Sunday, January 15, 2012

3 Day Weekend Challenge: Button Heart

I just finished my second project of the day! 
I was planning on doing a layout, but looking at the pieces I cut this morning I wasn't feeling it and I did not think I would get it done before dinner (movie date, led to shopping, led to visit with my mom etc..) so I decided to try something I have been wanting to try...button shapes. I have seen tons and tons of fun letters, stars and hearts made out of buttons on Pinterest and I really wanted to try it. 
I gathered my buttons and selected a few different colors and sizes. I drew a heart with light pencil and filled it in using the buttons.
I wanted to have them appear stitched on, (which now looking at others most just seem to just glue them down) but I needed to make sure they stayed in place while I used needle and thread to put the floss through so I quickly glued them down (many popped off as I stitched, but this helped so much) before punching holes using my piercing tool.
Next I stitched a white floss into all the holes and secured it to another sheet of card stock using large Zots. I was in love with this but it needed a sentiment. I found my only "I love you" stamp from My Pink Stamper: Lunchbox Thoughts and using two different dew drops I stamped it right near my heart.
NOW...what to do with this heart I love so much. I was thinking card, but after much thought I decided to put it onto a gift bag,as I tend to reuse those over and over in my family and when I am done with the bag I can pull the heart off and hang it up.
So excited that I tried this out and I love it.  I will do more of these I think now that I got past the first try. Hope you are having a great weekend..maybe getting some crafting done. Check out my weekend challenge HERE for your chance to wine Cricut Classic Font. I am 2 days down and 1 to go...SUCCESS so far!!

One more thing...I'm adding this project to the following challenge:

12 comments:

  1. Oh wow, this is so AWESOME!! I love the look of the button heart!! I may have to scraplift this!! Thanks so much for the inspiration!! :)

    Lisa
    indymermaid.blogspot.com

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  2. SO pretty!! Love the colors you used.

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  3. Awesome project and vey pretty!

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  4. Love this! I love that you actually stitched the buttons on and I know it must have taken awhile, but the result is so worth the time! Truly adorable!

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  5. This is super cute! I wonder what the inside top of a card would look like? Can you see the thread and your sewing? Or would you cover it with another piece of cardstock? Probably cover it... just musing here! :)

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    1. It looked like a mess after the stitches so i put it on another piece of cardstock to cover those.

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  6. Aaaw, this is cute. Love the button heart!
    Sherrie K
    http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com

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  7. Thanks so much for joining my challenge love the button heart really makes the gift bag so special. Sorry I wasn't able to comment sooner blogger problems. Talked to Sherrie and used Firefox and no problems there...Karen

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  8. This is such a great idea for a gift bag or card. Such a great way to use up extra buttons. I found your blog from the Cricut Circle. Dana
    papermemories4u@ yahoo.com

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  9. Looks amazing! I wondere what glue you have used. Was it PVA? Also if you were to make the heart onto fabric what glue would you use then?
    Thanks
    Really interested in making one simmlar :)

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    1. I used 2 way scrappers glue from Scotch to glue the buttons down before I stitched them. Not sure what you would use with fabric but I actually stitched each button to the paper so the glue did not matter in the end.

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