DIY Butterfly Bird Cage
Here’s a little cute DIY that I made to sell in my vintage booth.
It’s made out of a bird cage I found at a thrift store, then spruced up a bit with some creativity, some faux moss and butterflies! 🙂
Finding a treasure at a secondhand store is not as hard as you may think.
Sometimes the smallest bit of sprucing up can turn a simple item into a mid or high value item you can flip for a some quick cash!
Taking An Item From Bland to Fab for Higher Resale Value
I started with a bird cage that I picked up at Goodwill for $6.
The bird cage was perfect to upcycle and I have seen them used as decorations in homes and stores plenty of times before, so I knew it would be a sellable item.
But it needed a bit of flair before it would be ready for display.
Then I grabbed some craft adhesive like this, fake moss and these pretty butterflies from Amazon. They cost between $5-$9 for each of them, making this a DIY that was less than $20 total!
I used the craft adhesive to add on the moss and butterflies and it couldn’t have been more simple. You could also use a hot glue gun to accomplish the same look.
To create the look, you simply glue the moss to the bottom of the birdcage . Afterward that base layer you then you fill in with a little bit of extra moss to make it look fuller.
To finish off the look, you simply glue butterflies randomly on the outside of the cage.
It’s cute because it gives the illusion they are trying to get inside.
I had a cute bird figurine I had found before at a goodwill from a previous haul. It wasn’t anything fancy but it was cute and I thought it would make a nice extra detail in this cage.
I glued it to the inside of the cage like it was sitting in the moss.
This step extra is optional but I thought it was really cute.
I think it looks like butterflies are trying to get at the bird lol.
Total Time to Complete The Bird Cage Project
This project took me about an hour to complete because it was my first time doing it.
I spent way too much time going back and forth over how much matierial to use and where to place each decoration piece.
Next time it would only take me around 20 to 25 minutes because I now know exactly what to do and how much material to use.
The butterflies and moss linked above go a really long way, so I expect that I could probably decorate at least six or seven similar sized bird cages using the first batch of supplies I got.
Now I just need to source more bird cages to decorate! 🤩
This project cost me less than $10 to make and I plan to resell it for at least $25. That’s a minimum $15 profit for each one. That’s a nice ROI.
Here are pictures of what it looks like up close in case you want to use it as an inspiration for your own DIY butterfly bird cage.
Happy Crafting!!
