Photo Stand with Buttons Galore & More~

Hi, Connie here with Buttons Galore & More design team sharing a simple and cute (as a button) photo stand.  I will be using the Haberdashery/Winter Mist buttons by Buttons Galore & More. The buttons are a beautiful mix of greens, purple, burgundy and light tan.

I created several using the supplies I had on hand.  They can be enhanced many different ways.  I wanted the original spool label to remain. I used felt to wrap around the center of the spool adding color to the project. The spools could also be painted or pattern paper could be used.  The Haberdashery button pack comes with different size buttons and is beautifully coordinated.  You get a nice mix of color!

Supply list:
wooden spools
large paper clips
felt for center of spool
Haberdashery buttons
strong glue
flowers or embellishments
tags, vintage photos, word card etc.
Instructions:

1.  Insert large paper clip into spool hole, if it is loose glue it in.
2.  Measure and cut felt for center of spool.  Wrap around the spool and glue.
3.  Glue buttons and embellishments to front of spool.
4.  Let dry.

These will make darling teacher gifts, sitting place cards, perfect for a vintage photo, a proud kid moment and many more.   What about holding a favorite recipe?  Lots of ideas for these photo stands.

These are fun to make and the kids can join in too.  Adding different elements can truly make them a "one of a kind" thinking of you gift.  Buttons Galore & More have gorgeous buttons that would be perfect for this project!!! Thanks for stopping by today~

Connie Mercer
Design Team Member

The Perfect Gift~

I thought this deserved  the spotlight alone. The chippy bird photo clip was my birthday present from my mom, but what she clipped to it was awesome.

My dad's military dog tag.   It is on my work table and I look at it everyday~

yes, he is with me always.

I love you mom~perfect gift:)

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Have a great weekend!!!

See ya soon~

Pie pan full of old door knobs~

 

A pie  pan tin full of  old door knobs just waiting around to be made into these~

needin' some love bad~

 gonna have to wait a little bit longer~

did you see the silver one, doing it first!!

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See ya soon~

Try It Tuesday~another photo stand!

Hi guys!!!  The topic today~ stencils!!!   I am just starting to get into this so I'm starting off with a small project { I have a chair I want to do next:)  I'm using the Maison De Stencils:):):)  Love the designs.  I had a hard time deciding what to buy~so many cute stencils!!!

 

I used a vintage spool of thread {saw this on pinterest}. I used black acrylic paint and  a flat fabric brush to apply the paint.  Don't fuss over this, just use what you have:):):).  This is a cute and easy little project.

I used painters tape, to keep the stencil in place.  The inside part of the stencil has glue dots to hold it in place.  Worked good like this.  You will still find yourself  holding with your fingers.  It took a couple of minutes to apply the paint.  just up and down motions, don't try to paint it on.

The paint dried very fast.  I stamped a tag, added May Arts ribbon and a picture!!! Yep another photo stand.   I love making them.

And here are just some of my photo stands all lined up and looking cute~

Any unique item makes an adorable photo holder.  Hot glue a clip, cloth's pin. paper clip, etc. to your item, that you want to hold your photo, and you're all set. 

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Avocado Arts is up next!!!!! See ya soon~

Try It Tuesday~remember this child's shoe form.

Hi everyone, it's that time again~ remember this photo from a few weeks ago~

 

 

It is a size 3 children's shoe form~I thought it would make a sweet photo stand.  It is kinda of rough but I love the primitive look to it.  

 

The first thing I did was form my wire.  You can wrap it around something small and round or just start twisting, like I do:):):) 

 When I get it shaped and test it to make sure it is tight and will hold photo's, I hot glue it in the metal hole on the top of the shoe form.  I hold it in place by threading the wire through a button and then glue to the shoe form.

After that all you do is decorate it.  I have about 7 of these type photo stands and at Christmas I'm going to line them up on the mantle with the grands pictures.  Each photo stand is unique just like my sweet grands!!

I used Maya Road, May Arts, Jenni Bowlin, Darkroom Door and Prima. 

 

If you have any questions, just ask away~

See ya soon~

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