Butterflies in your yard when every you like

[Pat]

I saw these butterflies and thought what a great idea to add color and interest to the garden.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Bottle-Butterflies/

 

[claudine]

I love this guide, thank you for sharing it! I'll make a few butterflies like this and I'll use them to decorate my miniature roses I have a lot of plastic bottles.

 

[gata montes]

Think this is a lovely idea Pat - especially as I love butterflies and these are so easy to make and there are so many different things you can with butterflies in the garden - like pop a few into potted plants, attach some to fences or walls to add life, decorate plain plant pots or brighten up a dull corner of the garden by adding a butterfly drift like this

or add a bit of color to a non flowering plant

 

[zigs]

 

[claudine]

Zigs, you aren't scared of butterflies, are you?
Gata Montes, these tiny butterflies look more than lovely! Mine will be tiny too, in my opinion they look the prettiest when they're small

 

[gata montes]

claudine - I love seeing all kinds of butterflies in the garden - real or artificial but have to agree with you the small ones look really pretty when placed in what I call - a butterfly drift - like those in the second picture down - and as you need quite a lot of butterflies to make one of those drifts - think that you are going to be kept quite busy whilst making yours - and would love to see a picture when you've finished - as am sure you will make it look very pretty

Haha - am doing the same as you - as that little smiley being chased by a butterfly - is definitely saying to me that Zigs - must have a fear of butterflies and has been chased by them - on more than one occasion

 

[claudine]

Gata montes - thank you, but don't expect too much, I'm terrible at painting. Butterfly wings seem like something rather complicated

Maybe I should start with something easier, look at these cute, paper butterflies:

I could decorate flower pots with them

 

[gata montes]

claudine - Even though I have to agree with you butterfly wings can sometimes be a little complicated in terms of markings - am still sure that yours will look very pretty - especially as there are so many different kinds of butterflies - that you could almost make up your own unique designs - with the aid of a few cans of spray paint

I used to sometimes paint butterflies onto some of my plant pots - but think decorating pots with ones that you had made yourself is a really neat idea - and once you had mastered the art of marking some exquisite butterflies - you could move on this

Wall mounted butterfly pots - which I think are a lovely idea

 

[Trellum]

Omg! What a beautiful idea! I had the chance to take some pics while I was in Amsterdam. I went to a butterfly ''park''. I will upload them later.

As for this guide, I really love the purple butterflies I might try that in the future.

 

[claudine]

Gata montes - these butterfly flower pots look really nice, they're so colorful!
Trellum - a butterfly ''park'' sounds very interesting! What is it exactly? Is it a place where lots and lots butterlies live?

 

[ACSAPA]

I saw these butterflies and thought what a great idea to add color and interest to the garden.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Bottle-Butterflies/

It's really cool that these are made from old plastic bottles. What a great use for something that would otherwise be thrown away.

 

[LindaKay]

I love some of these pics! I saw some butterflies kind of like the ones in the top picture at Family Dollar. They also had some cute gecko decorations that go on the wall or fence.

 

[alexiskilgannon]

Awe these are so beautiful, I love them! I am going to have to make some of these.

 

[kammy]

This is a great way to bring some bling to our gardens...this is something i know my kids and i are going to enjoy doing.

 

[ChanellG]

Cute ideas! The butterfly planters are great for a patio, especially if you live somewhere that doesn't have a variety of them in nature or where the season is short. It's warm here compared to other parts of the country so even though it is December we are still seeing butterflies.