Saturday, December 29, 2018

Butterfly Specimen Display

I love museums and old school museum displays. I also love butterflies.

Butterfly Specimen Tray - Nichola Battilana for gslcuts.com

I've created my own butterfly specimen display using a ATC Display Tray, adding a few extra details, and boatload of fussy cut butterflies.

Butterfly Specimen Tray - Nichola Battilana for gslcuts.com

I've kept the embellishments conservative on this project but I haven't left it completely plain. The corners each have a piece from the Petal Corners set added, and I've added a sort of name plate using the Stackable Labels Shape Set.

Butterfly Specimen Tray - Nichola Battilana for gslcuts.com

I've also numbered the specimens with the Tiny Number Plates - Silver

Butterfly Specimen Tray - Nichola Battilana for gslcuts.com

I'm really pleased with the result. Best of all, it didn't take ages to create this piece!

Butterfly Specimen Tray - Nichola Battilana for gslcuts.com

If you'd like to see how this all came together I have a video walk-through for you HERE

Butterfly Specimen Tray - Nichola Battilana for gslcuts.com

And here are all the bits and pieces you'll need to make your very own specimen tray:

ATC Display Tray
Tiny Number Plates - Silver
Petal Corners
Stackable Labels Shape Set

Butterfly Specifics from Graphic 45 Olde Curiosity Shoppe Deluxe Collector's Edition
Old book pages
Acrylic paint
Ribbon
Large jump ring
Glue

Butterfly Specimen Tray - Nichola Battilana for gslcuts.com