Merrin's Art - Australia

Level 1 Butterfly Coaster Physical Kit — Set of 2 with Masterclass Access

Name: Level 1 Butterfly Coaster Physical Kit — Set of 2 with Masterclass Access
Brand: Merrin's Art - Australia
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🦋 Level 1 Butterfly Coaster Physical Kit — Set of 2

Includes Physical Materials + Level 1 Mosaic Masterclass Access

Create your own set of 2 Butterfly Mosaic Coasters while learning the foundations of mosaic making through the Level 1 Mosaic Masterclass.

This complete beginner-friendly physical kit is designed for makers who want everything prepared for them — the coaster bases, tesserae, adhesive, grout, printed template, instructions, video support, and access to beginner Level 1 learning.

Each coaster is 10cm round, making this a calm, achievable project for complete beginners who want to start mosaics with confidence, guidance, and a meaningful finished result.

The Butterfly design is a story about transformation, resilience, courage, healing after hardship, self-acceptance, reflection, and learning to trust your wings again. As you place each piece, you are not just making a coaster — you are creating a small handmade symbol of change, strength, and becoming.

Choose this kit if you want a complete physical set-of-2 Butterfly coaster kit, plus Level 1 Masterclass access to begin your mosaicing journey with extra support.

[Image suggestion: Premium studio hero shot of the complete set-of-2 Butterfly kit opened beautifully, with two round coaster bases, orange, red, black, golden yellow, cream, and warm brown tesserae, grout, adhesive, printed Butterfly template, basic tools, a Level 1 Masterclass access card, and a finished Butterfly coaster pair. Keep both Butterfly coasters round, accurate, and faithful to the original design.]

🧩 Product Details

Product name: Level 1 Butterfly Coaster Physical Kit — Set of 2
Kit type: Complete physical mosaic kit + Level 1 learning experience
Finished project: 2 Butterfly mosaic coasters
Finished size: 10cm round each
Skill level: Beginner / Level 1
Method: Direct method
Course access: Level 1 Mosaic Masterclass included
Physical materials: Included
Availability: Australia only
Best for: Complete beginners, mindful makers, creative gift buyers, adults, families, butterfly lovers, symbolic art lovers, people moving through change, and anyone wanting to learn how to mosaic properly from the beginning

This is the most supported set-of-2 Butterfly physical kit option.

It gives you both the materials to make your coasters and the learning support to understand what you are doing as you go.

📦 What’s Included

Your Level 1 Butterfly Coaster Set of 2 Kit includes:

Materials to make 2 Butterfly coasters
2 × 10cm round coaster bases
Tesserae for the full Butterfly design
Grout
Adhesive
Printed Butterfly template
Step-by-step instructions
Finished reference image
Basic tools
Video tutorials
Maker support through the studio
Level 1 Mosaic Masterclass access
Careful, luxurious packaging for safe giftable delivery

This kit is designed so you can open the box, feel supported, and begin your first mosaic project with confidence.

🫧 What You Provide

You will need to provide:

Water
Protected work surface
Small container or bowl for grout mixing
Paper towel or cloth
Time to enjoy the process slowly

Everything else is prepared to help you begin your Butterfly coaster project in a calm, beginner-friendly way.

🦋 The Story Behind the Butterfly Coasters

A butterfly rests lightly on a sunlit leaf.

Its wings glow in fiery fragments of orange, red, black, and golden yellow.

Each shade carries part of a journey.

The orange holds warmth.
The red carries courage.
The black remembers the shadows survived.
The yellow glows with joy found again.

At first glance, the butterfly seems delicate.

Soft.

Light.

Almost fleeting.

But look closer, and you begin to see something much stronger.

This butterfly was not always ready to fly.

Once, it was a caterpillar — small, cautious, and slow, inching along uncertain branches. It knew the cold of fear, the sting of vulnerability, and the quiet ache of being overlooked.

There were moments it doubted it would ever become anything more.

Then came the chrysalis.

A season of stillness.

A pause.

A hidden transformation.

A time when nothing looked like progress from the outside, but everything was quietly changing within.

In that quiet, questions rose:

“How can I emerge and honour what I’ve endured?”
“Can I trust my wings to carry me after hardship?”
“What if the fire inside my struggles could help me rise?”

As you create your two Butterfly coasters, you are not simply placing tiles onto a base.

You are placing transformation into form.

Piece by piece, the wings appear.

Fragment by fragment, colour gathers.

The Butterfly design becomes a symbol of resilience, courage, reflection, healing, self-acceptance, and renewal. It reminds us that change is not always instant. Sometimes it is slow. Sometimes it is hidden. Sometimes it happens quietly before anyone else can see it.

When finished, your Butterfly Coasters become small everyday reminders that hardship does not have to be the end of your story.

A cup rests on the coaster.

The butterfly sits beneath it.

And the reminder stays close:

Sometimes, the hard season becomes the beginning of your wings.

[Image suggestion: Close-up of a finished Butterfly coaster beneath a warm mug, with the second coaster beside it, styled on soft linen with gentle natural light, warm tesserae, a sunlit leaf, and a handwritten note reading “transformation is possible.”]

🎓 Why This Kit Includes Level 1 Masterclass Access

This kit is for makers who want to learn properly from the beginning.

Instead of guessing your way through your first mosaic, the Level 1 Masterclass gives you extra support, explanation, and confidence as you work.

You’ll learn not only what to do, but why each step matters.

The Masterclass helps you understand:

How mosaic materials work together
How to set up your workspace
How to use adhesive
How to follow a design
How to place tesserae with confidence
How spacing affects the finished piece
How to prepare for grout
How to apply and clean grout
How to finish your coaster neatly
How to avoid common beginner mistakes
How to build confidence before moving into larger projects

The Butterfly coaster is a beautiful Level 1 project because it is small, structured, practical, colourful, and emotionally meaningful. The round coaster base gives you a contained project to work on, while the Butterfly design teaches you how small pieces can create shape, contrast, colour, movement, balance, and story.

[Image suggestion: Laptop or tablet open to the Level 1 Masterclass beside the Butterfly kit materials, with notes labelled “direct method,” “spacing,” “adhesive,” “grout,” and “beginner confidence.” Include orange, red, black, and golden yellow tesserae arranged neatly nearby.]

✨ Why You’ll Love This Kit

The Level 1 Butterfly Coaster Kit is colourful, practical, meaningful, and deeply supportive.

It gives you the joy of receiving a prepared physical kit while also giving you the reassurance of beginner learning support.

You’ll love this kit if you want:

A complete beginner-friendly mosaic kit
A set of 2 handmade Butterfly coasters
Level 1 Mosaic Masterclass access
A calm direct method project
Physical materials prepared for you
A relaxing adult craft experience
A practical finished piece you can use every day
A meaningful handmade gift idea
Extra support with materials, placement, spacing, adhesive, and grout
A gentle, confidence-building introduction to mosaics
A symbolic project about transformation, courage, healing, growth, and rising again

This is a beautiful option if you want to make one coaster to keep and one to gift, create a matching pair for your coffee table, or share a small making moment with someone you love.

It is also a powerful option for anyone moving through change — someone rebuilding confidence, beginning again, healing after hardship, or learning to trust themselves in a new season.

🌿 What You’ll Learn

This kit introduces you to beginner mosaic making through the direct method.

The direct method means you place each tessera directly onto the coaster base, allowing you to see the Butterfly pattern forming as you work.

Through the physical kit and Level 1 Masterclass, you’ll practise:

Following a printed mosaic template
Understanding the direct method
Placing tesserae directly onto a coaster base
Working with adhesive
Planning spacing between pieces
Creating balance in a round design
Building butterfly wing shapes with tesserae
Working with curves and colour sections
Creating contrast between the butterfly and background
Using fiery orange, red, black, golden yellow, and warm tones
Preparing for grout
Applying grout
Cleaning the mosaic surface
Finishing functional handmade coasters
Building confidence with mosaic tools and materials

This design is especially satisfying because the Butterfly structure gives your hands a clear, colourful pattern to follow.

You do not need to make everything perfect.

A slightly uneven curve.
A tiny shift in colour.
A handmade edge.
A small change in texture.

These are not failures — they are part of the story.

Because transformation is not about perfection.

It is about patience, courage, trust, and letting each piece find where it belongs.

[Image suggestion: Process image showing hands placing orange, red, black, or golden yellow tesserae into a butterfly wing shape on one round coaster base, with the second coaster base, printed template, adhesive, grout, tools, and Masterclass screen nearby.]

🕯 A Slow, Supported Creative Ritual

This is not a project that asks you to rush.

The Butterfly Coaster Kit invites you to slow down.

To sit with colour.

To place one piece at a time.

To feel the texture beneath your fingers.

To enjoy the quiet focus that comes from making something by hand.

With the Level 1 Masterclass included, you are not left to figure everything out alone. You can return to the lessons when you need help, reassurance, or a clearer understanding of what comes next.

You do not need to be an artist.

You do not need mosaic experience.

You do not need to make it perfect.

You simply need a place to begin.

And this kit gives you that beginning.

💫 The Meaning of the Butterfly Design

The Butterfly carries a powerful question:

Can I become something beautiful after everything I have survived?

That feeling sits at the heart of this project.

Each wing has a place.

Each colour contributes to the whole.

Each small imperfection becomes part of the butterfly’s story.

The finished coasters become small daily reminders that transformation is possible, even after pain, stillness, fear, or uncertainty.

They speak to:

Transformation
Resilience
Healing
Reflection
Self-acceptance
Courage
Hope
Growth after hardship
Beauty after heartbreak
Rediscovering yourself after life’s storms
The quiet strength that comes from becoming

They are practical objects, yes — but they also carry a quiet message of resilience, renewal, and becoming.

A cup rests on the coaster.

The butterfly sits beneath it.

And the reminder stays close:

You are allowed to change.
You are allowed to grow.
You are allowed to become bright again.

[Image suggestion: Finished Butterfly coaster pair beside a journal, candle, cup of tea, warm fabric, dried flowers, and golden window light, styled as a reflective creative moment.]

🎁 A Meaningful Gift or Self-Gift

The Level 1 Butterfly Coaster Kit makes a thoughtful gift for someone who wants to try mosaics with support.

It is perfect for:

Complete beginners
Creative friends
Mindful makers
Adults who enjoy relaxing craft kits
People starting a new hobby
Someone healing through creativity
Butterfly lovers
Symbolic art lovers
People moving through change
DIY homewares lovers
People who love meaningful art
Thoughtful self-care gifts
A gentle introduction to mosaic making

The finished pair can be used on a coffee table, bedside table, desk, studio bench, reading corner, garden room, creative altar, or quiet tea space.

This kit is especially lovely for someone who would enjoy not just making a project, but learning a new skill in a calm and supported way.

It is a gift that says:

You can begin again.
You can learn slowly.
You can make something beautiful with your own hands.
You can trust the process of becoming.

[Image suggestion: Gift-style image of the Butterfly Level 1 kit in premium packaging with ribbon, tissue paper, a Masterclass access card, and the finished coaster pair nearby. Use warm oranges, reds, golds, soft neutrals, and gentle transformation styling.]

📦 Shipping & Availability

Physical kits are available Australia only.

Free Australia-wide shipping applies to physical kits.

Each kit is carefully packed for safe delivery, with attention given to making the unboxing feel beautiful, thoughtful, and special.

Orders placed before Friday 12pm ship Monday.

Digital Masterclass access is included with this kit, but the physical materials are shipped within Australia only.

[Image suggestion: Branded unboxing image showing the Butterfly kit nestled in tissue paper with tesserae, grout, adhesive, printed instructions, Masterclass access card, and a Shimmer & Whimsy House card.]

💛 Art That Gives Back

Every Butterfly purchase carries meaning beyond the making.

10% of proceeds support organisations fighting sexual violence.

When you choose this kit, you are not only beginning your mosaic journey — you are helping creativity, care, and meaningful change ripple outward.

[Image suggestion: Soft branded image showing the Butterfly physical kit, Level 1 Masterclass access card, Shimmer & Whimsy House logo, and a small card reading “10% of this purchase went towards fighting sexual violence.” Keep the design/template unchanged and style only the surrounding props.]

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Is this a physical kit?

Yes. This is a physical Butterfly Coaster kit for making a set of 2 coasters.

Does this include Level 1 Masterclass access?

Yes. This kit includes Level 1 Mosaic Masterclass access.

How many coasters does this kit make?

This kit includes materials to make 2 Butterfly coasters.

What size are the coasters?

Each finished coaster is 10cm round.

Is this suitable for complete beginners?

Yes. This is one of the most supported beginner options because it includes both physical materials and Level 1 Masterclass access.

What method does this kit use?

This kit uses the direct method, where tesserae are placed directly onto the coaster base.

Are materials included?

Yes. This kit includes the core physical materials needed to make 2 Butterfly coasters, including coaster bases, tesserae, grout, adhesive, printed template, step-by-step instructions, reference image, basic tools, video tutorials, maker support, and Level 1 Masterclass access.

What do I need to provide?

You will need water, a protected work surface, and a small container or bowl for grout mixing.

Is this different from the standard set of 2 physical kit?

Yes. The standard set of 2 physical kit includes the materials and instructions, but does not include Level 1 Masterclass access. This version includes the physical kit plus the Masterclass for extra beginner learning support.

Can I gift this kit?

Yes. This kit makes a beautiful creative gift, especially for someone who wants to learn mosaics with guidance, loves butterflies, enjoys symbolic art, or is moving through a season of change.

Is this a healing or transformation-themed kit?

Yes. The Butterfly design is meaningful for anyone drawn to transformation, resilience, healing after hardship, self-acceptance, personal growth, and rising again.

Does this ship internationally?

No. Physical kits are currently available Australia only.

Can the finished coasters be used?

Yes. Once completed and finished correctly, the Butterfly coasters are designed to be practical, usable coasters as well as small handmade artworks.

🛒 Begin Your Mosaic Journey With a Pair of Butterfly Coasters

Two butterflies.

Two small artworks.

One calm, supported beginning.

The Level 1 Butterfly Coaster Physical Kit — Set of 2 gives you the materials, instructions, and Masterclass support to begin mosaic making with confidence.

Open the kit.

Follow the lessons.

Place each piece.

Watch the wings slowly form.

And create something useful, symbolic, colourful, and beautifully your own.

For the seasons of stillness.
For the courage to change.
For the fire that helped you rise.
For the wings you are learning to trust again.

👉 Choose the Level 1 Butterfly Coaster Physical Kit — Set of 2 and begin your mosaic journey with support.