I wanted to add a small accent piece to my bathroom wall and didn't want to put anything vinyl on my wall. This was a perfect addition and statement piece. I had actually used them as part of an open shadow box, and moved them so many times on and off the wall I'm surprised they stayed stuck.  I like the way that you can turn the butterflies in different directions because they are attached to a small plastic piece that sticks to the wall.  I would not paint these as they are beautiful on their own but you could probably spray paint would work best. They are not bendable and come pre-shaped.