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Quick and Easy Patriotic T-Shirt Makeover with BUTTONS

It is that time of year, the red…white…and blue time that is!  Here is a quick and easy way to up-cycle an old t-shirt into a festive masterpiece fit for the grandest of parades.  It is shown in patriotic style but could be done in any color theme for any occasion.

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You only need a few things…buttons (Laura Kelly’s patriotic mix is best), embroidery floss (Coats and Clark is my favorite), HOT glue (Ad-tech of course)  and ribbon.

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Make the ribbon flowers with button centers using your HOT glue.  It works best to do the ribbon part first and then add the buttons at the end.  Then sew them and additional buttons around the neck of the shirt.  If you want to go button crazy, you can sew red, white and blue buttons all of the shirt to look like polka dots.
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If you like the shirt and you want an additional patriotic button craft idea to upcycle these denim shorts, visit Laura on her blog for directions.

If you want to win this prize, (buttons in an awesome Viewtainer, Beacon Zip Dry, and a Laura Kelly notepad with a Sharpie,  go like Laura on her Facebook page or post a comment on this blog and you will be entered!

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Happy Creating using BUTTONS, imagination and LOVE.

Cheers,

Laura

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Button Up a Decorative Monogram

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For a quick and personalized gift, cover a monogram in buttons and add a bow to hang it up.  You can use letters made from wood or cardboard.  They are sold in all kinds of sizes at the craft stores.  The best way to adhere buttons to them is with Ad-tech hot glue and a glue gun.

This letter “C” (for Chloe) is covered in buttons from the Laura Kelly collection.

Happy Creating!

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