So this is almost the finished product. I can't decide whether to make them pendants or put pin backs on them because some of them are rather large. The diameter of these 3 measures about 3". So the front is finished but the back isn't.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
New ideas
I love buttons and I love painting on them but lately I've been knitting and water coloring. Well I've revisited my buttons because I have some new ideas for them. My first step was to collect aluminum can lids (easy, I had them leftover from another Christmas angel project). Next I visited the hardware store for washers; big heavy washers. Who knew that creative people LOVE hardware stores because we NEVER use the supplies for purposes intended.
The next thing I did was to glue the buttons on the aluminum can lids then prime them for painting:
Then let the fun begin!
So this is almost the finished product. I can't decide whether to make them pendants or put pin backs on them because some of them are rather large. The diameter of these 3 measures about 3". So the front is finished but the back isn't.
And here is another look at some of my creations drying in the sun:
So this is almost the finished product. I can't decide whether to make them pendants or put pin backs on them because some of them are rather large. The diameter of these 3 measures about 3". So the front is finished but the back isn't.
On that aluminum tray, they look like elaborate artsy cupcakes!
ReplyDeleteYou can buy the enamel paints at Jo-Ann Fabrics...they come in the same containers as the acrylic paints...but you have to bake what ever you paint.
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