DCC Blog Hop - Buttons Galore! and More

Hop through the web ring and comment
on your favorite BGM projects
to be entered for a chance to win!
BGM buttons and a container from Viewtainer
VIEWTAINER containers have clear walls, come in fun bright colors
with an easy dispensing cap and NO spilling! Proudly made in the USA!
 

 
I'll admit it ... I have a button fetish.

I LOVE buttons.

I have jars and jars of them.

I love to pour them out and sift through them.

See?  Lots of buttons.

And I couldn't have been happier or

more excited when Buttons Galore! and More sent

me some of their buttons!!

* LOVE *

The arrival of the buttons happened to

coincide with my daughter's

new earring purchase for competition dance.

(Doc and I made her wait until

after Nationals last summer to pierce

her ears, and then she had

to prove that she could take care of them.

So other than the spontaneous

purchase of birth stone mouse ears while

we were at the Happiest Place on Earth! last

summer, she hasn't been allowed

to purchase new earrings or remove hers).

She wanted to keep the earrings

in a small box so she could pour them out

and sift through them ... ah hem...

(I'm not sure where she gets that).

So I used an inexpensive wood

picture frame and a sheet of plastic canvas.

Added a little paint and glue,

and a LOT of buttons,

and ... voila!!!

She loves it.
Here's how I made it:

 
 I painted the frame with two coats of
acrylic paint, then sanded the edges.

Next, I arranged the first layer of buttons

onto the frame, starting with some of

the larger buttons, and attaching

them with Aleene's Tacky Glue.

 

 

 I continued around the frame with the buttons,
using some of my own stash to fill in
the blanks (since they're not as pretty as
the Buttons Galore and More buttons).

Here are the links to the BGM buttons:
I used their Stitched Buttons,
their Spring Buttons, and their Color Mixes.

 I used the cardboard insert from the frame
as a stencil for cutting the plastic
canvas to fit the frame opening.

 Insert the canvas into the frame
opening and bend the brads back to secure.

 To add extra sparkle, I randomly placed
Swarovski crystals onto the buttons,
and I brushed on a few coats of 
Extreme Glitter Hologram paint.

She loves the earring holder!
I can tell.  Every time I go into her
bedroom, the earrings are rearranged.

 
~ Peace and Buttons and Earrings and Stuff ;) ~

Designer Connections - Blog Hop - GIVE AWAY

This month's Blog Hop includes designs

created by artists using Beads in a Bottle!

This is a paint product that comes

in a tube, and when applied to a wearable 

or fabric surface, it dries resembling 

small beads!

Click here to read all about it!

I created this fun patriotic tote bag.
Continue through the Blog Hop to see what
other talented artists created.

Especially for this Blog Hop,
we have an exciting give away for you!
YOU can enter to win THESE fabulous products!

Details to win are on the ilovetocreate page.

Check out the fun video, as well.

Below are some work-in-progress photos
for the project I designed using
Beads in a Bottle:

I started by blocking out a nice space

for my design using fabric paint.

Next, I transferred my original design to the
painted surface.

Using Tulip Soft(R) Fabric Paint,

I painted the main design.

Next, I chose some embellishments:

since I wanted my firecrackers to look sparkly,

I used a shimmery silver rick rack trim

around the outside of the design.

To create a "wick" for the fire crackers,

I trimmed shimmery silver cording

to 3/4" lengths and attached them with

Aleene's(R) Fabric Fusion(R).

To create a fiery wick ... I trimmed embroidery

floss into 2" lengths, knotted them together

in the center, and frayed the ends with my fingers.

Glue the knot to the base of the wick

with the Fabric Fusion(R).

The fun part?  Using the Beads in a Bottle!

I squeezed tiny beads of Sapphire onto

the blue painted surfaces, Ruby to the red,

and Pearl to the white painted surfaces.

Allow paint to dry thoroughly and stuff

this tote with all your favorite

July Fourth supplies!  

{ Peace Out }