It’s Boxtume time! Use a cardboard box and paint to make a pretty DIY butterfly costume for Halloween! With all the AmazonSmileboxes that come into my house, we can DIY cute costumes for everyone in the family. Re-use one big box or combine a whole bunch of little boxes to make all kinds of fun Halloween costumes.
Today I’ve partnered with Amazon to share ideas and show you how to make cardboard box costumes. I’ll show you how to make your own Butterfly Halloween costume that you can customize with your favorite designs and colors.
I’ve created these hand-painted butterflywings with some of my favorite paints. However, you can use your own preferred paints and colors to customize the look of thisasyou’d like.
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Cardboard Box tip: I used one big box, but you can also piece together smaller boxes if that’s what you have on hand. Use duct tape to attach the pieces together and let the seams and folds of the box dictate how and where the butterfly wings fold.
Spray paint tip: I like to use two different types of spray paint because when painted together, a chemical reaction causes a cool color effect and fun blend designs. Make sure to apply one coat of paint and then immediately spray the second color on top before allowing the first to dry. It’s almost a marbling effect that is created.
I used:Rust-Oleum Ultra Cover Blue spray paint& Rust-Oleum Green Protective Enamel spray paint. I like using a spray paint comfort grip too.
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Here are my suggested steps to create this hand-painted design on our Butterfly Wings Costume (#Boxtume). I’ve already completed the right side to show you a completed design. I’ll show you the steps on the left side that coordinate.
You can change up the colors, get more fancy or create something simple. These butterfly wings are completely customizable! I used white paint on a dark background so the white would glow with black lights for Halloween. You can add glitter or gems or even a glow paint if you’d like.
Get creative and paint a different design on the front of the wings vs the back of the wings. Also, keep in mind, if you don’t want to paint the design with a paint brush, you can always use a paint marker or pen and draw your design.
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Here’s an easy way to DIY a butterfly headband to go wth your pretty butterfly wings. I used chenille stems (pipe cleaners) and just twisted them together to make a cute little antenna headband.
Finish the butterfly costume with black leggings or pants with a black shirt. That’s it! You can add other accessories or accents if you’d like. Decorate a candy bucket or make a pretty mask, or just go with beautiful hand-painted wings and a headband. You decide!
If you make this project I’d LOVE to see how it turns out! Share your own DIY #Boxtumes on social media by either tagging me and using the hashtag #Boxtumes or posting to the Facebook page.
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I stand behind my recommendations and hope you love the things I share as much as I love sharing them with you!I love this time of year and coming up with costumes is one of my favorites! I am partial to handmade costumes mostly because I love how you can make it your own and it is so unique. And if you want unique, this butterfly costume is it! Step aside monarch butterflys because there is a fun pink, yellow and teal butterfly in town! I partnered with the Martha Stewart team and Plaid Crafts to share this adorable DIY Butterfly costume. So grab the best paints EVER, cardboard, stencils and lets get crafting! It will make your kids’s butterfly dreams come true! Trust me ;) Find the full tutorial below.
Take your cardboard and X-acto Knife and cut out your butterfly wing and body shape. This can differ depending on what kind of butterfly wings you want. I recommend drawing something out on a piece of paper first then enlarge it on the cardboard.
Gather up the Martha Stewart Family friendly paint colors and get painting. This paint covers soooo well. No need for tons of layers of paint.
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Now its time to stencil! Take the butterfly body piece and your stencils. The Martha Stewart silk screen stencils are my very favorite. Lay it onto the body and start to paint. These stencils work differently than other stencils because they are silk screen. I find it better to brush on the paint then blot. Peal back the stencil slowly and then continue the pattern till the whole body is covered. Let dry.
Prop the wings up so they are in an open V like position and hot glue the wings together. Don’t be afraid to use lots of glue you want those wings to stay together well.
Cut a small square piece of cardboard and paint it black. This will go on the wings to keep them in place and make it comfortable for whoever is wearing it. Fold over two sides of the cardboard and so that it is like a table and then glue that onto the part of the wings that will touch their back.
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Martha Stewart paints and stencils can be purchased exclusively at Michaels!! And no joke Martha Stewart paints have the best colors HANDS DOWN!
