IT’S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR THAT MAKES US BEGIN CREATING FUN, GOOLISH PROJECTS FOR THE HALLOWEEN SEASON. I THOUGHT I BETTER HURRY UP AND GET A MOVE ON MY HALLOWEEN PROJECT BEFORE I KNOW IT I’LL BE WORKING ON “TIS THE SEASON”!
TODAY I QUICKLY CREATED THIS FUN AND WHIMSICAL TRINKET BOX THAT YOU TO CAN CREATE WITH YOUR KIDS!
MATERIALS:
FAVORITE FINDINGS BUTTONS: #1359 JUST BATTY; HALLOWEEN MINI #1317; BIG VALUE HALLOWEEN #2013
PAPER MACHE’ BOX; ORANGE PAINT & PAINTBRUSH; RIBBON; EMBROIDERY FLOSS, GLUE; WIRE; SEED BEADS; INK PAD; ORANGE SCRAP PAPER; FEATHERS
1. PAINT THE INSIDE OF BOX AND LID ORANGE – SET ASIDE AND LET DRY.
2. TRACE AND CUT ORANGE SCRAP PAPER FOR LID AND SIDES OF BOX.
3. ADD BLACK/WHITE TRIM – TRIM EXCESS.
4. MAKE 4 BUTTON STACKS FOR FEET TO BE USED ON BOTTOM OF BOX. REMEMBER TO BEGIN GLUING WITH LARGE AND END WITH SMALL (SEE PHOTO FOR REFERENCE).
5. WORKING ON LID: ADD STACK BUTTONS TO LID ADD EMBROIDERY FLOSS FOR ACCENT.
6. LOCATE YOUR BATS – ADD SEED BEADS FOR EYES .
7. ADDING FEATHERS TO TOP OF LID WITH GLUE. WITH WIRE (APPROX. 8 INCHES) WEAVE WIRE THROUGH BUTTON HOLES ATTACH TO “BIG BUTTON” WHICH WILL ANCHOR YOUR BATS. TWIST WIRE. ADD TWO MORE BATS. GLUE “BIG” BUTTON TO TOP OF LID ADD ADDITIONAL FEATHERS. SHAPE WIRE.
8. OPTIONAL: RUN/GLIDE INK PAD ALONG EDGES OF YOUR TRINKET BOX.
NOW YOU’VE CREATED A CUTE TRINKET BOX. SO INSTEAD OF YOUR BAG FILLED WITH CANDY – WHY NOT CREATE THESE CUTE BOXES AND FILL THEM WITH YOUR FAVORITE CANDY – YOUR FRIENDS WILL GO “BATTY” FOR THIS!
TRICK OR TREAT – 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!