Create this unique graduation card for your very special graduate.
This card features a square on the top that looks like a graduation cap along and is adorned by a tassel. It is fun to make and embellish with buttons and elements from the Grad collection.
Here is an idea to keep Mom’s craft supplies organized. It’s both thoughtful and practical.
It’s Aimee here today with a simple little hot air balloon ornament, easy enough for the most novice of stitchers to complete. Gift this DIY Baby’s First Christmas Ornament to a friend’s newest little one or hang it on your tree to celebrate the new little life in your home! Continue Reading →
One of my favorite things during the holiday season are handmade gifts. But even more fun than making just the gifts, I love to make the tags and even the wrapping paper to wrap the handmade gifts in. I start making my holiday gift wrap and tags super early in the year and I put them on everything! These fun 28 Lilac Lane Candy Cane Sequins were perfect to make candy cane Christmas gift tags! It’s such a lovely mix of red and white sequins for the holiday season. The candy cane gift tags turned out so festive and cute. It’s the perfect little tag for a cute little package! Continue Reading →
Flowers are pretty, but they are also expensive and don’t last very long. A button bouquet is affordable and simple to make and will add some vintage charm to your home, wedding, or shower – and never needs watering! Continue Reading →
Fall is quickly approaching, and we all know that fall means FOOTBALL! Today, I will show you how to make the cutest DIY tailgate party invitation using football themed buttons from Buttons Galore. So get ready to fire up the barbecue and cheer on your favorite team!
Using a paper trimmer, I cut the brown cardstock to 5″ x 7″ and the tan cardstock to 4.5″ by 6.5″. I then inked the edges of the tan cardstock with brown chalk ink to add dimension. I used a tape runner to attach the tan cardstock to the brown cardstock to make the base of the invitation. Next, I hand lettered the words on the invitation. I used a fineline pen to do the lettering, then used a brush pen to darken all my downstrokes. This is an easy way to make your hand lettering look great, even if you aren’t that good at it! The word “football” made from alphabet stickers was then added.
I then chose the buttons I was going to use. Most of these buttons had shanks on the back. In order to use them on a flat surface like this one, I had to remove the shanks. This is easy to do using a button shank remover or a pair of side cutters. I clipped off the shanks, then attached the buttons to the invitation using red line tape. This tape is strong enough to hold these buttons securely!
I placed the buttons all around the card in the white spaces. The buttons give this invitation a fun feel and cool dimension that you just can’t get with any other embellishments… plus they are absolutely adorable!
Your guests won’t be able to resist this super fun invitation! Go team!
Hello Everyone! This is Katie from the Buttons Galore & More Design Team and today I have a fun wedding decor idea!
When I was given the task to make a wedding decor project, I wanted to create something that was cute, useful, and that could be saved in the long-run. With that in mind, I decided to create a diamond ring frame that could be customized to fit your wedding decor, be useful (since it’s a frame), and be saved by the bride. In addition, this project is super inexpensive to make because it’s made from a wooden plaque, an embroidery hoop, and a piece of foam board!
To decorate the diamond part of the ring, I decided to use the 28 Lilac Lane Embellishment Bottle in Winter Wonderland. Even though “winter wonderland” sounds wintry, this embellishment bottle could easily be used for wedding décor as well because the embellishment bottle contains several shades of white/cream colored buttons, along with seed beads and flat back half pearls. The flat back half pearls (in my opinion) really make this embellishment bottle perfect for wedding projects!
So, to find out how to make your own Diamond Ring Frame, keep reading below!
Supplies needed:
Step 1: Paint your wooden plaque white and your embroidery hoop mint. Then set both items aside to dry.
Step 2: Grab your foam board and cut out a diamond shape. The diamond I cut out for my 6-inch embroidery hoop was 5 inches by 3 ½ inches.
Step 3: Grab your 28 Lilac Lane Embellishment Bottle in Winter Wonderland and start decorating your diamond cut out. To do this, simply brush on a layer of decoupage glue onto your diamond cut out and begin arranging your buttons. While doing this, I also sprinkled on seed beads to fill in the gaps between the buttons. Finally, as an extra touch, I glued on a flat back half pearl to each of the buttons.
Once your diamond has been decorated, set the whole thing aside to dry.
Step 4: Take your picture, sign, or image that you want to use for your frame and cut it down to size to fit on the inside of your embroidery hoop. Then take that image and run it through your Xyron 9” Creative Station. Once you have run your image through the Xyron Creative Station, rub the top of the sticker paper. Finally, peel the image off the sticker paper and adhere it to your wooden plaque.
Step 5: Using a hot glue gun, glue on your embroidery hoop to your main wooden plaque and then glue your diamond on top of the embroidery hoop.
Once all your pieces have been glued on, you’re ready to display your new Diamond Ring Frame!
As you can see, I used my Diamond Ring Frame to hold a sign about taking Instagram photos during the wedding. However, this frame could be made to hold a variety of things. For example, the frame could hold photos, it could direct the guests to do something (like signing a guest book), or simply be used to display a favorite quote. Along those same lines, this Diamond Ring Frame does not have to be used at the wedding. It could also be used as a decoration for the bridal shower or bachelorette party instead!
What 28 Lilac Lane items would you use for your wedding or shower decor?
Hello! Kelli here. I am excited to share this sweet button nursery decor with you today! A dear family member is having her first baby soon – a girl! My family member is a Disney fanatic, and so I thought this sweet little project would be just right up her alley for nursery decor.
I wanted to create a button silhouette, but sometimes it can be difficult to get those round buttons to fit into a certain shape. I solved the problem and saved some time by using a cut out to go over the buttons, giving it nice crisp lines.
Start by printing out the design templates. I used three sheets of 12×12 cardstock. The heavier the cardstock is the easier this project will be. The first sheet you print should be the quote with the stork outline. The second sheet will be the bag cutout, and the third sheet will be blank.
You can download the PDF templates here:
Cut out the stork outline. Use a sharp knife or the point of your scissors to poke a hole in the center of the stork, and then cut it out. Alternatively, if you have a Cricut or a Silhouette cutting machine, you can upload the template into the machine’s software and use the machine to draw the lettering and cut out the stork for you, which is what I did.
Lay the sheet with the cut out stork on top of the blank sheet of cardstock. Use it as a template to trace the outline of the stork onto the blank sheet.
The outline will give you an idea of where the buttons need to be placed.
Glue pink buttons to the blank sheet of cardstock, filling in the stork outline. You don’t need to worry about going outside the lines with the buttons.
Cut out and color the stork’s bag. I ran it through my manual die cut machine with an embossing folder to give it a little bit of extra depth. Alternatively, you could use a patterned paper to print the bag template on for an extra something. Glue the stork bag onto the cardstock sheet with the cutout stork silhouette, making sure to line up the knot on the bag with the stork’s beak. Glue an adorable clothes pin button to the bag. (Cut off the shank first with scissors or a shank remover.)
Layer the pages into your picture frame. First, the stork cutout sheet goes in face down.
Lay the cardstock sheet with the glued buttons on face down on top of the first sheet, and line them up. Replace the frame back and you’re done!
Now your buttons have a perfect silhouette line without any fuss, and you have some adorable nursery wall art for a sweet new baby. Change the pink buttons to blue ones for a boy (or yellow if you don’t know the baby’s gender), and it works for both!
Buttons are a great way to add detail to home decor projects. This flower banner project uses them to finish off the flowers and banners that make a plain valance into a pretty accent for a girl’s room.
Supplies:
My daughter’s room has had this simple white valance since I first designed her nursery before she was born. She’s nearly 14 now, and it seemed time to change it up a bit. She loves everything with flowers, so I thought a flower banner would be an easy and fun way to add some more color to her room.
To make this flower banner, cut the number of triangle banners you think that you’ll need from burlap or cotton fabric. Die cut the flowers from felt and hot glue them to the front of the banners. Hot glue a button into each flower center to finish it.
Cut a length of jute twine that is long enough for your window. Fold over the top of each banner, lay the string into the crease, and hot glue the fold down. Once all of the banners are glued onto the string, finish each banner with two buttons.
If you are decorating on a budget – or even if you aren’t – this is a great way to add some style to a simple valance. And because it isn’t permanent, it can be easily removed for washing the valance, or redecorating. Make one today!
Graduation season is here! Just because the big day is a formal affair, that doesn’t mean that the cards can’t have some fun. Our 3D buttons dress up this bird so he’s ready for the walk across the stage!
Supplies Needed:
This card uses our 3D buttons as accessories for some crazy stamped characters! This character gets a whole new dimension – literally – with a fun button graduation hat and his own button diploma.
To make this card, select a card base in one of the graduate’s school colors. (You’ll want to choose the darker of the two school colors for the card base.)
Cut a 3.75″ by 5″ piece of watercolor cardstock and adhere it centered on the cardfront. Use watercolors in the lighter of the two school colors to paint a block along the bottom of the paper. Stamp the sentiments at the top and bottom in waterproof ink, and then stamp the bird in the middle.
Use the watercolors to paint in the bird. (I used the yellow school color for the bird’s wings to hold the diploma.) Then cut the shanks off of the graduation hat and diploma buttons, and adhere them to your bird.
This bird will put a smile on the face of your special grad while bringing your good wishes to them! Happy Graduation, Class of 2017!
Shaker cards aren’t just a way to celebrate birthdays…they can also be a beautiful way to celebrate a more formal occasion like a wedding! This wedding shaker card pairs a sparkly shaker mix with a doily and die cut heart to celebrate the love of a special couple.
Supplies Needed:
This shaker card features our versatile 28 Lilac Lane “Rose Garden” Shaker Mix that is a mix of gold, clear, pink, and green sequins, pink beads, and pink buttons to create the perfect shaker mix! Use this mix for occasions like weddings, to welcome a baby girl, or for a special birthday message.
Making this wedding shaker card is simple. Just die cut the doily for the card front, and then die cut the same heart shape out of both the doily and green layer of the card so they can be layered to create the card front with the shaker window. Glue the two pieces together and flip them over.
Using either a scrap of page protector or a Fuseable Pouch and Fuse tool, create a pouch that is slightly larger than the shaker window opening. Fill it about 1/2 full with the 28 Lilac Lane “Rose Garden” Shaker Mix, and then seal it with red liner tape or a Fuse Tool. Then use red liner tape to attach it to the back of the card front so that it shows through the shaker window.
To finish the wedding shaker card, attach the pink paper to the card base. Then use foam tape to attach the shaker card layer on top of the pink layer. Finally, cut a 1/2″ strip of paper and stamp the sentiment on it. Snip the ends into a banner and attach it with foam tape for dimension.
This time of year means graduations, and all sorts of other occasions for which congratulations are in order. Running out of time to make cards for all of them? Just dive into your Button Bonanza bags and dig out some of the largest buttons to make balloons!
Supplies:
I used the “primary” Button Bonanza bag for this but the beauty of a simple design like this is that you could use any color scheme that works for your occasion. For a graduation or sports-related occasion, use school colors! Recent graduate got a new job? Make your balloons the recipient’s favorite colors or their new employer’s corporate colors. With our huge palette of Button Bonanza colors, the options are endless!
To make this card, select the buttons that you want to use and arrange them to make a row of “balloons”. Before you glue them down, nudge them up just slightly to get a pen in to draw your “string” lines and bows. Then use clear drying adhesive like PPA Matte Adhesive to glue the buttons down so that it looks like the strings are tied to their bottoms.
For the final step, get out a handwritten sentiment stamp (or a pen if you are braver than I am) and use black ink to stamp the sentiment in the lower right corner of the card front.
Send some button balloons to someone special!
Spring means lots of special occasions! This flower placemat design is great for Easter, Mother’s Day, or for making a birthday girl feel extra special – and it’s super quick and easy to make!
This flower placemat uses supplies from the popular 28 Lilac Lane “Tropical Twist” kit. You can tell that it’s definitely one of my favorites since many of the supplies are used from it! Although the name of this kit, and its themed charms, are definitely summer themed, this project is a great reminder to look at your kits not just as themes but as color palettes as well.
Supplies Needed:
To start making this flower placemat, get out a large needle. Thread it with the baker’s twine from the Tropical Twist kit, and stitch around the outside edge of the placemat. (I recommend doing this is several short lengths to avoid abusing your twine and for efficiency.) To make more than one placemat, use embroidery floss for this step as the kit only contains enough twine for one.
Next, use a flower die to cut flowers out of felt (or hand cut your own). Use scissors to hand cut the leaves.
Position your flowers, and select buttons from the Tropical Twist kit to create their centers. Stitch through both the buttons and the flowers with a needle and embroidery floss to attach the flowers to the placemat. Use a needle and thread that matches the felt to stitch the leaves in place under the edges of the flowers as well.
Whether the occasion is Easter, Mother’s Day, or something else…this flower placemat will definitely brighten your spring table!
One of our favorite things about attending shows is the chance for our staff and some talented craft designers to show off in our booth the beautiful range of possibility that can be created with Buttons Galore products. So today, for those who weren’t at Creativation, we’re going to give you a peek into our booth at the show to see all of the gorgeous inspiration we shared!
It may have been warm in Arizona, but inside the convention center it was snowing a blizzard in our booth! These snowflakes, created by Buttons Galore staff, show that buttons make gorgeous snowflakes of all sizes from tree ornaments to wall art.
This American flag wall art piece, also created by Buttons Galore staff, combines our bulk buttons with our 3D decorative star buttons. It’s perfect for holiday decor for occasions like July 4th, or leave it up all year round for a patriotic touch of homespun decor.
Speaking of special occasions, our decorative button grab bags are a beautiful and affordable option for creating decor for events like showers and weddings! This button cake, created by designer Jen Goode, is perfect for decorating a buffet table.
Love to entertain? Our decorative 3D buttons will make your tea time, cocktail hour, or coffee break oh so elegant! This tray project, by Buttons Galore staff, is quick and easy, too!
And let’s not forget our furry family members! Our booth went to the cats and dogs with these fun frames to display your favorite picture of your pet cat (by me) or dog (by 28 Lilac Lane designer May Flaum). For the instructions for the cat frame, click here.
If you’d rather hang your pet photo on the wall, try out this dog bone wall art project by Buttons Galore staff!
This button monogram is easy to make and perfect for a nursery or kids room! (Click here for instructions.) Or create an ombre heart wall art piece for someone special to remember you by. (Click here for instructions.)
It seems everyone is in love with butterflies this season, and we agree! Our wall art butterfly, made by Buttons Galore staff, is great decor for a kid’s or teen’s room.
Text as wall art is very hot in home decor, and our staff decided to pay tribute to the greatest sentiment of all: love! These easy to make letters could be made in any colors to coordinate with the decor of a nursery or a shabby chic home decor.
Our buttons are fabulous for working in mixed media, and designer Maura Hibbitts took them to canvas for us! This whimsical sea monster is full of texture and color!
Last but not least, 28 Lilac Lane designer May Flaum shared her take on the 3D paper flower trend in our booth. Accented with a center of buttons, this flower will bring color and pattern to your walls or your party decor!
We hope that you enjoyed this peek at some of our booth projects from Creativation! Thanks to all of you who visited to see them in person!
Think buttons aren’t a match for modern style? Our 28 Lilac Lane “Winter Wonderland” embellishment bottle, paired with washi tape, makes a quick and easy modern Christmas gift tag that will add sparkle and style to your special gift this Christmas!
Supplies:
To create the tag base, cut the 6×6 pad in half to create a 3×6 piece. Snip off two corners to create the top of the tag, and then use a hold punch to create the hole.
Lay a strip of the gold washi tape across across the tag about 2/3 of the way down from the top. Cut two more small strips and position them one to each side closer to the top.
Select buttons to create a row across the tag along the bottom of the washi tape. Adhere the buttons using white glue or a hot glue gun.
From the white cardstock, cut a 5/8″ strip. Write the to/from information for your gift on it, and then snip the pieces off of the strip. Adhere them using paper adhesive.
Cut a length of yarn. Loop it through the tag’s hole and tie it off to attach your gift.
This modern Christmas gift tag only takes a few minutes to make, but will definitely brighten up your Christmas wrapping for someone special!
Summer is wedding season for a lot of families, and a DIY wedding is a great way to save money on the cost of getting married. As our DIY Wedding Chalkboard Table Number shows, DIY can also be beautiful – and a great way to personalize your wedding.
Supplies:
This table number is very simple but oh so pretty! Small chalkboard easels like this are available at most craft stores. They make great table numbers, or menu display boards for weddings and showers. And at the end of the night, they can go home with guests as party favors!
To start the project, paint the bare wood with white chalk paint. Use a small brush along the sides of the chalkboard. If you get some paint on the chalkboard surface, use a damp cloth to wipe it away while it is still wet. If you aren’t able to get it all off and a trace of it remains, don’t worry. It will just look like smudges of chalk when the project is complete.
Lay the easel flat and spread some of the glue in one of the corners of the chalkboard. Fill in some buttons, varying colors and sizes and leaving small spaces in a couple of places. Fill the small spaces in with small items from the embellishment bottle such as seed beads, sequins, and flat back pearls. Repeat for each corner of the blackboard. Allow to dry.
I chose to work with the “On Lilac Lane” embellishment bottle for this DIY Wedding Chalkboard Table Number, but this project could be adapted to any wedding color theme by selecting another of the embellishment bottles (or even one of our Button Bonanza bags). Our embellishment bottles include popular wedding colors like Mint, Yellow, and Pink.
The last step before using your DIY Wedding Chalkboard Table Number is to use a piece of chalk to prime the board. Place the side of it on the chalkboard and rub all it all to cover the board. Erase the chalk and the board is ready to use!
What other uses can you think of for this decorative chalkboard easel?
A handmade card is the perfect finishing touch to a gift for a new baby. With the Buttons Galore 3D “Baby Hugs” collection of buttons by Vicki Schreiner, it’s fast and easy to make cards like this simple baby boy card! The only supplies needed are paper and buttons and a pen.
Supplies Needed:
That looks like a long list, but it’s really just a package of buttons, two sheets of cardstock, and some glue. I used a sentiment stamp for adding “it’s a boy” but it could easily be added with just a marker.
Assembling this card is simple – and fast! Just cut a piece of white cardstock sized 8.5″ x 5.5″ and fold it in half to make a card base. Cut a piece of yellow patterned paper that is 4.25″ x 5.5″ and glue it to the front of the card base.
Cut a 3/4″ strip on the leftover white cardstock to make the sentiment strip. Use scissors to snip the ends of it to create a banner. Write or stamp the sentiment on it, and glue it about 2/3 of the way down the front of the card.
For the final step, use scissors or a shank remover to cut the shanks off of the 3D buttons. Glue the buttons down with a white glue like PPA Matte Adhesive or Aleene’s Tacky Glue.
This quick and simple baby card can be make in less than 10 minutes. This simple design can be adapted to many other occasions (like birthdays and weddings) as well with the help of our other 3D button collections such as Sweet Delights or our wedding collection.
Today we are continuing with the theme that we started on Monday of using button monograms for babies! Only this time, the button monogram is the central piece on a clean & simple baby card.
If elegant and simple is more your style than the typical baby cutesy, this card may be just what you are looking for. The pastel color palette and the use of the buttons add delicate touches of a baby theme, but the overall design is understated, simple, and more mature.
Supplies:
Directions:
Cut and fold a card from the white cardstock. Adhere pink patterned paper to the front.
Using the die cutting machine, cut a large circle from the white cardstock. Adhere to the top front of card.
Cut a strip of white cardstock wide enough for the alphabet stamps to fit on. Stamp name on it, trim ends, and adhere to bottom of card front. (If necessary, use two strips placed one on top of the other for longer names.)
Using Arial Black font, cut the monogram from the pink cardstock. Cover the monogram in buttons, using white clear-drying glue. Adhere the monogram to the middle of the white circle.
With the monogram and baby’s name, this clean & simple baby card would be great for a baby announcement, shower invitation, or mom’s thank you cards!
A new baby, whether it is yours or someone else’s, is always a great reason to make something! And what could be cuter than button monogram wall art?
This fun project uses two key components – a wood monogram letter like the kind available at most craft stores, and two tins of our beautiful Sea Glass buttons. I really love these buttons – their beautiful blue/green translucence really makes me want to go down to the shore and hunt for glass!
Supplies:
Lay down areas of glue in sections, and fill the letter in with buttons. Don’t be afraid to lay down a nice thick layer of glue so the glue will come up the button holes when the buttons are pressed down into it. When the glue is dry, this creates “prongs” that grab onto the buttons and help hold them in place more securely.
The areas between the buttons don’t need to be even or really tiny. While it looks uneven viewed very close up, unless a gap is extremely large it won’t look awkward when viewed from a reasonable viewing distance.
For the finishing touch (and to add the baby theme to the button monogram), tie a nice large bow out of the white ribbon. Attach it on top of the buttons on the button monogram using hot glue. Cut the stem off of a Ducky button, and hot glue that on top of the bow.
This button monogram project can be made in any color, and would make a great gift or baby shower decor. Hang it on a nursery wall, a bedroom door, or prop it up on a dresser top!
Are you hearing bells in your future – wedding bells, that is? If you are having a DIY wedding, our 3D wedding buttons can help you create a DIY wedding invitation and other beautiful items for your special day!
Supplies:
Making this invitation is easy!
Cut and fold the smooth cardstock to make a 5″ x 7″ sized card base.
Use a word processing program to create the invitation text. Print the text onto inkjet printable vellum.
Cut the patterned paper to size. Using your sewing machine, stitch the vellum onto the patterned paper.
Adhere the patterned paper & vellum combination to the card front. Adhere the buttons on top of the vellum.
Buttons Galore’s 3D buttons are available for bulk purchase. If you require a specific item in bulk to create large quantities of an item like this DIY wedding invitation, please contact our customer service department through our website for assistance.
Yesterday was Valentine’s Day, and that means love, romance…and proposals! So, for everyone who woke up this morning with a wedding in their future (or their family’s future), we’ve got a fun and easy project for you – a DIY wedding frame!
This wedding frame is multi-purpose – it can serve as a wedding or shower decoration, and then transition to home decor as a treasured memory after the big day is over.
The first step in this project is to select a color scheme. This project is built around a fabric background, which can really be any color. I’ve chosen a beautiful aqua, but the wedding’s theme color or a color from the bride’s home decor might both be excellent choices.
The gold iron-on material matches both the frame and a fleck that is in the fabric. Our Haberdashery button pack is variegated between cream and white, so no matter what color of wedding dress the bride chooses, the collage will work.
Use a fabric pencil to sketch out the area for the heart.
Measure the remaining area and create the text and other elements on your die cut machine. Cut from glitter iron-on material, and iron on to fabric following manufacturer’s instructions.
For the fabric to stand up to holding the collage of buttons in the frame, it needs to be stiffened. I used Krylon Spray Adhesive to laminate the fabric to a sheet of white chipboard as a backing.
Using white glue (I used PPA Matte by ArtQuest), adhere white buttons from the Button Basics and Haberdashery packages. Continue until the entire heart is filled. I ensured that the largest ones were spread around in a balanced fashion by laying them down first and then building around them.
Finish by removing the stem from a heart button, and gluing the heart on top of the glitter flourish.
Remove the glass from the frame, and place the cardboard sheet in place!
And now your beautiful memory of a special day is ready to enjoy!
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Congratulations to all the newly engaged couples out there, and we look forward to seeing you make our DIY wedding frame!
It’s easy to whip up a pillow box on my die cut machine to hold a small gift, but keeping it closed is not so easy. Adhesive will do the job – permanently, leaving the box difficult to open and not reusable. But a little bit of ribbon and a few buttons will provide a solution: a pretty string tie! This box is perfectly sized for presenting a gift card, a difficult item to wrap creatively.
To make this box you need:
Instructions:
1. Cut out and assemble your pillow box. Adhere doily on top of box.
2. Cut ribbon slightly longer than needed to wrap around long dimension of pillow box. Turn under ends.
3. Sew buttons loosely onto ends of ribbon.
4. Tie piece of jute string around the thread holding one of the buttons, between the button and the ribbon.
5. Wrap the ribbon around the pillow. Fasten the ribbon band by wrapping the string in a figure 8 around both buttons (similar to fastening a string clasp envelope).
This gift wrap could be great for any holiday or occasion. Changing the colors of the ribbon band and buttons could make it seasonal for any holiday, or match the decor of any event (such as a wedding).
What gift do you plan to tie up with a button-fastened ribbon band?
Pre-designed gift bags can easily run $5 or more, and it’s not always convenient to run out and buy one at the last minute. What to do? Craft up a solution, of course. Keeping a stash of blank bags in your craft supplies means that with a few minutes of creativity, you always have the perfect gift bag on hand!
To make this gift bag, all you need is:
Making this bag is super easy:
1. Start by tearing off some strips of washi tape and attaching them to the bag as stripes, varying the colors.
2. Using embroidery floss, sew thread through buttons and tie it off.
3. Attach the buttons to the top few rows of washi tape in random positions, using a hot glue gun.
4. Using a die cut machine, cut out the words “for you” from vinyl. Use transfer tape to attach it over the bottom layers of washi tape. (I used the Cricut Explore machine for this project.)
5. Tie a bow from sheer ribbon around one side of the handle.
And there you have it…five steps to a fabulous all-occasion gift bag! While my bag is a generic theme, this bag design could be customized for any holiday by selecting washi tape and buttons that are themed and colored appropriately (such as red and green for Christmas).
What occasions do you use gift bags for?
Here is a fantastic way to create custom DIY gift wrapping in fifteen minutes (or less) using buttons, fabric markers and glue. Check it out! Yay, it’s Fifteen MINUTE Friday!!!
A tip for buttons and fabric if you are not up for sewing…super tacky adhesives work best! I love the Fast Grab Tacky from Aleene’s because it holds the buttons right away and keeps them in place until totally dried. You can see in the next picture that the buttons are in place and the glue is still wet. I love that!
You can get more ideas and the full tutorial over on my blog HERE.
Pinwheels are so much fun for adding pizzazz and energy to decorating for parties and events. Here are the directions to make them using just a few simple materials. You will need the following:
The first step is to cut from the four corners in towards the centers, stopping to leave a one inch square center that is uncut. Then using your brad fold the first point of each corner in poking a hole through them as you go then through the center and securing with the brad in the back.
Add your straw to the back and buttons to the front with the tacky glue. The Fast Grab is great because is holds them right away. Then allow time to dry before using them.
They are so bright and cheery and simply fun.
Cheers,
Laura
It’s Fifteen MINUTE Friday and the 4th of July. Here is a really quick and cute way to pack up some snacks for the fireworks show. This little packaging idea would be great in a variety of colors for lots of occasions, goody bags and school treats too.
Put you snacks in bags that you can tie closed with ribbon or raffia then add the buttons with Aleene’s Turbo Tacky Glue. The super cute label is from Expressionery.Com and was designed by me so totally matches the colors of the buttons that come in the Laura Kelly Patriotic Mix.
Happy Celebrating!
Laura
Allie Gower has created a Welcome Baby Girl Purse Card using the It’s a Girl Button Assortment, an Archiver’s Exclusive.
Buttons Galore is heading to Archivers Mall of America for ScrapFest 2013.
Join us for fun make and takes each day of ScrapFest.
Please note that all of these supplies used to make the ScrapFest projects are readily available in your local Archivers, and many of them are available in the Archiver’s Annex Online. Projects will be on display in the Archiver’s at the Mall of America.
See more of Allie’s work at her blog, My Card Party.
Allie Gower has created a Boy Candy Bar Congratulations using the It’s a Boy Button Assortment, an Archiver’s Exclusive.
Buttons Galore is heading to Archivers Mall of America for ScrapFest 2013.
Join us for fun make and takes each day of ScrapFest.
Project Note – 3 Sketch Sentiments was edited to read CONGRATS. Bottom pennant was hand colored to match using Copic Markers.
Please note that all of these supplies used to make the ScrapFest projects are readily available in your local Archivers, and many of them are available in the Archiver’s Annex Online. Projects will be on display in the Archiver’s at the Mall of America.
See more of Allie’s work at her blog, My Card Party.
Its time to look forward to cooler days and falling leaves and all the rest of the great things that Autumn ushers in. As a transitional season, Autumn is one of my favorite seasons and it always inspires me to create something new. I love the rustic feel of Fall projects. Its so easy to use canvas, hemp, jute, wood and other natural materials to make something that looks and feels like Fall. That’s why I decided to try my hand at creating these canvas favor bags.
Inspired, I sat down with my fabric, wool felt scraps and buttons recently and decided to make a bunch of sewn fabric circles recently. Not really knowing what I was going to do with them, I have since used them to make wall art, pillows and now these little Autumn inspired canvas favor bags.
1/8 yard of natural cotton canvas
Wool felt and fabric scraps
Inkjet cotton fabric
Burlap Scraps
Buttons Galore and More Laura Kelly Hand Dyed buttons
14″ hemp
Sizzix BigShot die cutting machine and Bigz Leaves Die
Rotary cutter and self healing cutting mat, scissors, sewing machine and thread, hand sewing needle and thread, heavy duty hole punch
To make a canvas favor bag, cut two canvas rectangles that measure about 6″ x 8.” Pin small scraps of burlap rectangles to the center of one of the canvas rectangles.
Use your sewing machine and thread to zig-zag stitch the burlap to the one of the canvas rectangles.
Add elements such as die cut leaves to your canvas favor bags. Fuse webbing to the back of a fabric scrap and die cut a leaf shape.
Peel away the paper backing and fuse the leaf shape to the canvas.
Machine stitch the leaf shape and inkjet fabric sentiments printed from your computer with a straight stitch.
Now the real fun begins! Use hand dyed buttons from Buttons Galore and More to embellish your canvas favor bag. I used Laura Kelly’s hand dyed buttons and one of my previously created fabric circles to embellish these canvas favor bags. Sew them on with a hand sewing needle and thread.
Place the canvas rectangles right sides together and machine stitch using a 1/2″ seam allowance. Leave the top of the canvas favor bag open and start sewing about 1 1/2″ down so you have material to create a top fold.
Use an iron on steam to steam the seams open.
Turn the bag right sides out and fold the top down to create a cuff.
I created a simple handle by punching holes through the fabric layers using a heavy duty hole punch and inserting a piece of hemp through the holes.
Fill your canvas favor bags with candy or other small treats. Surprise a neighbor by hanging on their front door for a nice Autumn surprise!
Live Life Creatively,
We are on vacation at the beach and I am loving this opportunity to create in a new environment. We love to make up new drink concoctions when we are on vacation and I love to decorate them and make them fancy. Here is today’s special…Popsicle drinks with fancy straws!
I used my Ad-tech hot glue gun (never leave home with out it) and buttons from my Laura Kelly mix to create a fancy straw collection for our drinks. We stirred them with Popsicles and sipped through the straws. They were yummy and decorative and lots of fun. Buttons are a great way to decorate when you are in a hurry or don’t want to spend a lot of time on something that might end up getting thrown away. The color selection in the Laura Kelly mix is really festive and bright.
We made two versions of the drinks, one for kids and one for adults. Which ones do you think look yummier.
Happy Creating Fun Drinks and Decorations with Buttons,
Laura
It is always nice to have a personalized touch when celebrating special times. These little flowerpots turned place card holders add that special touch and they are really simple to make. You only need a few things to make them (spray paint, mini terracotta pots, clothespins, buttons (Radical Red and Black Beauty were used on these pots, hot glue).
Spray paint the pots a solid color. I used Krylon’s Cherry Red to match the picnic basket set.
Glue on the clothespin upside down to hold the cards. You can paint it the same color or make it different. Add a button (or more) and you are ready to personalize.
I filled the pots with my husband’s favorite organic mints for our picnic outing. There are so many creative things you could put in the pots, even flowers! For more ways to create a picnic basket ensemble, you can find in a previous Fifteen Minute Friday the project for the napkins.
You can also visit my blog today today for directions on making the recycled glass jar heart candle.
Happy Friday,
Laura
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Nothing beats birthdays and presents…especially giving things to people we love. Sometimes the wrapping makes all the difference. Here is a wrapping idea that is simple and fun. The mom of these spectacular kids kept the wrapping to frame. How touching!
This would be a great way to wrap graduation gifts, Father’s Day gifts and wedding gifts too.
I painted the initial on the paper then outlined with Sharpie and added words. I hot glued buttons and ribbon to decorate and wa-lah…the gifts were ready to give.
To read more about this project, visit Laura Kelly’s blog.
Happy Creating!
Here’s a simple Graduation Card inspired by Dr. Seuss.
Congratulations!
Today is your day,
You’re off to Great Places!
You’re off and away!
I hope this simple card inspires you!
I cut my letters on the Silhouette. The font is called Apple Gothic, and came with my Mac. The size is 72 point.
I used Glue Dots to adhere these adorable Buttons.
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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Make this graduation gift card holder for the graduate in your life. The perfect thing to make a gift card a little more special. Plus these can be customized to the graduate easily. Show the graduate how much you care by adding these handmade gift card holders to their gift.
1) Cut a piece of white cotton material to the size of your card stock. Adhere the fabric to the card stock using spray adhesive. Pick graduation themed images on your computer and put them onto one page in a word processing program or equivalent. Run the card stock through your printer printing the images onto the fabric. Allow to dry before touching. You can set the images with some aerosol hairspray for extra insurance if desired.
2) Next you need to stiffen the fabric. I used a self adhesive product called phoomph but any type of interfacing that you would like to use would work. The phoomph helps keep the fabric from fraying when cut which will be important because I am not sewing the edges. I cut my fabric down then adhered to one side of my phoomph. I then ran the fabric through my die cutter with a die to get rectangular shape. You can use scissors and a straight edge to get the same results.
3) Now cut a piece of felt to 4 inches by 6 inches. Fold your felt around the gift card as shown below. Wrap loosely so you will have adequate room.
4) Turn over and find the center of the front. Mark for reference.
5) Add your saying to the approximate center. The shorter end should be up as this will be the flap you fold over on the back.
6) Use a zig zag stitch to go all around your rectangle. Now fold into position again around a gift card. Pin around the edges that you are going to sew. Also put a few pins to mark the top of your graduation gift card holder. We will be sewing across this top as well.
7) Sew all the way around again with a zig zag stitch. Sew with your flap open.
8) Cut the back flap into a triangle shape. Sew on a button to the back and cut a button hole from the felt. Add your gift card and a note of congratulations. I put a few glue dots on my note and adhered them to the gift card. Button your gift card holder closed and give this graduation gift to a special someone.
You graduate will love this small personalized gesture. Add this graduation gift card holder to your to do list today.
Sometimes creating the perfect party favor that equally serves as a decoration is simple to button up. This project can be used to create color themes for birthdays, weddings, baby showers, etc… Here is a really simple, quick and decorative way to create favors that are great for summertime.
Remove the label on the water bottle. Using ad-tech’s hot glue, add a little message and a button or two from Laura Kelly’s bright collection of colors along with a ribbon tied in a bow and you have a bright, cheery favor that is sure to be a hit.
For more fun party decorating ideas with the prom theme, visit Laura’s blog.
Make a lovely wedding card. Wedding season is upon us!
I love to use the colors chosen by the wedding party. By stamping and adding matching buttons, any card can become extra special to the bride and groom.
This is a simple easel card with a little bit of stamping with die cuts. It’s not difficult. The background is embossed panels – the folder is Swiss Dots. The swirls are die cut from the Belle Rose set from Heartfelt Creations. The sprigs are from a Spellbinders set called Foliage. When some were too big, I just cut them down. Make your dies work.
I stamped my bird cage and fussy cut it. I also cut a mat for it, so it would stand out in the business of the flowers. The buttons help the card stay open. To one I added a bling center, and then I took two buttons and tied them together with twine. The larger white button is actually upside down, so that the twine doesn’t touch the card.
I stamped and cut out the label. My sentiment was a tad too big, so I just matted it and accented it with some fancy bling.
The buttons are from the Valentino Collection, the flower buttons are blank Flower Shapes, and I added some bling to the centers. The flowers came with bling already attached.
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!
With Spring just around the corner, many young couples are planning their weddings. What better gift than a Ivory Pearl Haberdashery Wedding Favor Sachet Set. Buttons Galore & More offer more than just buttons they offer young couples the ability to create lovely wedding invitations and favors with their lovely line of buttons.
For my project today I used one that I have totally fallen in love with. The Ivory Pearl Haberdashery. The ivory pearl finished buttons come in a variety of sizes and its truly something that can be used over and over again regardless of what the occasion is.
Now who wouldn’t want a scented wedding favor? Especially one with lovely buttons such as the Ivory Pearl Haberdashery? These favors can be used to provide scent to any room in your home after the wedding is over.
These Ivory Pearl Haberdashery Wedding Favor Set can be created for any occasion it doesn’t necessary have to be done for weddings, but I think that anyone attending a wedding would truly love receiving such a lovely favor.
BUTTONS GALORE & MORE:
Now I know it may seem like a lot of materials. Trust me it makes a lovely Wedding Favor Sachet. I started out by cutting my fabric that I picked up at my local fabric store. I cut the fabric 4 1/2″ x 5″ and sewing the edges leaving an opening. Now, I’m not that great at sewing. So I glued my ivory trim with Beacon adhesive Fabri-Tac. Wow this glue is amazing. I was really amazed on how quick it dried up and how well it glued the trim to the fabric. Once you have this all done you can begin beading the flowers by using a floral wire. I twisted the wire once all the glass beads were on the fabric wire to create a flower. To make the swirls on the side of the flower I did the same thing.
I applied the flowers to the fabric using Beach Adhesive Fabric-Tac. It was just that easy to adhere to the sachet bags. Next I applied my buttons from Ivory Pearl Haberdashery collection and Sunny. They are on Buttons Galore & More website. I placed a piece of Velcro Press and Close Fastener to the inside of the sachet bags. This will allow you to refresh or replace your potpourri bags anytime you want.
The potpourri is something I picked up at my local Walmart. I used Canson Tracing Paper to hold my potpourri. I cut about 3 3/4″ x 4″ tracing paper. I hot glued the edges leaving an opening and then placed my potpourri inside and sealed the top with more hot glue. I placed it inside of my Wedding Favor Sachet and sealed with the Velcro Press & Close Fasteners.
I couldn’t stop just here I had to make a card to accommodate this lovely Wedding Favor Sachet Bags. The card is 5 x 5 1/2″ and I used the same technique to create the flower. I added the Ivory Pearl Haberdashery buttons to the flower petals which I glued using hot glue. I also saved a piece of the fabric that I used for the bags and applied it my card and to top this card off I used Teresa Collins Vintage Find Acrylic Stamp, Staz On and Buttons Galore & More Sm. Rectangle Sliders . I stamped the word “LOVE” using Black Staz On Ink and stamped it directly to the Sm. Rectangle Sliders. I used Glue Dots to attach my seam binding ribbon to the card and finished my card up.
I hope this inspires you to create something lovely and amazing for your Wedding using Buttons Galore & More buttons for your wedding favors.
A Baby Shower was the most recent of events for my group of close friends. Between us we have had wedding showers, weddings, big birthdays and other baby showers. I was more than excited to be in charge of the decor. For this baby shower, mommy and daddy-to-be did not find out the sex of the baby. I wanted to stay away from the traditional yellow and green combination. Instead I chose yellow and grey with hints of silver. Here are some photos of the decor from our little event.
The cupcake skewers are just simply layered circles and scalloped circles of yellow grey and white cardstock and patterned papers. Then I used my heart punch with the glitter paper. An adorable yellow button finished it perfectly.
I also made the cupcake stand from a couple of dollar store plates and a silver candle holder.
The “Welcome Baby Gibbs” banner was probably the most work. It includes layers of patterned paper and coordinating cardstock. The letters are cut from glitter paper. I also added a tissue paper ruffle to the top of each banner section, then added a little sparkle using Smooch Glitz.
At the very top of the banner is a strip of washi tape and a yellow button at the top and the bottom of each section. Each section of the banner is strung on 3/4″ grey and white ribbon.
I even covered the inside of the glass panels of the hutch to coordinate with the yellow and grey theme.
The final piece to the decor was the diaper cake I constructed. I continued with the same patterns as the rest of the decor. Layering grey and yellow cardstock and patterns.
Each tier of the diaper cake had a accent piece rimmed with a tissue paper ruffle and a yellow button in the middle. The little yellow rubber ducky just finished it off.
At the very top were the 3 yellow and grey pinwheels, attached to wooden skewers and stuck into the diaper cake.
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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Spring sprang and summer is on the way which means warmer weather and more time outdoors…whether playing, celebrating or entertaining. This little recycled mason jar acts as a great fairy lantern that can be used as a candle jar, party decoration or a jar to be filled with goodies for favors.
To make it you will need assorted Laura Kelly buttons, wire that it easily bendable (I used electrical fence wire from the garage) and feeds through the button holes and pieces of ribbon (5 inches long) and a mason jar without the lid.
To make it simply feed the wire through the buttons twisting and turning to create bright and colorful design then tie the ribbon pieces in knots along the wire. Twist the wire to go around the top of the jar then use the remaining length to create a handle, twisting the wire through the piece that went around it to secure.
It is simple, fun and easy and makes for a great quick project that you can complete in around fifteen minutes! It is one of those creations that has lots of great uses and ways to spread bright joy and light.
Looking for DIY wedding decorations for your wedding? These candle wraps with buttons are perfect for your ceremony. Plus there are two different looks to choose from. These wedding decorations can be modified to work with any style.
For the blue candle wrap, cut a sheet of paper so that it fits your candle. Punch out a pattern of windows in your scrapbook paper with the Fiskars Everywhere Punch.
Cut a sheet of tissue paper slightly smaller than your paper and tape to the back.
Use various stamps to decorate each window of your candle wrap.
Wrap the candle and secure with tape in the back. The candles I am using are wax sleeves that accept battery power tea lights. There is no threat of fire when using these types of candles. Add random buttons from the Something New button pack around your candle wrap. Use hot glue to secure your buttons.
Add this one to the center of your wedding table for a beautiful centerpiece. A collection of these would look great at your wedding reception.
Now for the second version just to show that these can be customized to any wedding theme. For this version, again I cut the paper to size. This time I used my Fiskars Everywhere Punch to make an elongated hole.
I cut some sheet music to size and taped it to the back of the paper over the window.
Stamp the blank shape with the monogram of your choice. Then thread through some ribbon. Glue the shape and the buttons to the ribbon ONLY. Do not adhere to your wrap in this step.
Wrap the paper only around your candle first and secure with tape. Then add your ribbon and secure with hot glue.
You can change up the paper and buttons on your candle wraps to match your wedding theme. These are a quick and easy addition to any wedding decor. Not getting married anytime soon? These could also be customized for any season or home decor. Grab your buttons and get started on your wedding decorations today.
You can add your own pretty handmade art to every guest table at your wedding reception with just a few steps. Use the Buttons Galore and More blank craft shapes to create mini masterpieces that coordinate with your wedding theme. You can use these pieces to embellish candle votive holders, make into wedding party gifts or even as jewelry for the bride and bridal party. I played with different colors and color combinations, use what works for your event theme. I used the idea of dragonfly decor.
Wedding Votives with Dragonfly Decor Art by Jen Goode
Start Ups are mini canvases for your own art
Spray layers of Smooch Spritz to add color
Finish with Champagne Smooch Spritz
Tips:
Don’t be afraid of adding more color. If you don’t heat set, you can wipe off some of the excess color and start over. Although you may not be able to wipe off all the color, you will be able to remove quite a bit of it.
If your stencil comes loose from the heat gun use, simply reapply with more adhesive spray.
Most importantly, have fun creating your own personalized dragonfly decor!
Dragonfly Art sparkles
Add color layers to other Start up shapes
Wedding votives with handmade Dragonfly art by Jen Goode
Do you need place cards for your next event? Create some with just buttons and paper. Here are some quick and easy place cards ideas.
These are easy to create.
I’ve cut my cards 3X3″ and folded them in half. The image below shows how the easy grass border is made and attached. This month we’re lucky enough to be playing with Fiskars products, so of course I used my Fiskars orange handled scissors. Thanks, Fiskars!
The cloud is a die cut that I inked. To finish off these quick and easy place cards, just add stickers. I love these adorable, chunky butterflies from Buttons Galore’s Butterfly Kisses Collection. I like to use Beacon’s 3-1 glue to make sure they stay put. Buttons Galore has several kinds of adhesive to offer in their Adhesives section.
Thanks for joining me today. I hope you will find that our buttons are a great embellishment for all of your paper crafts.
I am in love with doilies. Seriously, I think everything looks better with a doily. And, as Spring and Summer approach, I’ve also got pinwheels on my mind. So, when I was brainstorming some wedding ideas to share with you, I decided to combine my two loves. Of course I threw in a button for good measure too! These doily pinwheels would be great wedding favors or, if you want to give your wedding a whimsical touch, why not line the ceremony aisle with them? I can’t imagine a better way to walk into life as a newlywed than between pinwheels. After all, doesn’t your groom make your heart spin?
Tip: Match the button and the stripes of the straw to your wedding colors. If you can’t find straws to match, use wood sticks and paint them to match!
Something borrowed, something blue. This cute, DIY bridesmaid headband is perfect for your wedding. I love the “Tiffany” blue of the ribbon and the Buttons Galore & More Wedding Glitz buttons give it lots of sparkle. This headband is a great wedding project. It would look great on your bridesmaids, flower girls, or even as a alternative to a veil for a bride.
1. Using scissors, cut 3 circles, measuring approximately 6 inches in diameter, from the tulle. This doesn’t have to be perfect! Cut them freehand and let the edges be a little ragged. This will give the headband a soft, romantic look.
2. Cut 12 inches of ribbon. Twist and roll it into a flower shape.
3. Using the Lumiere paint, apply a dab of glue to the side of the headband and attach the tulle circles to the headband. It should be placed 1-2 inches from the top, center of the headband.
4. Again using the Lumiere paint, attach the the ribbon flower and some additional Wedding buttons to the headband over the tulle. Add as much or as little bling as you like!
Tip: Lumiere 3D Dimensional Paint works great for this project as it works as both a glue and design element. When the paint dries it gives you a 3D pearl effect-perfect for a wedding.
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.
Hi there! I have a quick no-sew fleece pillow idea for you. It’s quick it’s easy and so festive! You will want to make a no-sew fleece pillow for each season
Cut two layers of polar fleece material approximately 3-4″ wider then the pillow you plan to cover. No need to be exact, this project is really forgiving
Cut away the corners of the fabric and cut strips all the way round the outside edge approximately one inch thick.
Once everything is cut, tie the top and bottom matching strips together in a double knot creating the fun fringe look. Don’t forget to insert your pillow before you tie your pillowcase closed.
Embellish your pillow front with fleece scraps cut into shapes representing your theme. I free-handed a maple leaf shape for fall. Glue on fleece shapes and other embellishments like ribbon and buttons to complete the no-sew fleece pillow.
Enjoy your new festive pillow! Not only is it fun to look at but it’s cozy too!
This is a great project for kids!
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Money doesn’t grow on trees!!!….or does it? Check out this fun and easy way to give a money tree gift in a creative way.
Today I am excited to use a Styrofoam plus BUTTONS from Buttons Galore! Check out the supplies…
Begin by wrapping your cone in bills and securing the corners with sequin pins. Once you have all of the foam covered you can embellish to your heart’s content with buttons, colorful seamstress pins, tinsel chenille and more! Important to note that non of the items were adhered with adhesive because in the end this money tree is meant to be harvested so make it easy for the recipient to wrap and just use pins.
I love the glow on the “lights”!
Thanks for joining me today! I hope you will make a money tree for your next gift. No matter if it is a Christmas money tree, birthday money tree or a graduation money tree, the recipient will surely love a tree made of money. I know I would.
I love the blank canvas of a brown kraft gift bag! While keeping it simple is a great way to go with the brown bag, going a little fancy and fabulous is pretty fun too! Follow me as I upcycle a brown gift bag by adding a fun handmade rosette to add a punch of color to this gift wrapping staple!
Nothing like the summer skies to inspire a bright pop of yellow and blue! Today’s project uses the following supplies:
Let’s get started!
I began with a piece of burlap, approximately 5×10 inches.
Cut burlap with a metal ruler and rotary cutter into 1×5 inch strips.
Loop and glue strips of burlap around a scrap of paper that will serve as the base for our rosette. Continue gluing and layering paper strip, doily, flowers, ric rac and buttons until you get a fun rosette that can be added to your brown bag like this….
Hello sunshine! We just went from drab to fab with a very simple addition to this bag!
Thanks so much for joining me! I hope you’ll try fancy-ing up your gift bags with burlap, buttons and other craft supplies!
Candy Jars are quick and easy to make so it is a good idea to have several on hand for last minute gifts. The one pictured below is no exception, it combines buttons and burlap which has great texture. There is also a small gift tag with a flower button on the front on the front to go along with the burlap flower…..check out the instructions below….
Supplies:
Buttons from Confetti BB87 and Mardi Gras GB127
Burlap 6″ x 18″ 2 colors of choice
Beacon Adhesives Stiffen Stuff
Mason Jar with Lid
1 1/2″ x 3″ cardstock
Scissors, hole punch
Instructions:
Die cut 6 – 8 medium fringe flowers.
Spray both sides with Stiffen Stuff; let dry.
Scrunch each flower piece up to give it fullness.
Pick out your buttons.
Layer flower pieces together gluing between each layer. Pull a thread from burlap to insert through holes of button and blue to top of flower.
Cut out burlap to fit lid.
Glue burlap to lid and place inside jar band; then place on jar that is filled with candy.
Cut burlap 1 1/2″ x width of jar, fringe by pulling threads; wrap around center of jar and glue in place.
Glue burlap flower onto front. Fold cardstock in half to form a gift tag, glue threaded button to the front; punch hole in corner. Pull thread from burlap, wrap around top of jar and thread through gift tag, tie. Layer and thread three buttons together, glue onto the top of jar.
There you have it; a quick and easy button and burlap candy jar….
Sharpie markers make creating with buttons so much fun. Our talented designers were sent a variety of Sharpies and asked to create a project around the theme of Weddings, Showers and parties in general. One of our own designers, Laura Kelly, is getting married next month. so in honor of her event we thought we would give you some inspiration for the upcoming wedding season.
Each of the designers has posted their project on their personal blog. We love comments and compliments… honestly, who does not? So to encourage the love we are giving a prize. Leave a comment on this blog about a project. It could be your favorite, a delightful color combination or an inspirational use of the buttons and Sharpies.
The list of designers:
Ann Butler http://www.creativitystirsthesoul.com/2012/06/buttons-plus-sharpies-equals-cute.html
Allie Gower http://welltrainedpaper.blogspot.com/2012/06/sharpies-blog-hop.html
Keri Lee Sereika http://pinklemonade.typepad.com/my_weblog/2012/06/buttons-galore-more-sharpie-marker-blog-hop.html
Ryann Salamon http://ryannmarin.wordpress.com/2012/06/19/buttons-galore-more-weddingbridalshower-blog-hop/
Carla http://carlaschauer.com/sharpies-and-buttons-tag-tuesday/
Dana http://www.paperdaydream.blogspot.com/2012/06/buttons-galore-teams-up-with-sharpies.html
Laura Bray http://www.katydiddys.blogspot.com/2012/06/wedding-blog-hop-buttons-sharpie.html
While I love throwing birthday parties for my children, I often struggle to think of fun party favors that are also useful. With the popularity of baking-themed parties for the tween girl set, layered jar mixes are a perfect complement to the theme, and won’t become clutter later.
I focused on the Ebony & Ivory Trim Collage Kit to create most of this layered cookie jar, along with some bright pink fabric and the cake button from the Sweet Treats collection. There are 12 yards of ribbon in this collage kit, so I could make several coordinating jars from one kit.
Materials:
Ebony & Ivory Trim Collage Kit
Sweet Treats Buttons
Precision Diagonal Craft Cutters
Pint canning jar with ring & lid, layered cookie mix (instructions found online try www.recipegolmine.com)
Bright pink fabric remnant (approximately 1-4”square and 1-12×1.5” strip for each jar)
Polyester fiberfill (or cotton balls)
Liquid glue
Fabric scissors
Computer printer or white cardstock and black pen
Black and white patterned paper
Black cardstock
These baking jars are easy to make assembly-line fashion, and are a fun way to send an activity home with guests after a party. Paired with a fun apron party craft, they make wonderful, useful party favors!
With spring in the air and Easter approaching it’s that time of year to make baskets and give sweet little gifts.What crafter would not want a basket filled with Buttons Galore & More buttons! Forget the candy, give her buttons. I made this basket from cardstock, and found a pattern online. You can find patterns from the simple pattern you hand cut by hand, to the elaborate patternthat you cut with your machine.
To layer the buttons take 3 buttons from the Button Bonanza Pastel Pack
Tie twine into the smallest button, then hot glue buttons on top of one another.
After you layer buttons adhere to basket using hot glue again.
Then carefully adhere buttons randomly along bottom edge for added flair.
Pour rest of Pastel Button Bonanza into basket and make someone’s day bright and happy!
I hope you have fun with this project- Pinky- Buttons Galore & More Design Team
Hello there! Today I am bringing you a super simple tablescape idea for spring using buttons, ribbon and clear glass jars…a “button-scape” if you will! I’m willing to bet we all have a hodge podge of glass containers around the house (mason jars are one of my favorites) along with small spring and Easter themed nic-nacs. Why not pull them together and make them a cohesive tablescape with the unifying ingredients of buttons, jars and ribbon?
Materials from Buttons Galore and More:
Other items needed:
Are you ready for the super complicated directions???? Just kidding, this process is simple.
Check out the various items I used in my tablescape…
I loved the glass domed effect of the jars on my little treasures and the buttons are just the perfect pretty stage to show them off with!
Thank you for hopping by my post today! I hope it inspires you to put your buttons to work this spring!
Sweet treats and tea time come to mind today with this mini notecard set that highlights some adorable themed buttons from Buttons Galore and More! Perfect for quick birthday notecards, party invitations or a great giftable set for the sweet tooth in your friendship circle! A few simple ingredients and you have the makings for a sweet greeting!
Buttons Galore and More Product:
With a few simple products from Buttons Galore and More and some other card making items, I was on my way to a stack of cute notecards.
I first paired up my buttons in the Sweet Delights Collection with some stamps that had frame options as well as sentiments if I should choose to add a simple sentiment to the inside of the card.
I stamped out eight frames with chocolate ink on white cardstock and then paired up the buttons with the frames that fit each one the best.
These are “shank” buttons, meaning there is a small loop at the back of the button for sewing/tying onto your project. In this case, I was going to need a flat back to my buttons so a simple clip of the shank with a pair of pliers was all that was needed.
First a clip just to remove a portion of the shank….
After that first clip, the button layers come apart and you can trim the shank even shorter so it will be flush with the back once reassembled.
Before re-assembling the button layers, apply a bit of craft glue to make the layers stick.
Re-assemble and pinch together so the liquid glue adheres well.
Once all of the buttons are prepared and the stamped frames are trimmed from the cardstock, adhere the buttons to the frames and start matching them with various colorful scrapbooking papers…scraps will work fine. My papers range in size but are around 3″x4″ each, give or take a slice of the paper trimmer.
I decided these needed some ribbon and pearl pretties. Tie small satin bows, one for each card and apply a Classic Circle.
Each classic circle has a touch of liquid adhesive on the back and is placed upon the knot of the bow.
Small paper doilies from the bakery section of the craft store have been cut in half to help set a backdrop for the treat-adorned frames.
Anyone hungry for dessert now!??? Thanks so much for checking out my sweet treat notecard idea!
Button embellished napkin rings
I am helping a friend plan and prepare for her wedding and all of the events surrounding it. The project today is one of the napkin ring ideas I proposed to her. It is simple enough that her kids can help, not expensive, and very pretty all at the same time. She wants to go with shades of olive ( his favorite color), peach ( her favorite color, coral and turquoise (mine). Not that my colors matter at all. By adding shades of the four colors it helps to expand our options and stretches our budget even further. By limiting the colors it allows us to many things that we already own.
To make the napkin rings I used scrapbooking paper that had all of her colors. I buttons I used are Avacado and adhered with a glue dot.
Cut 1.5 inch strips
Add a glue dot to one end
Wrap around napkin
Add buttons with a glue dot and VIOLA!
Black and white button bridal shower invitations
Hello, Pinky here with hand made Bridal Shower Invitations.
Step 1. Trim Black embossed cardstock to 4X6″ Trim white embossed cardstock to 3.75X5.75″. Layer onto each other.
Step 2. Blank Craft Shape Frames & Glitter It Glue, adhere ultra fine silver glitter to frame. Set aside to dry.
Step 3. Print up BRIDAL SHOWER to fit inside frames on plain white cardstock. Trim and adhere to frames.
Step 4. Adhere 2 LOVE buttons to frame (I used hot glue gun).
Step 5. Using Beacon Zip Dry, adhere white 2.5″ lace
Step 6. Adhere White Pleated Rosettes to corner of cards.
Step 7. Print invitation information (at 3X5″) and adhere to back.
These are going to add that perfect handmade touch to any wedding/bridal shower. It really expresses how much you care and will be a wonderful hit!
Button Closure
Create a cool closure for your handmade cards by sewing on two buttons. The card above is a a birthday card. You can use this technique for any occasion. Very few tools are involved and little skill is needed. It is quick and easy yet it makes the card feel extra special.
Button closure untied
Tools:
Needle with large opening
Embroidery floss in color of your choice
Paper cutter
Mouse pad
Material:
Contemporary Christmas Button Jar
12 x12 Cardstock of your choice
Pattern Paper of your choice
Rubber stamped sentiment of your choice
Adhesive
Directions:
1. Cut paper to 6×12. Make a score line 3 inches from each end. Fold flaps in so that they meet in the middle.
2. Trim pattern paper to 5.5 x 11.5 and adhere to card.
3. Stamp sentiment and add to center of card.
4. Measure in one inch on each flap. Place card open on mouse pad and use needle to make holes for floss.
5. Using floss sew on one button. Tie knot to secure and trim off excess.
6. For the second button cut a generous piece of floss. Sew on button and tie a knot. Do not trim off excess. Use it to fasten the card closed
Inside of card
Button Snowman Ornament
Need and ornament for a gift, package topper or an ornament exchange? Why not make your own this year. Button Ornaments are a great and inexpensive solution. I made a few dozen while catching up on my favorite tv shows. The buttons I used come in a great storage jar that also makes it easy to craft on the go. For me on the go is not in my crafting cave. I also made a cute wreath using green and red buttons. Stop by http://365daysofcrafts.com after Halloween to check it out.
To make this cute and simple snowman you will need:
a wire cutter
14-20 guage wire. approx. 24 inches
one orange bead ( barrel or bicone)
two brown or black beads for mittens
Various size black buttons (5- 8)
White buttons ( 18-26)
I used buttons from a jar in the Portrait Collection
Directions
Cut a 12 in piece of wire. Make a loop or add a crimp bead at the bottom. Stack white buttons on to desired height. Wrap a six inch piece of wire around to form arms. Attach beads for mittens and cut off any excess. Cut off a3 inch piece of wire and attach orange bead as the nose. Stack on more white buttons and then add largest black button to form brim of hat. Stack on more black buttons to make hat. Use the remaining wire to form a loop as shown.
Tada! A snowman button ornament. If you would like to see more of my work please visit http://365daysofcrafts.com
Toodles, Niki
I love this party favor idea from Melody Nuñez. Simple yet sophisticated.
Please visit the Vintage Party Favor Tutorial to find out how to make them for your own gifts or party favors!
Thank You Card and Party Favor
Read more about making this adorable Thank You Card and Party Favor project on 365 Days of Crafts.
Recently, my son participated in an Invention Convention- and when he didn’t win a prize, I could tell he took it kinda hard. So I whipped up this little card to encourage him to “Shine On” and not get discouraged.
To make it, I cut 2 circles from Core’Dinations cardstock Gemstones Collection and mounted them at the top of the card. Then I applied a Wacky Tacky Tape star shape and sprinkled silver microbeads on top. I finished it off with a white button threaded with a little embroidery floss, held in place with a mini Glue Dot.
To create the texture at the bottom, I “stacked” three rows of patterned and solid ribbon from the Retro Blue Button & Ribbons collection and adhered it with Zip Dry. I made a text block and brackets with more cardstock and used my trusty Dymo Label Maker to create the words. A few more coordinating buttons finished off my design.
You could also use the sentiment, "Reach High."
I really love this color scheme, and it would be lovely for either a boy or a girl…and could easily stand in for a graduation card, too! Now wouldn’t it be a lovely card to send to someone who needs a little “pick-me-up?”
To see another card using another color scheme and a flower/ladybug motif, visit my blog, CraftTestDummies.com.
Here is another AMAZING card from our design team member Elise!
If you’d like to read about how it was made please visit her blog at Mamacow Creations.
Monochromatic Button Pin and Button Gift Box
Working with monochromatic color schemes is a quick and easy way to design a project. You don’t have to worry about the colors not coordinating.
This pin is going to be for Mother’s Day. My mom sent me a link to the dress she is wearing and I thought the pin would be a great surprise. If I know my mom well and I think I do, she will also save the box and re-use it. If she does that will make me happy.
This is a simple votive favor I made for a baby shower but it could easily be transformed into a wedding reception/shower favor by using buttons in white or in the wedding colors.
Simply glue buttons on the bottom 1/4 of a straight sided votive candle holder. Fill with small gems and place a battery operated candle inside.
Of course, you can use a real candle but most halls, churches and other public spaces won’t allow an open flame. Check with the venue where you are holding the event prior to choosing a real candle.
Button embellished bridal clutch by Jen Goode
Something borrowed, something blue this bridal clutch is the perfect accessory with a handmade touch. Use blue and pearl buttons along with delicate blue ribbon, eyelet fabric and faux satin, to create a pretty little purse fit for a wedding.
