Cheese Cloche Butterfly Display

I am making a repurposed cheese cloche butterfly garden. I’m itching for Spring, and nothing says Spring like a pretty butterfly display. This project is so easy and these small cheese trays are so easy to find at flea markets and thrift stores. Heck, you may even have one already. I have several!

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This little cheese dome was only a dollar in Joey’s booth at Vendors’ Village. The packages of butterflies were from Mighty Dollar in Jamestown KY. I’ve had the annealed wire for years. I’m nearing the end of my roll so I’ll be needing to order more on Amazon very soon.

Drill Holes in Cheese Cloche Base

I chose a tiny bit to drill the holes in the base of the cheese board just big enough to insert the wire. I randomly drilled the holes, no real rhyme or reason.

 

Secure wire into holes on cheese cloche

Feeling free and easy, I cut wire lengths at random. Inserting the wires and bending them in various shapes. If you have a taller cheese cloche you will have more freedom with the wires you cut and shape.

Test butterfly placement on wires

The small butterflies are actually made from feathers of some sort. They have tiny clips on them which made it easy to attach to the wires. This made it fun to see how I might arrange them on the moveable wires.

Remove small clips from paper butterflies

After getting a feel for how the butterflies would look, I decided to remove the tiny clips and use hot glue to secure them when the time was right. I gently worked each clip from the body of the butterfly. No butterflies were harmed.

 

Spray paint cheese tray base

As time progressed I decided that I would like my cheese dome butterfly garden to have a more consistent color. I headed to the garage with a warm can of spray paint  and my project. (it was very cold outside) Whenever I spray paint I like to do several very light coats for better coverage.

Use hot glue to attach butterflies to wire

 

Sometimes I tend to be impatient and it was hard to wait while the paint dried. I actually broke out the hair dryer to help speed things up a little. I used my ancient glue gun to do little dollops of glue on the body of the butterfly, then placed it randomly on the wires.

 

See what inspired me to do this easy cheese cloche project from my friends at Home and Family!

 

Arrange wires in cheese dome to accommodate the small butterflies

 

The colorful butterflies make me smile. Did you know I was a pre-k teacher for 19 years? Each spring our class would order caterpillars and watch them build their cocoons and morph into beautiful butterflies.

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This project is my contribution for our monthly Thrift Store Décor Challenge. Be sure to check out all the other great projects below.

 

 

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