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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Holly here from Ribbons & Glue sharing with you a 3D Button Ladybug Valentine that is sure to make the “Love Bug” come out of you.
I’ve has this wood ladybug for a while now and always thought it would look really cute with Buttons Galore black Haberdashery Buttons on it. I finally busted her out of hiding and did just that.
I dyed the Ladybug Cherry Red using Rit Dye.
Then, painted the body of the ladybug with DecoArt Glamour Dust paint
and adhered black Haberdashery Buttons from Buttons Galore.
I hot glued the pretty lil’ Lady on a wood block to make it into a 3D Valentine and added a few embellishments from the Pebbles Inc Yours Truly collection.
For more Valentine’s Day inspiration check out my blog Ribbons & Glue.
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Holly here from Ribbons & Glue sharing a Button Christmas Card with you today to show you how easy it is to embellish your Christmas cards this year with Buttons Galore buttons.
To make this Button Christmas Card, I used a Pebbles in My Pocket Mistletoe cut file, Pearl Buttons for berries and gorgeous May Arts Ribbons.
It really is easy to a add dimension on to your cards with simple buttons.
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Holly here from Ribbons & Glue sharing with you how to make Rustic Christmas Ornaments with Glitter Buttons for your tree this year by using Hemp Cord and Pearl Buttons from Buttons Galore.
I love the feel of cozy, rustic Christmas Decor. You can find pine cones, tree branches, birdhouses and various things wrapped up in hemp cord along with lots of glitter around my house during the Holidays.
To add a little sparkle to my rustic Christmas Ornaments, I made glitter buttons.
So pretty! The glitter just adds a little sparkle to your cozy, rustic Christmas decor.
For more Christmas Inspiration head over to my blog Ribbons & Glue.
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A simple Thanksgiving Centerpiece – I made up in about 15 minutes using Buttons Galore Carved Wood Buttons and supplies I already had stashed. It seriously does pay off to hoard craft supplies.
This centerpiece happens to coordinate nicely with my Thanksgiving Dessert Table Decor that was featured on the Buttons Galore Blog recently too.
If I need to make up some quick and simple centerpieces, I always turn to making rosettes or finding something fun that can be stuck on a stick.
For this simple Thanksgiving Centerpiece, I added pines cones to a dollar store vase, made a 3″ rosette, added a BGM Carved Wood Button to the center then used my Silhouette to cut out a Turkey cut file.
If you don’t have access to die cutting machine, you could easily add more Fall rosettes in various sizes to your centerpiece along with Fall leaves or any other festive decor you like.
Everything just looks better on a stick right, right? Plus, Buttons Galore Carved Wood Buttons ties the Fall decor together nicely.
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Holly here from Ribbons & Glue sharing a simple Thanksgiving Dessert Table Decor using Tiny Buttons from Buttons Galore that’ll add some glitz and sophistication to your Holiday table this year.
Thanksgiving Dessert Table Decor
When I think of Holiday gatherings, the first thing I think of is food and of course the yummy, rich desserts are the most important part. Show off those yummy desserts you’ve slaved over by creating this simple dessert table decor.
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Whenever I visit family, I like to give them a handmade gift. This year, I made the Grandparents (my in-laws) a Grandchildren Welcome sign embellished with Buttons Galore Haberdashery buttons.
I cut, sanded, painted, stained and distressed a wood board. Yes, I did it all myself. You can view my previous BGM tutorial on how I created the look of my wood board here.
I then used my Silhouette and a cut file from Kolette Hall to cut out the black vinyl lettering.
To give the Grandchildren Welcome sign a little something extra, I hot glued Haberdashery buttons along the side of the sign, added a big black grosgrain ribbon bow and another Haberdashery button in the middle.
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Lots Trick-or-Treaters will visit our house during Halloween and I like to give special treats to a few of my kids friends that come by. Something special and fun like these Spooky Button Eye Treat Bags.
Kids could easily make these spooky treat bags for there friends too.
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Bats are definitely not cute in my opinion but Button Bats are! Especially when there made “spooky cute” using Buttons Galore Haberdashery Buttons.
These bats are simple to make and can be a fun addition to any Halloween decor.
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Your dog is an important part of your family so why not make a Dog Treat Jar? If you’re a dog lover, you’re gonna love the Buttons Galore Dog Gone It buttons.
Ya know anything looks great in displayed in a Mason Jar. Even plain ole’ Milk Bones.
To embellish the jar lid, I adhered a piece of patterned paper on the lid then used Ultra Thin Glue Dots to adhere various Buttons Galore Dog Gone It buttons.
Buttons Galore makel Blank Craft Shapes that are perfect to use if you want to customize a tag.
1. Choose a Blank Shape
2. Ink with color
3. Set the ink with a heat gun.
Taa Daa-There you have it, a cute Dog Treat Jar tag!
My dog has no interest in eating plain Milk Bones. She’s only interested in the gravy covered Milk Bones like the in the jar. When I was done taking the photos of this project, I came back in the room a few hours later and noticed my dog bone props were missing off the table. Hmmm…I wonder who might of snatched them??
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When I received my package of Laura Kelly’s pretty Purple Possibilities buttons (say that 3 times), I knew instantly, I was gonna create a card with a cluster of button grapes.
To make my grape card, I used a Sarah Bailey Grape cut file then adhered Laura Kelly’s Purple Possibilities buttons over the grape die cuts. Aren’t those grapes just poppin’ out at ya now?
Adding buttons to a card really is an easy way to provide that fun pop of dimension.
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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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Want to make a summertime picture frame for your home? Here’s a simple frame embellished with a handmade Sunflower, garden sign and a Haberdashery Carved Wood button.
You could choose any flower to embellish your frame but a Summertime Sunflower really does make a beautiful impact.
I always enjoy seeing the Sunflower fields as we drive across country during our vacation. They really are a beautiful sight. One day, I’ll convince my hubs to actually stop along the interstate to take a photo in the field. He just can’t appreciate a purty photo op. Men.
A Haberdashery Wood Button makes the Perfect Sunflower Center
I used my Silhouette and a Lori Whitlock cut file to cut out the 3D Sunflower then inked the edges of the leaves and flower with Colorbox ink and added a unique Haberdashery carved wood button to the center. It really is the perfect center for a Sunflower!
I’m totally in love with all the Haberdashery Wood Buttons you can find in The Button Shop too. They’re all so unique in design.
On the other side of the frame, I hand cut out a garden sign and grass, stamped a sentiment and hot glued the grassy sign onto a dowel. A perfect Summertime frame to display Summer memories in.
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If you visit my house during the month of July this seasonal door wreath will welcome you at my front door. I decided to go big and bright this year using festive patriotic ribbon, painted stars, and red, white & blue buttons from Buttons Galore. I love the nostalgic look of the dimensional stars and the traditional Americana design.
I’m a sucker for wreaths. It’s a rule in my house to have a seasonal wreath on my door at all times. Of course, if I made a new wreath for every season, I’d have a lot of them to store. My husband wouldn’t like this very much either. I have a little secret to share when it comes to my seasonal wreaths. I don’t make a new wreath – I just recycle this grapevine wreath into something new every season.
My secret is to use a heat gun to melt off the hot glued embellishments. It works great every time!
Paint Paper Mache Stars with Plaid Craft Paints
Add a dab of hot glue onto each side of star and wrap twine around
Add festive button from Buttons Galore to center.
Hot glue painted stars onto a grapevine wreath
Add stacked buttons to the center of your patriotic bow.
I hope my idea of recycling the same wreath for the seasons inspires you to creative you own festive wreaths to welcome visitors at your door. Seasonal door wreaths are a nice festive touch.
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Do you ever get stumped trying to come up with an idea on how to make a masculine card for the man in your life? Have you thought of making him a Criss Cross Card? A Criss… what???
Well, here’s a Criss Cross Card tutorial to make for that special man in your life embellished with a Haberdashery carved wood button.
Criss Cross Father’s Day Card
Most of us females would choose pretty flowers, glitter and anything cutesy before a brown and boring card. But brown, especially brown wood can be fun!
I actually like brown. I totally heart Kraft paper and when I received my Buttons Galore design team goodies, these Haberdashery wooden buttons totally caught my eye.
<insert a manly grunt here>
<insert “belly size” pun here>
Inside of Criss Cross Father’s Day Card
Even without flowers and glitter, a masculine card can still be fun to decorate. I chose to go for an “Old World” feel.
To embellish this Criss Cross card, I used paper from DCWV Industrial Chic line, added some zig zag stitching inside and a Father’s Day die cut from a Loni Harris cut file. Then, I embossed the belly band with a burlap folder and completed the masculine Criss Cross card with a Haberdashery wood button.
See, brown can be fun!
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Money Holder Envelopes can only mean one thing … It’s Graduation time again and maybe you want to show those special Grads some love. Cash love that is!
Here’s how to make a quick and simple money holder envelope that can be stuffed full of congrats cash and gift cards for that starving ex-student.
8 x 7 inch piece of cardstock scored at 2″ and 6″
1. Trim out sentiment and adhere. 2. Peel off backing and sprinkle glitter 3. Remove excess glitter. 4. Done!
To quickly add a Congratulations sentiment on to the money holder, I used these convenient Design Adhesives from Clear Snap. Really neat product and sooo easy to use!
You could use any choice of adhesive to make your money holder but I choose to stitch mine together using a sewing machine, added a clear Velcro coin to keep the envelope closed (don’t wanna lose any of that congrats cash now) and added a ribbon bow and Haberdashery button for some sophistication.
I love how the black and white stitching contrast together, adds a ‘lil sophistication on the envelope. Now that they’re a graduate, they should be a little more sophisticated, right?
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Your Wedding Day is coming up. Now, it’s time to throw a thank you Bridal Luncheon for the gals who’ve been helping you make your big day special.
Previously this month, I posted a tutorial on the Buttons Galore & More blog on how to make a Bridesmaid Gift Box. So, to continue with my bridesmaid theme, I’m sharing coordinating Button Flower table decor that can be an easy way decorate your Bridal Luncheon table.
To coordinate with the Bridesmaid gift box, I made some button flower table decor using a Fiskars punch and adhered them on to C.U.T.E drinking straws. I love how these straws come in a variety of colors. There so cute that it’s almost hard to put them in to a drink.
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A Bridesmaid Gift Box idea – So your big day is coming up and you want to give your Bridesmaids a handmade gift from the heart since they’ve been puttin’ up with your Bridezilla attitude.
How about making them an elegant Bridesmaid gift box using buttons and glitter? You could even personalize the Bridesmaid gift box more by using your wedding colors or even their favorite colors.
Simple and elegant Bridesmaid Gift Box made by using buttons and glitter.
Now that your elegant Bridesmaid gift box is made, it’s time to add something sentimental inside for them to remember your special day and how they helped you to get there. Maybe a piece of jewelry, a gift card to their favorite eatery or even an IOU for a night out on the town after your big day.
When you think of spring what comes to mind? Butterflies, flowers, beautiful weather, allergies? Well, here in southern Nevada, spring doesn’t seem to stay very long ’cause it jumps from like cold to hot in a snap…Ack!
Despite the limited spring weather here in the desert, I can always resort to creating cards using spring die cut shapes that are embellished with Spring Buttons.
To make this spring card I resorted to my trusty old kraft paper as the base {I heart Kraft}, matted it with some American Crafts chevron paper and used my Silhouette to cut out the butterfly and flower die cuts from a Lori Whitlock file.
I embellished the card with green & pink twine, green wire, a stamped sentiment, faux stitching and used some cheery Spring Color Blend buttons to make my butterfly and flower die cuts pop. I can’t forget to mention the whole Glue Dots family was basically included too. Ultra Thin, Mini, Glue Lines and Pop Up Glue Dots were all used as adhesive on this Spring card.
A clothespin craft is simple, fun and most importantly inexpensive.
I love using ordinary household items to make seasonal decor. I always try and shop my house or dig through my bins of craft supplies to see what I can come up with first before I run out the door to the craft store. Of course, making a bee-line to the craft store is seriously tempting. It’s also much cheaper and fulfilling to up-cycle things you may have lying around. Like empty (clean) cans.
My name is Holly and I have a confession to make. I am a Can Hoarder. Yep- Coffee, tuna, soup, Pringles, yadda, yadda…if I can turn a can in to something pretty, I’m keeping it!
Just like this clothespin craft for Spring that I made from a tuna fish can. Yes, A tuna fish can. You can use this clothespin craft idea for kids too. The buttons might not be as straight though. LOL
Clip clothespins on can and paint edges white.
Adhere buttons to clothespins using Mini Glue Dots.
Cut a flower out of burlap, add a button center and attach to a dowel.
Fill it up and Enjoy!.
Now that your DIY craft project is complete, it’s time to fill it up. Let you imagination run wild with the contents.
You could fill your clothespin craft decor project with a small plant, flowers, a candle or candy. I choose candy. It gave me an excellent reason to buy some Cadbury Eggs- Yum!
