Pretty up a pencil bag with buttons

By Jen Goode on August 15, 2011 in Kids Crafts

Button embellished pencil holder by Jen Goode

School just started for my kids so we’ve been busy buying supplies and getting ready for the upcoming year.I decided to have some fun and add a little personalization to some of our school supplies using buttons. Here’s an easy way to add button embellishments to a make a cute pencil bag. You can add any kind of flat back button and create any kind of pattern or design for your own personal touch.

Materials you need:

Cloth/fabric pencil bag
Permanent fabric glue
Painter’s tape
Buttons, various colors and sizes

How to decorate your own pencil bag:

Layout your button design on your pencil holder, make sure to place everything right where you’d like it to be but do not glue it.

Lay overlapping strips of painter’s tape over your design, pressing firmly.

Lift up the tape with the buttons attached and flip over to expose the buttons.

Cover the buttons with fabric glue. Follow glue instructions for adhering to fabric.

Place buttons and tape, glue side down, on the pencil holder. Press firmly. Let dry overnight.

Carefully remove tape. We used a popsicle stick to help prevent buttons from pulling off fabric with tape.

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Jen Goode is the owner and “doodler in charge” of JGoode Designs, a Denver based art and design studio. She has been a creative professional since 1996, developing art for a variety of uses in an array of mediums from handmade crafts to Graphic design and illustration. Jen, a designer member of CHA, is a tech savvy, work-at-home mom of 3 who shares her creative inspirations with other moms through her sites Projects for Preschoolers and 100 Directions and as a featured contributor on various sites throughout the web. Jen's motto is "Inspiring Smiles Every Day".