Using Homemade Buttons

As promised -- here is a card I made using one of the homemade button cards I showed you yesterday!
Supplies used:

• DP - 
• Ephemera papers from Paper Pizazz
• Classics K & Company
• Embossing Folders
• Script 
• Victoria
• Homemade Buttons/Button Card
• Thank You Ticket from Inspired and Unscripted
• Old pattern
• cut the butterfly out of
•  Butterfly Die/Embossing Folder (Provo Craft)
• Small strip of ribbon
• center of butterfly
• Small Butterfly Punch
• Threading Waters Border Punch (Fiskars)

Here's a closer view of that butterfly with it's many layers

Here's a second card I did using another homemade button card

 Supplies used:

• Dictionary page
• Black Cardstock
• Diamond Border Punch (Fiskars)
• Diamond Embossing folder (Provo Craft)
• Homemade Button Card
• Black/Pink Ribbon
• Vintage Lace
• Small punched flowers
• Silver Rhinestones
• centers of flowers

A closer view of those tiny flowers with rhinestones  in the center.

Cardboard Buttons Tutorial

Taking a break from my Bathroom Makeover to Post about homemade buttons today!
  After seeing the video The Frugal Crafter did on making buttons - I wanted to try my hand at making some of the paper covered cardboard ones. It proved to be addicting as you'll soon see!

 The method I used was very simple --- 

1. Glue a piece of patterned paper to a piece of cardboard 

~~I used paper from my scrap bin and recycled cereal/cracker boxes for the cardboard~~

2. Cut out buttons using Nestabilities Dies or Paper Punches

~~I used the following Nestabilities 

in the two smallest sizes~~

• Blossom
• Blossom II
• Circle
• Octagon

3. Punch button holes in the middle of the buttons -- either two or four

~~I used the smallest punch on the 

Crop A Dile -- 1/8 inch size~~

 4. Thread the buttons with thread/embroidery thread/twine etc.

~~I used Hemp Twine in all of mine~~

5. Hot glue the buttons onto "button cards"

~~I used the following to make my button cards~~

1. Digital Stamps from here -- I layered them on vintage images when I used them
2. Images from Graphics Fairy
3. Free Collage Sheets from Victorian Viginettes
4. Images from Clearly Vintage
5. Free Journaling Tags from Scrapbooks Etc.
6. Digital Images from Mel Stampz
7.  Image from Vintage Catnip
8. Image from Heirlooms For You
9. Image from Inspired and Unscripted

It took me quite a while to get my collection this size - I worked on them whenever I had a spare minute as it was an easy to pick up project.  Looking forward to using them as embellishments on cards/projects soon --- that is after I finish hoarding them for a while! SMILE!

Come back tomorrow and I'll show you a project or two that I've made with my Homemade Cardboard Buttons!
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Oatmeal Cream Cookies

One of my favorite cookie recipes from my sister in law, Pam.  Oatmeal cookies with a creamy marshmallow filling!

Oatmeal Cream Cookies

1 1/2 c. shortening

2 2/3 c. packed dark brown sugar

4 eggs

2 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. nutmeg

1 1/2 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. salt

Cream ingredients together and add:

4 cups old fashioned oats

2 1/4 cups flour

Drop by teaspoon fulls onto greased baking sheet and bake 12 minutes at 350 degrees.

Note: I've substituted light brown sugar and regular oats and they turn out fine.

Filling:

3/4 cup shortening

3 cups powdered sugar

1 container marshmallow cream (the big one)

1 - 3 T. milk

Cream together and place between layers of oatmeal cookies

YUM!

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Paris Bathroom -- Memory Board

I went to the thrift store looking for a frame that I could make over into a memory board and I wasn't disappointed!  Found me a square piece of art framed in a gold frame for a little over $2. It started out looking like this:

It didn't take me long to tear it all apart and paint this pretty (ornate) frame black (with a $1 can of spray paint from Wal-mart)!

A close up of the frame

Used the board that was in it and these supplies:

1. 1/2 yard fabric from JoAnn's
2. Batting
3. Pink Ribbon
4. Stapler
5. Black Fabric Flowers (a Christmas present from my daughter

 I placed the batting on the art board (that came in the frame) and stretched the fabric over it tightly.  Using the stapler I stapled it firmly to the back.  I attached the ribbon in the same manner and hot glued the black fabric flowers on where the ribbon intersected.

It's not really hanging by the black/white/pink gingham ribbon -- it's really just on there for show.
The plan is to add vintage art work to it - which I'll show you another day!

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