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Decorate with a Simple Glam Girl Button Frame!

By Nancy Nally on October 3, 2016 in Home Decor

We recently announced six new Button Bonanza assortments for fall – great mixes of colors that are seasonal and trendy. Today I’m here to show you a beautiful button frame project with what is probably my absolute favorite of the new mixes: Glam Girl!

This lovely assortment of pink, turquoise, butter yellow, and dark blue is oh-so-trendy and so versatile for a variety of projects!

This button frame project would make a gorgeous addition to the decor in a teen/tween’s room (and it’s easy enough for them to make themselves). Or it could add a pop of color to a flea market decor in a living room or bedroom!

The steps to completing this project are super simple.

To begin this project, paint the unfinished wood frame with the Pink Dogwood paint. The soft pink color provides a delicate background to fill in between the buttons in the collage, and coordinates beautifully with the shades of the Glam Girl buttons.

Once the paint is dry, then it is time to start the button collage! My tip for doing this is to work in sections laying down an inch or two long section of the white glue and filling it in with buttons. Once it is dry, then start the next section. This technique prevents a huge mass of buttons that are sitting in still-wet glue from accidentally being shifted as you work your button collage into place.

The key to a nice balanced button collage is to spread out the larger buttons, and to try to avoid placing the same colors next to each other too much. With only four colors, it’s not possible to avoid it entirely, but I mostly managed to avoid more than two that were connected to each other of the same color.

Creating a button frame collage like this can be a bit time-consuming, but also a relaxing and fun project! And the end result is a button frame that will be enjoyed for years to come!

Supplies:

4″ x 6″ Plaid Unfinished Wood Frame
Plaid Milk Paint in Pink Dogwood
PPA Matte Adhesive
Buttons Galore “Glam Girl” Button Bonanza

Make a Fun Giant Clothes Pin Photo Holder

By Nancy Nally on July 25, 2016 in Kids Crafts

As summer vacation winds down, why not make a craft with the kids that will help them display their favorite summer memories? This giant clothes pin photo holder is fun and easy to make with only a few supplies!

Supplies Needed:

Giant Clothes Pin (available at most craft stores)
Acrylic Paint or Wood Tint
Buttons Galore 3D Bazooples “Pink Flowers” buttons
Button Shank Remover (or scissors)

To get started, paint your giant clothes pin (mine is about 6″ tall) with water-based acrylic paint or wood tint. I used Plaid Ultra Dye in “Pucker Up”. Using a wood tint or stain is easiest, since it will wipe easily off of the metal parts of the clothes pin. Acrylic paint will also wipe off of the metal while it is still wet, but not quite as easily.

The next step is to decide on the buttons that you would like to use to place across the front of the clothes pin. If you choose buttons with shanks like I did, you’ll need to remove the shanks. I prefer using a Button Shank Remover for safety and because it leaves behind a more flat back on the button.

The next step requires the use of hot glue, so to be safe, make sure you help out younger kids. Place pea sized drops of hot glue on the spots where you want your buttons, and then push the buttons into place on top of them. (If you choose buttons that have holes in the center, beware of hot glue coming back up through the holes!)

And that’s it…now your giant clothes pin photo holder is ready to enjoy with one of your favorite photos! As well as being a great summer kids’ craft, this project would also make a great seasonal project to display memories of past holidays – just used holiday themed buttons!

Holiday Frame: A Floral Welcome Frame

By Nancy Nally on April 25, 2016 in Home Decor

For those of you following along with the holiday frame project, there may be times when you don’t want a seasonal element in it. Today, I’m here to show you a welcome frame design for your frame for those in-between times of year!

This simple design makes use of beautiful elements from our 28 Lilac Lane “Attic Findings” kit, as well as 3D die cut elements. All of the paper elements are created from a single paper pad for easy coordination of colors and designs.

To create this welcome frame project, the background paper was cut to 8″ x 10″ to fit the frame opening. Then the crochet trim from the Attic Findings kit was cut to create the border and glued in place. The word “welcome” was die cut (sized to just slightly more than 5″) and the edges were inked to provide a drop shadow before adhering it as well.

The three flowers were sized to about 2.25″ in diameter, and then cut from different papers. (The stamens on two of the flowers were cut from another flower design that wasn’t used on the frame.) The edges of the pink flowers were inked, and then the flowers were assembled.

The finishing touch on the flowers were the embellishments from the Attic Findings kit. Each flower got its own touch of contrasting color. The buttons were threaded with embroidery floss and tied off before adhering to give them a finished look.

Supplies:

Buttons Galore 28 Lilac Lane “Attic Findings”
PPA Matte Adhesive
DCWV “The Primrose” Stack
Colorbox® Mix’d Media Inx® in Chiffon
Colorbox® Cat’s Eye Metallic Pigment Ink in Copper
Cricut Explore Machine
Cricut 3D Floral Home Decor cartridge
Cricut “welcome” cut file
Embroidery floss
8″ x 10″ photo frame

This welcome frame is a beautiful way to fill your holiday frame in between holidays! In case you’ve missed them, don’t forget to check out the previous installments in the holiday frame series. What holiday would you like to see added to the series next?

DIY Wedding Frame with Button Heart

By Nancy Nally on February 15, 2016 in Occasions, Wedding

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!

Supplies:

Frame
8″ x 10″ chipboard
Deborah Edwards of Northcott fabric
Cricut Explore Machine
Cricut Iron On Glitter material
Artquest PPA Matte Adhesive
Krylon Spray Adhesive
Buttons Galore “Wedding Bliss” buttons
Buttons Galore Button Basics – White Wash
Buttons Galore Haberdashery in Pearl/Ivory

Congratulations to all the newly engaged couples out there, and we look forward to seeing you make our DIY wedding frame!

Make a Photo Frame with a “Tropical Twist”

By May Flaum on February 8, 2016 in Home Decor

When it comes to decorating plain frames, buttons rule! The only thing that makes it better? Having sequins, pearls, beads, and charms to decorate with as well! Dreaming of warm temperatures and swaying palm trees I’m creating with the Tropical Twist kit today. The bright colors and playful details make it a fun choice for a project like this, though this project will work with any of my kits!

Supplies:

Wood or metal photo frame
liquid adhesive (I recommend PPA by US Art Quest)
28 Lilac Lane Tropical Twist embellishment kit
Optional: Glossy sealant such as Glossy Accents; glitter glue, or glitter

What would you put in a beautiful 28 Lilac Lane frame?

Back to School Photo Frame by Lorrie McCullers

By Guest Author on August 3, 2015 in Back to School, Home Decor

Today we’re joined by designer Lorrie McCullers, who is sharing a back to school project that is both a countdown calendar and school picture frame!

It’s back to school time! And what better way to keep track of time until the big day than with a countdown frame?

I used three sets of buttons for this project: the School Value Pack, the Primary Grab Bag, and the Primary Tiny Round Buttons. I also used a pre-colored acrylic frame so there was no need to paint!

Supplies needed:

Buttons Galore School Value Pack
Buttons Galore Primary Grab Bag
Buttons Galore Primary Tiny Round Buttons
Deflecto acrylic 5”x7” frame
Aleene’s Liquid Fusion glue
button shank remover
dry erase pen
computer and printer (optional)

Directions:

Choose your larger buttons first. That way, you can fill in the empty spaces with smaller buttons.
Some of the buttons in the School Value Pack and the Primary Grab Bag have shanks on the back. To have your buttons lay flat to the frame, remove the shanks with a button shank remover.
Apply Aleene’s Liquid Fusion to the back of each button. Don’t apply too much or the glue will ooze out the sides of your buttons! Let dry for about 24 hours.
Print (or handwrite) a countdown for the first day of school, such as “____ days until school begins” or “School starts in ____ days!”
Keep track of the days with a dry erase marker. Acrylic frames are so great because you can just write on and wipe off!

After school starts, you can then use your project as a frame for that first day of school picture of your kiddo! Since the dry erase marker comes right off, you can use this frame year after year. This is a great project for kids to help with as well as a fun gift idea for a favorite teacher!

Lorrie McCullers is a paper crafts designer who blogs at Forty11 Designs. She is a Craft & Hobby Association Designer Member and currently designs for Etch All and Deflecto Crafts. To see more of her work, visit her blog.

It’s Time for a Back to School Photo Frame!

By May Flaum on July 16, 2015 in Back to School

Today we are joined by blogger/designer/instructor/author May Flaum, from www.craftwithmay.com, who is sharing a back to school project with us. – editor

When I have supplies not being used, I try to envision a purpose and make it useful. In this case I had a small 5×7 chalkboard that has been sitting around way too long. Since I don’t see myself using it as intended, I decided to convert it into a photo frame for this school picture.

This is one of my favorite ways to use buttons, and it’s a super quick and easy project too! It will work on any flat wood frame, and I love how it turned out. The less you think about perfect button placement, and the more you just fill the space and enjoy – the better it will turn out!

I worked with the beautiful Vintage Vogue buttons and I really liked how quick and easy they made this project.

Supplies Needed:

Haberdashery Vintage Vogue HAB117 buttons,
Wood photo frame
white paint
liquid adhesive

How-to:

1. Paint frame with white paint if desired

2. Apply a liberal amount of liquid adhesive around the wood frame.

3. Start with large buttons, place at random in a few places. Then fill in spaces with medium and small buttons.

4. Add more adhesive as needed, place buttons until all spaces are full. If there are any awkward gaps, layer a button on top! Once satisfied, set aside and let it dry fully before adding a photo.

To learn more about May Flaum, see more of her projects or take one of her online classes, visit www.craftwithmay.com.

Summertime Picture Frame-Sunflower & Wood buttons

By Holly Gagnon on July 6, 2013 in Home Decor, Summer

Want to make a summertime picture frame for your home? Here’s a simple frame embellished with a handmade Sunflower, garden sign and a Haberdashery Carved Wood button.

You could choose any flower to embellish your frame but a Summertime Sunflower really does make a beautiful impact.

Summertime Picture Frame

I always enjoy seeing the Sunflower fields as we drive across country during our vacation. They really are a beautiful sight. One day, I’ll convince my hubs to actually stop along the interstate to take a photo in the field. He just can’t appreciate a purty photo op. Men.

A Haberdashery Wood Button makes the Perfect Sunflower Center

To make the Sunflower picture frame:

I used my Silhouette and a Lori Whitlock cut file to cut out the 3D Sunflower then inked the edges of the leaves and flower with Colorbox ink and added a unique Haberdashery carved wood button to the center. It really is the perfect center for a Sunflower!

I’m totally in love with all the Haberdashery Wood Buttons you can find in The Button Shop too. They’re all so unique in design.

On the other side of the frame, I hand cut out a garden sign and grass, stamped a sentiment and hot glued the grassy sign onto a dowel. A perfect Summertime frame to display Summer memories in.