Tools and materials needed to paint your own DIY baby nursery wall mural:

• picture to use as your wall mural printed onto clear vellum
• an overhead projector
• a pencil or two, and some assorted colored paints
• an assortment of paint brushes in different sizes
• a drop cloth

Decorators can personalize a baby’s butterfly nursery with adorable handprint butterflies for each month of the new baby’s life. This easy project can be completed in a matter of minutes and will be a great addition to the scrap book once the nursery theme changes.

1. Trace each of the baby’s hand prints on two colors of construction paper.
2. Cut out the two sets of hand prints.
3. Paste them onto card stock or mat board, one color for the upper wings, and the other color for the lower wings.
4. Draw a butterfly body with antenna, then cut and paste to complete the picture.

Parents can help toddlers and older kids personalize the butterfly room by making beautiful tissue paper butterflies to add depth to the bedroom’s walls, and brighten the windows.

1. Stack two pieces of construction paper on top of each other and fold in half.
2. While the paper is still folded, cut one side of wings then unfold to reveal a symmetrical butterfly.
3. Refold the butterflies and cut shapes from the wings as if making a paper snowflake.
4. When finished, paste colored tissue paper or tin foil pieces on the backside of one butterfly to show through the patterns cut into the wings.
5. When all the holes are filled, paste the second construction paper butterfly over the tissue paper to finish off the back.
6. Fold a piece of pipe cleaner in half and twist together over the middle of the wings.
7. Curl the tops of the pipe cleaner to form antenna then tie fishing line for hanging.

Parents and kids will also enjoy scoping out a bunch of butterfly illustrations from magazines and picture books at the used book store. They can clip favorite photos with their child and use the pictures to decoupage accent pieces for the room such as pencil cans, plaques for the wall, a table and chairs, or nightstand. Touches like these make a butterfly theme room feel special and fill it with happy memories.

We love  to add the personality we love when decorating kid’s rooms. There are so many ways to achieve this from painted wall stencils, wall decals, or kid’s wallpaper.

We challenged ourselves to come up with 10 designs for wall borders for girls’ rooms to help inspire your creativity so here goes….

1) Flowers – OK. An easy one. But, there are so many ways to make this unique. Think pinks and purples for daisies and tulips. Think yellow for daisies, dandelions, and sunflowers. Vertical or horizontal borders make this the ultimate exercise in creativity. We love how the room pictured above from Wall to Wall Stencils creatively creates a border around a window.

2) Butterflies – A stylish way to dress up her room without getting complicated. Envision butterflies around a mirror or a headboard or hanging from the ceiling or attaching to the walls.

3) Insects – Add dragonflies, butterflies, ladybugs, and bees to your walls and paint an cute insect-themed border near the ceiling.

4) Polka dots – A timeless decor element that can be simple and subtle or bold and cheery. Think different sized dots in the middle of the wall for a fun look for an older girl. Removable wall decals are a great solution for something less permanent than paint.

5) Disney characters – Where would we be without Disney? Pooh, Ariel, Snow White, etc. Check Babies ‘R Us or Amazon for their wallpaper border selection for a Disney themed nursery or girl’s room.

6) Ballet slippers – For the lovers of pink! Tiny toes tip toeing across the wall would add delightful detail to a pretty in pink room.

7) Princesses – Crowns, magic wands, and colorful gems for your little princess.

Fairies – Flitting across the wall with their cute wings and dainty look.

9) Her Name – Emma or Emily? Sophia or Isabella? Whatever the beautiful name you have chosen for her, personalize her room with her name repeating across the wall in different colors.

10) Suns and clouds - This fresh idea will bring smiles to your little girl every day as she wakes up basking in the sun. Use vinyl wall decals for decor that is easily removable.

Six pre-cut beautiful wall stickers that just peel & stick for instant designer look! Create an instant wall mural and decorate your little girls walls with ease as each sticker is approximately 6″ wide x 4″ high. You will receive one (1) sheet that has six (6) stickers that is an image of butterflies or dragonflies that coordinate with nicely our nylon wall & ceiling hanging butterflies & dragonflies.

Product Features:

• Self-adhesive: Our stickers are simple to use, just peel & stick.
• Removable and Reusable: If you want to reposition the stickers, remove with ease and re stick without damaging the sticker.
• Leaves No Residue: Each sticker is self-adhesive and they will no harm walls or other surfaces.
• Simple To Use: No glue, pretreatment, nails & hammer required.
• Many Uses: Great for walls, packages, lamp shades, gift boxes and so much more.
• Washable: Simple to clean – just wipe with damp cloth.

Benefits:

• Change Instantly: Get new designer looks with ease with these a fraction of the cost.
• No Mistakes: Repositioning is easy, just remove and re-stick.
• Coordinate: Great to customize with our matching wall and ceiling hanging butterflies.