I have a little crush on white pearly buttons!
I collect them... but have never really used them until recently. Many of my buttons were my grandmother and mother's... and I can remember some of the clothes they were on!
Here's an easy-peasy pretty VALENTINE BUTTON HEART PICTURE DIY to show off some Valentine love...
Today I'm part of...
Make sure to check out all the sweet blogs participating at the end of this post!
This button heart is so special to me! If you look closely you will see little heart buttons here and there.
When my daughter was a little girl, I loved making her clothes. If a pattern called for buttons I usually added little hearts. I always told her these were to remind her that my heart was so full of love for her.
And even though she is all grown up these hearts now remind me of those wonderful days when a little girl would throw her delicate arms around me and give me the sweetest kisses and hugs and say, "Mommy, I love you!" SIGH!
VALENTINE BUTTON HEART PICTURE DIY
white buttons
hot glue
template
frame
1. Put buttons in a shallow bowl so it's easy to pick through them
2. Print out template
Copy template below to a file and print out a size that fits your frame.
(I printed out a 5 x 7 template to fit my mat)
3. Hot glue buttons to the edges of the heart
4. Fill in heart with buttons.
5. Overlap any gaps with more buttons
6. Frame
Remember to
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Thurs. 1/30
Fri. 1/31
Sat. 2/1
Oh this is just so beautiful - we're in the garment business - this would be so perfect in our home!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing - pinning for sure!
Have a great day :)
Hugs,
Suzan
Just beautiful. I have a large jar full to the brim of white shirt buttons. I might give this a try. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteHugs Kay
Oh, how pretty! A button heart so sweet and filled with memories….I love it!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this idea, but I must be a dunce because when I copy it, it comes with a black background? Please help. :)
ReplyDeleteBlessings~
Hi Sandi, I tried copying the template again and it worked for me. I copied it to a WORD document. Give that a try!
DeleteYes, I got it. Thank you!! I have ZILLIONS of white/cream buttons and I want to do this. I love the shape of the heart also. Thanks again!!
DeletePS disregard previous comment. I opened it in another tab and it was fine. sorry. :)
ReplyDeleteLove this button heart! I too have a jar of white and cream buttons from my mom and grandmother. What a loving keepsake to frame. Thank you for inspiring. Hope you are recovering nicely.
ReplyDeleteThis is so sweet. And I love that it's not pink or red. What a great project...thanks!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous Yvonne..your button projects have inspired me to be on the hunt for buttons!! Have a great weekend and hope you are feeling better!!!
ReplyDeletePinned - so sweet :-)
ReplyDeleteOh Yvonne I love this. Buttons and hearts are the perfect combination! Last year I made pillow covers with button hearts but didn't keep one for myself. I just might have to make one. Have a lovely weekend ~ Ann
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! All of my buttons are in jars. I should do something with them.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the button heart! And, I love that so many of the buttons hold memories. This would be a fun craft for kids to do, too! :)
ReplyDeleteIt's so fun getting to know you better, Yvonne -- happy to be touring with you! :)
What a pretty Valentine's Day idea! Thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteLove this idea! Thanks for sharing it!
ReplyDeleteOne day you will be making clothes again...for a grandchild? I hope you are doing well. Thinking about you. Ps. Funny our projects for this party are very similar. I post tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteYour button heart picture turned out great Yvonne! I ♥ it:@)
ReplyDeleteA lovely tutorial, Yvonne! Thank you! Your framed heart is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteYvonne I just love your button heart. I can see all the little heart buttons. Moreover, I love your memories of handmade clothes & delicate hugs! I am thinking of you! xx
ReplyDeleteHi Yvonne, I'm a button collector too--so many special ones from my kids clothes when they were little and older ones from grandmothers and aunts. This heart is a wonderful way to use some of them. Thanks for the inspiration, as always! Linda
ReplyDeleteSweet idea, Yvonne. Many years ago, my mother gave me the button case that had belonged to my grandmother. It was filled with vintage pearl buttons from both my grandmother and mother. Many of the buttons had been removed from garments that were no longer useful, thus saved for new clothes. In 2001, I made a crazy quilt in all white / neutral fabrics. I used the vintage mother of pearl buttons to embellish the squares. It was a major project and one I'm most proud of. One day I'm going to share a post on this piece. ;-)
ReplyDeleteYvonne this is so beautiful! A fellow blogger friend sent me one that she made,I truly love it.I should share it displayed in my home.Thank you for sharing this beautiful project.Hope you feeling well since your surgery,keeping you in my prayers.
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Anne
I called you today but no amswer. Hope you are OK. Love this sweet heart and the sweet heart buttons!!! Today is a poingnant day for me....see my FB post. XO
ReplyDeletePretty.
ReplyDelete- The Tablescaper
Yvonne, your button heart is so sweet and I love that you included the little heart buttons too. Such lovely memories.... time flies by all to quick.
ReplyDeleteSimply beautiful…and would tug at anyone's "heart strings"….
ReplyDeleteOh Yvonne this is just absolutely darling!! It's sweet and elegant at the same time and I love it.So glad to be part of the tour with you this week!
ReplyDeleteVanessa
Fun And vintage Valentine's diy!
ReplyDeleteI love this idea and the heart buttons are adorable along with the sentiment!
ReplyDeleteThis is so darling~ and what a charming post too!!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty, Yvonne! And what a sweet sentiment behind it too!
ReplyDeleteThis is very pretty. I have tons of old buttons from my grandmother that I was wondering what I could do with them. Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteJudy