Too late for an XXmas craft??
Posted: Jan 04, 2010 6:00 pm
I know Xmas has come and gone again but wanted to share a craft Daniel and I did this year. We made decorative xmas trees using the buttons he inherited from his grandmother after she passed away several years ago. A much better use than having them stashed away in a box somewhere. My friend Joey did the first one for us last year (center) and he inspired us to do the rest. The black velvet one with the mother of pear buttons still needs to be completed, but that can wait until next year.
So easy to do. We used old fabric we'd been carting around for years, cut it to fit the styrofoam cones we picked up at thrift stores and then used a spray adhesive to make it stick well all over. The seams are finished with a fabric glue. Then we added buttons (after a good washing and scrubbing - they were dirty!) using straight pins. Some are plain silver pins with a small glass bead added first, others have the large headed pins in gold, silver, pearl or other metallic colors. Some buttons are individually placed, others are stacked or layered. The design possibilities are endless. I think they turned out fabulously. Can't wait to do more next year - we've plenty of buttons left!
So easy to do. We used old fabric we'd been carting around for years, cut it to fit the styrofoam cones we picked up at thrift stores and then used a spray adhesive to make it stick well all over. The seams are finished with a fabric glue. Then we added buttons (after a good washing and scrubbing - they were dirty!) using straight pins. Some are plain silver pins with a small glass bead added first, others have the large headed pins in gold, silver, pearl or other metallic colors. Some buttons are individually placed, others are stacked or layered. The design possibilities are endless. I think they turned out fabulously. Can't wait to do more next year - we've plenty of buttons left!