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Create a Cute as a Button Frame!

By on May 25, 2012 in Home Decor

You probably know by now that I love all things bright, cute and floral.  I found a plain, white, photo frame in my closet and knew that plain just wasn’t going to cut it around here, so I grabbed a few bottles of Jacquard’s Lumiere 3D paint and some buttons and got to work.  The great thing about using the 3D paint is that it’s also an adhesive, allowing you to have a seamless look without dealing with a glue mess.  I also love how the paint squeezes through some of the button holes to give more interest to the design.

Supplies:

Instructions:

  1. The best way to create a flower design with paint is to use dots.  Squeeze a large dot of paint for the center of your flower.  While the paint is still wet, press a button into the center.
  2. For petals, simply squeeze dots around the center.  Try to use the same pressure when squeezing the bottle to ensure that the petals are roughly the same size.
  3. Once you have all your flowers on your frame, set aside to dry for 72 hours.  Put your favorite photo in the frame.

 

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Homemade Button Garden Markers

By on April 16, 2012 in Home Decor, Spring

HomemadeGarden Markers, Pea Marker

It’s spring time and that means planting time! All the gardeners I know are pouring over seed catalogs and dreaming about their summer crops. Today I have a super quick, super fun homemade project that will help you remember which pot you planted lettuce in and which pot has the peas: Button Garden Markers!

The fun thing about this project is that it really inspires creativity. I used orange buttons for carrots, green buttons for peas and lettuce, and red buttons for tomatoes. But the possibilities are endless.  Purple buttons for bunches of grapes, yellow for squash. What else can you dream up? The possibilities are only limited by the size of your garden!

Homemade Button Garden Marker SuppliesSupplies:

  • Unfinished, small wood plaques.  (Mine measure 3″ x 2″)
  • Craft paint or markers
  • Buttons – Check out some of Buttons Galore and More’s Button Candy Bags for inspiration and match them to whatever you are planting!
  • A wooden dowel 1/4″ diameter by 12″ longHomemade Carrots & Lettuce Garden Markers

Directions:

Decide which veggies you need to mark in your garden and gather up the appropriate buttons. For this tutorial, I’ll tell you how I made the Carrot Garden Marker.

  1. Paint the wooden plaque in light white wash using white paint. Allow to dry.
  2. Lay-out 3 orange buttons on the plaque. Use a small, medium, and large button to give the tapered appearance of your carrot. Glue them in place.
  3.  Using paint or permanent markers, add some green leaves to the top of your carrot. You can also draw a black decorative border around the edge of your plant marker and write the name of the crop if you wish.

See? I told you it was easy. Now – a word to the wise. This is a crafty project and it looks really cute, but remember if you are using these outside, they will need to be protected. I would recommend using paint and glue that you know can stand up to sun, heat and rain, or sealing them with a waterproof sealer.

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