The other day I posted a photo on Instagram of a side view of our New Button Hoop Craft Kit Rainbow #710007108 and the response was wonderful. Today I’m going to show you how to create yours. I find that sometimes when I see a tutorial on how a project is created it soooooo helps with the creative inspiration and that extra push! So let’s get started…
Materials: Crafting with buttons – Rainbow #710007106
what’s great with this project? We’ve provided all the materials for you! That’s right this couldn’t get any easier and whatever else you’ll need you already own – tweezers (to help with the seed beads, scissors, iron- possibly ribbon, some type of hanging devise nail, self adhesive hook. Oh yeah and a work space.
Layout your components: hoop, pre-printed canvas, buttons & beads. At this point you may want to run the iron over your canvas to get the wrinkles out.
Next – unscrew the hoop. For those who’ve never worked with a hoop – you’ll see a metal lock screw – begin twisting so it releases and it begins to expand. Now you have two – inner hoop & outer hoop. Working with the “inner” hoop lay your canvas ontop. With your “outer” hoop place over the canvas (determine where you want to have your closure – you may want this on the top or side). Begin twisting the closure (to secure) at this point you may begin adjusting your canvas (straightening the fabric – you do want the fabric to be even on all around). Good? Great!
Your ready to begin adding the buttons – I like laying out my buttons before gluing, this allows me to make any adjustments as I go along!
So this is how I laid out my rainbow. Yes, there’s a lot of space in between but don’t worry your beads will fill these areas!
Now the beads – add a bead of glue along the edge (work in sections this helps and the glue won’t dry so quick). Use a tweezer to help you push the beads into place. Keep going until you’ve done each row.
Almost done!
To finish off the project trim canvas and you can run a bead of glue along the inside of the hoop and tuck the ends inside. Add some ribbon in the colors of the buttons for fun and your ready to hang!
I leave the end to you. Somewhere Over the Rainbow with BUTTONS!
May your pot be filled with buttons!
Happy Crafting!
thought I was done? Silly you. Here are some additional photos of the other hoops we carry in the process of being completed (just needs to be trimmed!).
Love #710007108 – this makes a great Valentine’s Gift/Project!
Anchor #710007107 – summer doesn’t have to be over!
Here are some additional step out photos of the anchor:
granted it’s upside down but you get the idea!
Happy Crafting!
We are a team of craft-obsessed, button loving people! You probably use buttons almost every day without giving it much thought – they keep our shirts closed and our pants up (hopefully!) - but buttons can be so much more! We created this blog to share all the fun, creative ways we’ve found to use buttons. Our product development team is always coming up with great new button shapes and colors, in addition to new products, so we will always have something new to share with you!