Here is a fun and easy way to display your Easter eggs? Colorful pedestal egg holders made with buttons are a pretty and unique way to showcase Easter eggs! For these egg cups I used a variety of sew through buttons from our several of our button collections to make the pedestal and flowers and a bee button from the Spring Fling 3D Button Collection for the finishing touch.
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 →
Earlier this week I shared this project on my blog for Craft Lightning. It shows you how to button up a teacher gift in a flash which makes it perfect for Fifteen MINUTE Friday! Score!!!
I used the buttons from the Laura Kelly BRIGHTS collection. You can get them HERE!
Just think of all the things you could put in a jar that a teacher would love. Here are my top ten ideas!
Isn’t is adorable with all the other fun jars?
Teacher appreciation is coming up soon. Are you ready? I think you should recycle some jars and add a few buttons to create some handmade awesomeness for those who care for your kids all day every day!
Cheers,
Laura
Sending cards for the little holidays is not only fun but also very special. I mean come on, who doesn’t LOVE to get a note in the mailbox these days. This hand made card is not only adorbale but sure to spread luck and friendship for St. Patrick’s Day. Three cheers for Fifteen MINUTE Friday!
You will need the following:
Cut a fold over card to fit your envelope. This one is 8.5 x 4.25 to fit in an A2 sized envelope. Cut your other decorative papers to add color to your card front. Stitch your buttons to a piece of pre-cut card stock to form a shamrock. Knot it in the back.
Adhere your pieces to the front of the card with Aleene’s Always Ready. Add a sticker message if you would like. You can also write your message with a marker or a pen.
I hand-stamped the back of my card too with my self-inking stamp from Expressionery.Com. I think this makes it a little more special.
And now you are ready to write a for real, noteworthy, hand written letter to a friend!
Happy Creating,
Laura
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
We are excited to have a guest blogger sharing this fun project. Kadie from the fabulous blog 7 Alive is here to share her creativity. Kadie is a DIY junkie like many of us as well as a fantastic crochet designer and mother to five kiddos.
This easy project only takes minutes to create, and only a little longer to dry. You can easily create a fun shamrock for your kiddos or yourself to wear on St.Patrick’s Day.
You only need a few materials to create your own button shamrock. These buttons are from the Bright Mix by Laura Kelly. They are Forest Green and Candy Apple Green.
To make your button shamrock ~
This is perfect for boys or girls and will insure no one in your family will get pinched on St. Patrick’s Day. :)
You can find more inspiration on Kadie’s blog HERE or by clicking on the picture below!
If you would like to enter to win a craft stash of products (and a gift card to Starbucks), go for it.
Happy Creating St. Patrick’s Day Fun!
This little garland is super festive and so easy to create. The mini shamrock garland can be used to decorate in lots of fantastic ways and is perfect for a fifteen MINUTE Friday project.
You will need scissors, green decorative paper, Candy Apple Green Buttons, Ribbon or Ric Rac and Aleene’s Always Ready Fast Grab Glue.
Ta Da! It looks so fun on this wreath on the front door.
Cheers,
Laura
I made these pillow and they literally took less than fifteen minutes each. The buttons stitched on to the hearts really make them adorable and special.
The radical red buttons are one of my favorite colors in my line of buttons with Buttons Galore.
I love the way that they come in so many sizes and shapes within each pack.
Ta Da!
To find out how I made this, hop over to my blog and check it out. You can do that here!
Happy Friday,
Laura
Laura here from Pet Scribbles, sharing an easy way to dress up those wood cutouts you see at all the craft stores:
Use some fabulous buttons! (Of course, right?)
I made this large 25 in honor of December the 25th, and I’ll show you just how easy it is to make your own!
It all starts with wood cutouts of your choice. I picked up these, which were already painted white:
I painted the edges of each number with red glitter paint, and set them to dry on some recycled jar lids overnight.
The next morning was the super-fun part: playing with the gorgeous buttons in the Laura Kelly Traditional Christmas Mix from Buttons Galore & More!
Check out these beauties up close!
To make easy work of attaching many buttons to wood (and to each other), I use Aleene’s Fast Grab Tacky Glue.
After applying the glue to the back of each button, just set in place and hold it there for a few seconds to set.
I began with some of the largest buttons first, then filled in with smaller buttons down to the tiniest (and totally adorable) sizes. And in some cases, I layered buttons on top of each other, for more texture and interest.
Once finished, I added some red tulle around the number 5 as a scarf, keeping with the cozy idea of Christmas Day.
These wood cutouts are great to have on your Christmas tree, on a wreath, or maybe as shelf sitters.
I think what makes these ornaments look so fun is the different styles, colors, shapes, sizes and textures of the buttons in the Laura Kelly Traditional Mix. There are buttons that are shiny, metallic, pearl, flat (no sheen), square, round, solid, and I could go on describing them for days. I even found buttons that had some glitter-like dazzle on them!
Supplies used:
Wood numbers
Red glitter paint
Aleene’s Fast Grab Tacky Glue
Laura Kelly Traditional Christmas Mix buttons
Thanks so much to Buttons Galore & More for inviting me to guest post here today!
Stop by my blog Pet Scribbles to see more button crafts and holiday inspiration!
Check out these adorable Christmas tree ornaments made from scraps of green ribbon and Laura Kelly buttons in Radical Red and Passionate Pinks (and one yellow)!
So cute, so easy and so much fun! The Aleene’s Quick Dry formula in the Always Ready bottle (available at Joanne’s) makes crafting things like this easy peasy. I am in love with the stuff!
Here are the simple directions:
This is a great craft for kids. Here are lots of other DIY ideas for celebrating the season with kids too!
And you can enter to win a fabulous contest too!
Happy Creating for the Holidays,
Laura
October is the month that we as women remind each other that we love, care and honor ourselves. The sisterhood of women strengthens this month as we stand together to bring awareness to breast cancer and what it means in our lives. I don’t think there is a life untouched by breast cancer. This little ribbon is a crafty project that you can make and wear to participate in not only the awareness aspect but also the celebration of the sisterhood of women. I glued it together with Aleene’s Max Tacky Adhesive. I used pink buttons of course. I attached it to a pillow for the Hands-on-Heart pillow drive.
Here are a few other crafty breast cancer awareness projects that you might like. This button ribbon was created with buttons and glue!
This tie dyed pillowcase fits perfectly in the tote bag that was created with the pink ribbon stamp from ClearSnap by Jen Goode. You can see lots of great things that were made with her stamp on 100 Directions.
Pink buttons can make a difference I think! What do you think?
Cheers,
Laura
I am so excited to share these Dia De Los Muertos party favors with purpose. My friend, Kathy aka Crafty Chica, designs fabulous Day of the Dead themed products for iLoveToCreate and I used them to make these in less than FIFTEEN minutes. Yes, it is Fifteen MINUTE Friday again and this project is fabulously fun!
You will need Day of the Dead papers, mini composition books, Collage Pauge, Aleene’s Tacky Glue and Laura Kelly Bright BUTTONS!
Cover your mini composition books with paper layers using the Collage Pauge and let it dry.
Add buttons with Aleene’s Tacky Glue to embellish and make your designs POP.
This is an awesome craft project to do at a Dia De Los Muertos party with grown ups or kids. It is fun and quick and the result are amazing (and useable!)
Happy Creating,
Laura
I am always losing my keys so they need to be on a chunky key ring! This button stack key ring is bright, fun and so easy to make. YAY, it’s Fifteen MINUTE Friday!!!
You will need buttons, wire, a big bead (optional) and a key ring. I used buttons from the Laura Kelly BRIGHTS mix because they are my favorite colors!
Here’s what to do…
TaDa!
Have a great weekend,
Laura
Boys will be boys and that means the little ones will probably collect “stuff”. This pail has been transformed to an adorable “catch all” with a leapin lizards theme to match the cutest of little boy personalities.
It is easy to make. I used the lizard from my newest collection of Sizzix dies – the Pet Shop collection. I cut eight lizards out of fun decorative papers in greens and oranges.
Then I used Collage Pauge from iLoveToCreate to adhere them to the pail.
I added a complete coat of the Collage Pauge over the whole bucket to add strength to the paper.
To finish it off, I added a wire twisted with buttons in Outrageous Orange and Candy Apple Green from my Laura Kelly collection and tied some ribbons on it. I added it to the pail handle with a few twists.
And now to fill it up with all of these goodies.
Ta Da!
Check out other projects with the Pet Shop collection!
Enter to win this awesome prize pack!
Happy Creating,
Laura
Today I am exited to share this awesome drink charm gift idea from Laura Bray. These adorable and simple drink charms are a fabulous idea for Father’s Day for those of you who want to create something magnificent in a short amount of time.
To get the tutorial and learn more about the amazing Laura Bray, visit her blog post here.
Happy Father’s Day Weekend,
Laura
Create dear old DADDY an adorable card or even gift wrap to celebrate his special day. This Father’s Day, get out your buttons and glue and make him a card he will want to keep forever.
To make this, you will need a few things:
Download the free printable of the ‘Me and My Peeps’ Daddy or draw your own then color it to match your daddy’s skin tone and hair color.
Use Aleene’s Tacky Glue to add buttons to the daddy shirt. The cut it out and add it to a card.
Write a message inside and you are all done!
For another great buttons and glue Daddy Card, visit my blog!
Happy Glueing and Celebrating Daddies, Step Daddies, Grand Daddies and Special Men,
Laura
Girls love to make things for their dolls. Some of these girls are little as in young. Some of these girls are bigger as in not so young. The magic of doll play never grows old. There are lots of things that can be made for doll using Laura Kelly’s collection of bright colored buttons.
If you are interested in making any of these projects, I encourage you to give them a try.
Happy Creating,
Laura
How beautiful are these ornaments for springtime?
To create them you simply need a foam ball in the size you would like, buttons and ball-end pins. The longer pins can go through multiple buttons which is something to keep in mind when choosing materials. Attach the buttons to the ball by pushing the pins through the button holes into the ball. Cover the ball entirely then attach a ribbon for a hanger either with the pins or your favorite adhesive.
They are fun to put together for decorating.
They look great outdoors for a breath of fresh brightness.
Happy Springtime,
Laura
Here is a quick and fun way to embellish a bouquet of flowers for Mother’s Day with DIY picks. You can download the free printable of the ‘Me and My Peeps’ mom and color her to look like a mom that you love then embellish her to create this fun arrangement.
If you want to download the doodles, click here or on the photo below.
Have fun embellishing with lots of buttons. I used the ones from my BRIGHT collection. Isn’t she cute hiding in the flowers?
For more fun ways to use the printable, hop over and visit my blog here.
Have a great weekend,
Laura
It it that busy springtime season of gift giving again…Teacher Appreciation, Mothers Day, Graduation!!! Here is a cute bee that you can make out of buttons to decorate any gift and and let someone know that you think they are the bee’s knees!
To make the bee, you will need to use hot glue to hold all of the pieces together. I added ribbon for wings and wire for antennas. Super cute, really easy and lots of fun!
I chose my Sunshine Yellow and Black Beauty buttons from the Laura Kelly mix offered as a Bright Mix of Colors. You can buy them individually bagged by colors too.
Happy Gift Giving,
Laura
These cute little felt flower clips are great to create and make for Teacher Appreciation and Mothers Day gifts. They are easy and fun!
You only need BUTTONS (I used my Laura Kelly Brights Mix) giant paper clips (could use little ones too of course), felt (I used Kunin Group) and Aleene’s Max Tacky Glue. Cut out your felt flower layers then glue them together. Add a few buttons and wa-lah, you have super cute clips that can be used to hold paper together.
They make great bookmarks too and would be fun packaged with a journal or a cookbook or a gift card to a book store. I love this one packaged with a writing journal to give to a teacher.
What other ways can you think of to use these giant clips. I wonder how they would work to hold bags of chips closed.
Happy Creating,
Laura
For Earth Day (and every day) it is fun to up-cycle your resuable bags! I did this one with felt and buttons and few quick stitches and LOVE it.
There is really no pattern needed. Just cut out fun shapes and stitch them to the bag. Add buttons to make it super fun and stylish.
Happy Shopping and Saving the Planet,
Laura
These little Doodle Button Easter Egg are quick and fun to create. You can use them to decorate cards, place cards, wreaths and so many other fun holiday things. You will only need a few materials…Laura Kelly Buttons, Paper, Embroidery Floss and Aleene’s Tacky Tape Runner Adhesive.
The first step is to doodle your eggs and cut them out, mount them on decorative paper and then cut again.
Next, tie embroidery floss through buttons to create little color stacks.
Add the color stacks to your eggs with a strong adhesive. I used hot glue.
Then add them to card to create a fun way to send a holiday message! Ta Da. That is it. You can do this in fifteen minutes and create some Easter fun.
Happy Creating,
Laura
Sometimes the simple little cute things make the best gifts. Here is a way to use buttons to create flowers that are fabulous for Valentines Day and only take a few minutes.
To make the flowers, you will need buttons (Radical Red and Heart Shaped Ones are my faves for this) and green floral wire. I used floral wire with a green fabric-like coating. The first step is to lay out your flowers ahead of time, layering 2-3 buttons in stacks.
Feed the floral wire up from the bottom of the stack then back down through the other holes in the buttons then bend the wire to create stems/leaves.
Once your flowers are complete, there are lots of ways you can use them for Valentines Day. Here is a fun way. Twist the wire around a bag of kisses and add a little Valentine message.
If you want to see the ways that I used the other flowers made from buttons, you can visit my blog and get some more fabulous ideas. Click here to hop over there.
Happy Creating Button Valentines Day Flowers,
Laura
It’s a new year, 2014! That means we are that much closer to Valentines Day which I love, as in love. Here are a few quick and easy ways to doodle up some button Valentine art that can be used on gift cards, Valentines or gift bags (or anything else you might dream up).
To create these masterpieces, you will need a marker ( I used a Sharpie of course) to do your doodling and Glue Dots to stick your buttons to your creations. The button colors that I used are all from my Laura Kelly collection, out of the assorted color mix. I did the doodling first (suggested are included here) and then attached the buttons and added tulle and twine and other ways make them each unique.
My favorite of these three is the one with the flowers, so much so that I created a variation of it for my blog too. I love the Viewtainer filled with candy for Valentines Day a lot too. After the candy is gobbled up, the container is the perfect storage place for BUTTONS!
Which one do you like best? Do you want to create some of these fun doodle and button Valentines?
If so, then this prize might just be perfect for you. Enter to win a bright red Viewtainer filled with these goodies.
Happy Creating Love,
Laura
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I dyed these adorable little pennant pieces from Canvas Corp with Rit Dye…with intentions of making a holiday banner. Little did I know that they would end up being for the holiday of New Year’s when I dyed them Cherry Red. I am so glad I “forgot” to complete that project because they were perfect for this week’s blog post showing you how to stitch up an adorable banner to bring in 2014.
I sorted from my Laura Kelly collection of assorted buttons and found 6 large ones in different colors from the red.
Then I matched up double colors of embroidery floss from Coats and Clark to do the stitching for each of the 6 pennant pieces. I set it all out to make sure it was going to be “just right” and balanced.
To stitch on the numbers and add the buttons (stitched through the front and tied in knots), I used two colors, doubled up.
Then I set it all out to decide where it should be hung. I love my Westcott brand scissors almost enough to hang them too.
I decided that the perfect place was on my craft shelves. I think it looks great there and love the way the little pieces all hang with the mini clothespins (also from Canvas Corp). And now…to create new projects with all of the Laura Kelly bright, bold and amazing colors of buttons for 2014! It is going to be great!
Happy New Year,
Laura
