Tis the season and with only weeks away the hustle and bustle of decorating the home is awaiting. This easy Christmas BUTTON frame will surely brighten your holiday mantle… Materials needed: Button Jars: Green 540001009; Red 540001006 Red & green holiday scrapbook paper Wood letters – J, O, Y; 3 white frames; paint; brown ink […] Read more…
Button Infinity Scarf
Mornings are surely getting a bit chiller around here and it’s time to rummage through your winter clothing to see if you’re ready for the weather ahead. Today I opted to restyle an earlier project we created and honestly the possibilities are endless – hence the name infinity! Materials: Coconut Buttons – Crafting with Buttons #590005011 (available […] Read more…
Art Quilts by Terri Stegmiller
I met Terri Stegmiller several years back now via Etsy and I love her work and we’ve been featuring Terri at many of our Quilt Market Shows that we attend and exhibit! Her art/quilt pieces and our buttons just seem to work perfectly (atleast I think so…) About Terri: “I love creating! My brain always seems […] Read more…
Postquilts by Lori Ray
If you’re following my blog I mentioned yesterday that I would be posting our designers from Quilt Market that we featured at the Houston Quilt Show this past weekend. Today I introduce you to Lori Ray who created these adorable “postquilts” – but first about Lori… “I have been sewing since I was six years […] Read more…
Meet Our Quilt Market Designers 2015
Houston Quilt Market 2015 comes to a end today and for all those who weren’t able to make it by our booth or if the weather put a damper on your plans…todays blog and the next couple of days I would like to introduce you the designers and their quilt/art pieces that were created for us. […] Read more…
Elsa Schiaparelli
Today I would like to show some love for one of my favorite designers of the past, Elsa Schiaparelli. She was one of the most prominent fashion figures between the two World Wars. Although her aesthetic was fantastically quirky, controversial, and specific, it is not difficult to find traces of her style being emulated throughout […] Read more…
Fall Is In The Air – Lets Dye Buttons!
Fall and dying buttons – what do they have in common for this blog? Okay I’ll answer but there are so many answers to this question; 1. I wanted to show you how to dye Wood Buttons. 2. Fall is my best time of the year because of all the variations of color! 3. We […] Read more…
Halloween Button Art Pumpkin
Wanted to create something fun and whimsical for the Halloween season and with Button Art creating such a stir how could I resist. I actually created this for Hancock Fabrics and was featured in their Halloween Inspirational Pamphlet along with some additional inspirational projects. Although I did not create step outs here are some easy follow […] Read more…
Button Halloween Decor
With Halloween quickly approaching and stores filled with candy, costumes and all other props for the season something tells me it’s time to get moving on getting our Halloween posts up! Recently I created some fun whimsical button projects for Hancock Fabrics and wanted to share these with everyone. I’ve included in todays blog two […] Read more…
Give me a “B” for Button Crafting!
Looking to give someone a personalized gift? How about creating this adorable initial Button Art. For this project I created my gift for a babies nursery. Granted you can use any color combination if you know their color scheme but I went with the traditional baby pastel colors. List of supplies to make your Button […] Read more…
Many Ways to Sew on a Button
Sitting here and wondering what my next topic for my blog will be and with the major holidays having passed (ok I know that Memorial Day and 4th July is just right around the corner and if I wait any longer those too will also pass me by). But, I knew there was one that […] Read more…
Countdown to Mother’s Day
With Mother’s Day ONLY 35 days away – times a ticking and well it’s always best to get it in the thought process! There are so many things that we wish we can get, but what means the most for any Mother/Grandmother is what you actually created for her. So today with all the great Button Project […] Read more…