One of the things I’ve come across quite often on Pinterest are framed letters made from buttons, just like the ones here on Hello Geronimo. So I decided to make some of my own (because spending $200 on button prints is just not in my budget). Here’s what you’ll need:
- Lots and Lots of Buttons
- Printed Letters
- Picture Frames
- Cardstock (Your choice of Color)
- Scissors
- Hot Glue Gun
- Tape
I decided to make two letters – one J for Josh and an S for Sara. I separated the buttons out by color and decided on blue, green and black buttons for Josh and purple, pink and white buttons for myself.
Then I laid out the buttons on top of the printed letters (I used a copy machine to get the letter size that I wanted) and then moved them, keeping them in the correct order, to another surface so that I could cut out the letters and attach them to the card stock.
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| Buttons Laying on Top of the "J" |
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| "S" Buttons moved to another surface |
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| "S" cut from the regular paper |
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| "S" Taped to the cardstock |
Then, using the hot glue gun (mine was a mini from Home Depot) I hot glued the buttons in my desired order to the letter on the cardstock. I waited for each letter to dry …
… and then framed them!
They’re currently in our bedroom, sitting on top of an antique chest we got as a gift from Josh’s family, but will likely be moved into the bathroom and hung on the wall there instead.
The project only took a few hours (including button sorting time, since I started out with a large bag of buttons that I sorted into bags labeled with the individual colors for easier access) and I love the results!
Anyone else love button art? Or have ideas on where to put this? Hope you have a wonderful Tuesday!
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