Allow them to cool down slowly in the oven.

 

Wrapped Butterfly Votive Holder Gifts on Pink and Green Background

How to Make the DIY Butterfly Votive Holders Gift

Once your votive holders are made, you can totally keep them for yourself to use as decor. However, they also make a great gift (Mother’s Day is around the corner). Oh, and did I mention that they’re super easy to make?!

 

Close Up of Votive Holder with Candy

Step 1

Fill your butterfly votive holders with colorful candy.

 

Electric Tealights on Candy in Votive Holders

Step 2

Set an electric tealight candle on top of the candy. You want it to stick up above the top edge of the votive holder.

 

Filled Votive Holder in Center of Square of Cellophane

Wrapped Butterfly Votive Holder Gifts

Step 3

Next, wrap the entire thing with cellophane and secure with a pretty ribbon.

 

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See? I told you it was easy. These colorful upcycled DIY butterfly votive holders are so pretty and easy to make. They’re totally budget-friendly too. You can find tons of glass votive holders at the thrift store for a quarter a piece. Done and done, if you ask me. Now it’s time to check out what my friends have made for this month’s Thrift Store Upcycle Challenge. Take a look and be inspired!

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Easy DIY Easter Basket Stuffers for Kids

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You love the way your kiddos’ faces light up when they see their baskets on Easter. That magic is something you want to keep alive as long as possible. Of course, you’re also on a budget. Now you can save money and keep the magic alive with these easy DIY Easter basket stuffers for kids!

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I remember years when money was so tight that something that should be joyous, like Easter, was a point of stress that tied me up in knots. When you’re drowning in debt and can barely pay the bills, even something as small as $20 on basket stuffers seems impossible.

Even though we’re not in that position anymore, those memories are why DIY projects are so close to my heart. It made the impossible seem possible in dark times. Each year I still pay homage to that time in our life by including DIY gifts like these in the Easter baskets.

 

Open Watermelon Lip Gloss DIY Easter Basket Stuffer for Kids

Candy Flavored Homemade Lip Gloss Recipe

It doesn’t get more budget friendly than this DIY lip gloss. Most of the supplies can be found at your local Dollar Tree and the recipe makes a large batch!

 

Pink Ice Cream Soap DIY Easter Basket Stuffer for Kids

DIY Shimmery Ice Cream Soaps

One way to stay on budget is to give fun gifts that also have a practical use. That’s exactly what these ice cream soaps are. Bonus: they’re also a great way to get kids exacted about washing their hands.

 

Candy Clip On Earrings on Pastel Cards DIY Easter Basket Stuffer for Kids

DIY Candy Clip-On Earrings

If your little one loves getting dressed up, she’ll go nuts for these clip-on earrings. You can easily personalize them to her tastes with the cabochons you use to make them.

 

Glow in the Dark Frisbee DIY Easter Basket Stuffer for Kids

Easy DIY Glow Frisbee

Easter is a great time to start gearing up for outdoor play and this glow frisbee is an easy DIY that let’s the fun keep going long after the sun sets.

 

Infinity Stone Rings next to Iron Man

Glowing Avengers Infinity Stone Rings

Do you have an Avengers fan in your house? If so, they’ll love getting these glow in the dark Infinity Stone rings! They’re great for pretend play or just to show off to friends at school after the holiday.

 

Wonder Woman Fight Like a Girl Journal DIY Easter Basket Stuffer for Kids

Wonder Woman Inspired Journal

Give your little Wonder Woman a place to store all of her amazing thoughts, ideas, and drawings with this DIY journal. It’s easy to make and budget-friendly too!

 

Close up of Stamped Coloring Page

Make Your Own Coloring Book

I maintain that you’re never too old to enjoy coloring. You can surprise your kiddos with a custom coloring book that is as simple or as complex as you want.

 

Star Wars Sleep Shorts

Easy Star Wars Sleep Shorts

Another great basket stuffer that is practical as well as fun are these easy Star Wars sleep shorts. Of course, you can make a pair for each of your kiddos and simply change up the fabric is they aren’t all into Star Wars. Don’t worry. It’s an easy pattern even if you’re not a strong seamstress.

 

Colorful Candy Purse with Green Handle and Flower

Fun and Colorful Girls Purse

Another great easy sewing project is this adorable purse! It is colorful and covered in tasty sweets. Who wouldn’t love that?

 

Family Snack Time Case next to Snack Time Conversation Cards

Family Snack Time Conversation Cards

Encourage family time conversations with these free printable cards. Grab a small plastic container and stickers at the dollar store for a fun and frugal Easter basket stuffer.

 

Mermaid and Narwhal Puppets DIY Easter Basket Stuffers for Kids

DIY Mermaid and Narwhal Hand Puppets

Lastly, craft up these adorable hand puppets for some fun pretend play that stores away easily and compactly. Kiddos will love putting on shows for you with their new puppets!

 

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You can keep the magic of Easter alive and stay on budget with these easy DIY Easter basket stuffers for kids. Don’t forget that in addition to using DIY projects to save money, you can totally make gifts that multitask as useful items for the kids too. That makes it a financial 2-fer. Score!

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Adorable and Easy Pipe Cleaner Butterfly Craft

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It’s officially Spring and that means bright and cheerful craftiness! Let’s start with something for kiddos like an adorable and easy pipe cleaner butterfly craft. This kids craft is super easy and only needs some of those pipe cleaners I know you have lying around and scissors.

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My tiny humans are always playing with pipe cleaners. Sometimes, I swear, I don’t even know where they came from (like didn’t we use all of those at Christmastime?). I think part of the draw is that you can turn them into anything. Your imagination is the limit.

They have made bracelets, glasses, animal tails, clothes for dolls, springs… the list goes on and on. While I love letting them create freely, sometimes it’s fun to pass on my own knowledge and watch their eyes light up. That’s exactly what happened with this pipe cleaner butterfly craft. It went from, “That’s so cool, how did you make it” to, “Mom look! That was so easy!”

Of course, the youngest played with his for about 5 minutes before pulling it apart and turning it into something else but that’s also part of the fun. Much like play dough you can create, destroy, and recreate again and again. So grab the pipe cleaners and gather the little ones around the table for some fun and colorful spring creating.

 

Pipe Cleaner Butterfly next to Flowers

Pipe Cleaner Butterfly Materials

 

2 Purple Pipe Cleaners with Ends twisted together

Step 1

First, grab 2 pipe cleaners of the same color and twist 1 set of ends together.

 

Close Up of Secured Ends of Purple Pipe Cleaners

Step 2

Next, straighten the 2 pipe cleaners into one line and flatten the twisted joint so that it is flush with the pipe cleaner line.

 

Twisted Loop in Purple Pipe Cleaner

Step 3

Then form a loop at one end of the joined pipe cleaners and twist once to secure.

 

2 Loops in Purple Pipe Cleaner

Step 4

Add a second loop next to the first loop and, again, twist it one to secure. This creates your first wing.

 

Purple Pipe Cleaner Butterfly Wings

Step 5

Repeat steps 3 and 4 with the rest of your joined pipe cleaners to create the second wing. Wrap any excess pipe cleaner ends around the center to secure in place.

 

Yellow Pipe Cleaner Wrapped Around Center of Purple Pipe Cleaner Butterfly Wings

Step 6

Next, grab one pipe cleaner in a different color and secure it to the middle of your butterfly wings by wrapping it 2-3 times around the center of them.

 

Yellow Pipe Cleaner with Small Loop on Top on Purple Pipe Cleaner Butterfly Wings

Step 7

Then fold your pipe cleaner in on itself to form the butterfly body and twist it together. Leave a small loop at the top as pictured.

 

Pipe Cleaner Butterfly next to Small Piece of Yellow Pipe Cleaner and Scissors

Step 8

Now cut a smaller piece of pipe cleaner in the same color as your butterfly body.

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Pipe Cleaner Butterfly with Antennae Attached

Step 9

Thread the small piece of pipe cleaner through the loop at the top of your butterfly body and twist the open loop you left in step 7 to secure it.

 

Pipe Cleaner Butterfly with Curled Antennae

Step 10

Lastly, curl the ends of the small piece of pipe cleaner to look like antennae for your butterfly.

 

Pipe Cleaner Butterfly next to Pipe Cleaner Flowers

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The great thing about this adorable and easy pipe cleaner butterfly craft is that once you can shape and bend the wings once it is made. Pull the wings slightly together to create a creature that looks as though it is ready to take flight. You can also make multiple pipe cleaner butterflies and thread them together to create a mobile. Or simply let the kiddos take flight on a playful adventure and run around the house with their creations. No matter what you choose, these adorable little critters are sure to be a fun craft to make with the kiddos.

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