Holly here from Ribbons & Glue sharing with you a lil’ sneak of Laura Kelly‘s Me and My Peeps, Personalized Family Magnets made from Expressionery Stationary and Buttons Galore buttons.
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So, you’ve been eyeballing a distressed serving tray in a home decor store that you’re totally in love with but can’t seem to justify spending the money.
Well, no worries ’cause here is a simple tutorial on how to make your own distressed serving tray by using a Walnut Hollow Serving Tray and Buttons Galore buttons that will make the perfect {inexpensive} addition to your home decor.
1. Paint 2. Sand 3. Stain
To give this tray a distressed look, I painted it white, used an electric sander to randomly distress areas and then applied a light coat of stain. ** Tip…A little stain goes a long way**
I applied the stain with a sponge brush then used a paper towel to quickly wipe off the excess. As you apply and wipe off the stain, you’ll begin to see the distressed areas become darker in appearance developing into your aged look. Just like magic!
Use Mod Podge to adhere patterned paper on tray
While I was waiting for the stain to dry, I tore the edges off a piece of patterned paper and inked them with Colorbox ink to create a distressed look. When the stain was dry, I adhered the paper onto the tray using Mod Podge Matte.
Add buttons to wood projects
To complete my serving tray, I added some buttons from Buttons Galore Vacation & Zesty Lemon packs on to the four corners and tied the handles up with Hemptique Natural Cord. Adding simple buttons on to your projects can be an inexpensive way make them beautiful.
Use buttons as Home Decor accents
I’m totally in love with this tray. I even like how it’s displayed with a vase full of buttons. Buttons just make everything look better!
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Some times it is so much fun to create ways to use scrap paper and miscellaneous bright buttons. This project is one that is worth “picking”, kind of like a pretty flower.
You will need scrap paper , Mod Podge (I used the washable kind for kids), a brush, black Sharpie marker, Laura Kelly buttons and ad-tech hot glue to create the flower. You can buy a tag already to go or make one yourself.
Cut your paper into petals of any size and shape, whatever works for the tag size you are making. Mine are about 2 inches long. Cut another piece into a circle about an inch in diameter. Using Mod Podge, brush a heavy coat on the circle then add the petals, brushing new layers of Mod Podge liberally between each petal. Apply a final coat over the entire flower. Set it aside to dry. Cut a stem and leaves from your scraps and use the Mod Podge to apply them to your tag using the same technique. Add the flower with Mod Podge and let it all dry. To finish your project, use your ad-tech hot glue to apply several buttons in a stack in the center of the petals. If you want to add the black decorations around the outside, you can’t beat the black Sharpie permanent marker.
There are lots and lots of ways to use these paper flowers to create masterpieces. You can visit Laura’s blog to find more ideas if you have more than fifteen minutes to create!
Hi all! Ryann here with my take on a mixed media canvas piece. Now I am first and foremost a card maker, but every once in a while I like to stretch my boundaries a bit and try something new. I recently took a paper doll tag class from Julie Nutting and left feeling inspired to create my own paper doll. After deciding on a mixed media canvas, I began my project!
Supplies used:
I don’t know about your house but in my house we have FOUR young people. They are VERY BUSY young people and each one has a bulletin board. They are a super easy way to communicate within such a busy family. (Besides text messaging that they tend to read and then forget) A note on a bulletin board is a little harder to forget. It stays there, quietly reminding, until the event or reason for the note has passed.
Anyway, why have a boring bulletin board when you can have one that fits your decor, your personality or your hobbies?
This bulletin board uses a cork tile, a bandanna and a 12×12 frame along with a few other supplies.
Cover the cork tile in Mod Podge.
And then smooth the bandanna over the Mod Podge and let dry.
Here is a tip: Before spreading any Mod Podge decide which portion of the bandanna design you want to see on your bulletin board. Don’t cut it all out ahead of time. Just figure out where you want to place the bandanna. (Cutting out the fabric ahead of time makes it too hard to line up.)
While the Mod Podge is drying you can make your thumb tacks or push pins. I simply hot glued white buttons to a flat topped thumb tack. Be careful of that hot glue! You could also use Amazing Goop or a cool temp glue gun a well. Poke the tacks into a piece of corrugated cardboard or foam core while they are drying to keep them upright.
My button push pins.
After the Mod Podge is dry cut away the excess fabric and insert it into the 12×12 frame.
Now you can embellish to your little hearts’ content. I used hot fix rhinestones in two sizes, Thickers alphabet stickers and the heads from 4 “silk” daisies.
Isn’t this fun? Girlie but not too girlie. Country but not too country.
