Butterfly Haven

I was making butterfly children from paper dolls and butterflies for a junk journal I’ve been working on and got distracted by one particular little girl who I thought looked adorable sitting on a toadstool. I decided she needed her own project. Enjoy!

Tim Holtz vignette box TH93279 ( I used the 3 3/8″ x 4 3/4″ size)
TH mini hardware TH94123
TH vignette base TH93709
TH linen tape TH94140
TH velvet trim TH94114
TH floral transparent layers TH94326
TH paper doll, butterflies and toadstools (I am not sure what sets each came from as I just keep them all together)
TH paper stash- Abandoned TH94022
TH tiny lights Halloween TH94157 (purple set)
Distress Paint and distress crayons (optional)
Sticks and moss
Distress Ink -Vintage Photo (opt.)

First, I glued a piece of paper from the Abandoned paper stash to the back of the box. I also painted the inside edge of the box with Prize Ribbon distress paint (optional). I drilled a hole in the bottom rear of the box to thread the tiny lights through and glued the battery pack to the back of the box. I shaped/glued the light strands just around the inside edge of the box.

Then I grabbed some sticks from my yard and trimmed them to fit on the sides of the box, hiding the lights. I added moss to fill in spaces and add extra coverage.

I chose some butterflies to add into the box, first inking the edges with vintage photo distress ink (opt.). I glued one of the butterflies to a small wood block I had painted black to make it look like it was flying. the other butterflies were glued to the twigs.

I colored the paper doll using distress crayons and a water brush. I glued on her wings and glued her to a toadstool. I glued her and a couple of extra toadstools to one of the transparent layers, then glued this to the front of the box. Note: I took this picture when I was still moving things around- I ended up putting these butterflies on the inside.

To decorate the outside of the box, I first wrapped it in linen tape , then two layers of black trim tape.

I glued the box to a vignette base and added a knob from the mini hardware set to the top of the box. Once it was dry I wrapped wire around the knob and glued on another butterfly. I then wrapped it with a piece of velvet ribbon, tied in a bow. I glued a few more butterflies to the outside of the box.