Let’s use coloring pages as string art patterns to make a butterfly.

We are showing you how to make three butterfly string art ideas using a butterfly outline coloring page.

We are going to start with a beginner DIY string art butterfly. Then we will do two more that are slightly more complicated but still follow the coloring page lines. These string art creations are perfect for everyone, from little kids who might need assistance to teenagers and adults who want to make one on their own.

How to make butterfly string art

Using a butterfly coloring page as a string art template, follow the steps below to create beautiful butterfly string art to hang on your wall.

Supplies needed to make butterfly string art

• Wood blocks – square or rectangular
• Wire nails
• Hammer
• Embroidery thread
• Scissors
• Butterfly coloring page
• Paint and paintbrush (optional)

Instructions for butterfly string art

Step 1

Print out the butterfly outline coloring page and place it onto the piece of wood.

Butterfly Outline Coloring Page

Note: We decided to paint our wood first. This is completely optional.

Using the hammer, tap the nails about 1 centimeter apart around the outline. The nails should stand at least 3/4 of a centimeter above the board to wind the embroidery thread around.

You can make this as easy or as difficult as you like. At the bottom, you will find images of the three different versions of the butterfly we made. The first one we hammered nails into just the outline. For the second one, we divided the wings for more color. For the third butterfly, we used more color on the butterfly wings by hammering nails along some of the other lines.

Step 2

Once you have hammered nails all the way around the string art template carefully remove the paper. Gently pull up the paper on all sides and lift it. It will pull away from the nails.

Step 3

Choose your colors of embroidery thread. Tie an end to one of the nails and then zig-zag the thread back and forth across all the nails. There is no right or wrong way to do this.

Wind a contrasting color around the outline of your project to finish it off.

Tie off the end of the thread to a nail and push the ends underneath the string art to hide them.

Craft tip: You might need to push the thread down the nails a little though, especially as you change colors for different sections of the wings (pictured below).

Our finished DIY string art butterfly projects

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String art patterns coloring pages

We have over 250 coloring pages here on Kids Activities Blog that you can choose from to use as string art patterns, but here are a few of our favorites:

• Monster coloring pages
• April showers coloring pages – especially the rainbow, bird, and bee.
• Printable flower craft template
• Pokemon coloring pages – kids will love these to make art for their walls.
• Rainbow coloring page
• Jack Skellington Nightmare Before Christmas coloring page

More string craft projects from Kids Activities Blog

• Make this sugar string snowman decoration for the holidays.
• These sugar string pumpkins are the perfect decoration for fall.
• Decorate a wall in your house with this amazing string art project.
• Kids are going to love this printmaking string art.

Have you made DIY string art to display on your walls?