Make your own doodled buttons!
By swelldesigner
So, if you've been seeing my little headbands, you will notice that I had some cute little striped buttons on there. I wish I could find buttons that cute, but in actuality, I had to make my own.
I would offer you a really great tutorial, but there's nothing to it! You simply doodle on buttons with permanent markers. Easy.as.pie.
Now I don't recommend you buying expensive buttons (and if you do, draw at your own risk). I've messed several buttons up doing this...but if you find yourself doodling anyway, it may be something fun and new to try to add a little extra spice to a scrapbook page, shirt, or embellishment for shoes, earrings, button bouquets, etc.
Go crazy with it. I did a checkerboard design, stripes, polka dots, plaid, circles and more. Also experiment making hearts, peace signs, clovers, or other shapes. If you are getting a head start on your holiday crafting, make some Halloween buttons with bats or pumpkins on them or make some swirls and create lollipops or candy cane stripes for Christmas embellishments.
Of course, the smaller tip you will use will yield finer detail. As you prob. can see, they aren't perfect, but that can add handmade charm and a nice personalized touch!
Make sure to let them dry fully and you will prob. want to keep them from water (just in case). Also, I just started making these, so I can't guarantee that they will hold up over the test of time. The more wear and tear you do on the button, the more likely it will rub off over time. So keep this in mind!
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If you wanted to protect your designs, you could try spraying them with a spray varnish (Krylon makes a good one), or possibly get a paint on version if you don't want to use aerosol products. If you do use a brush on, test a spare button furst to see if it would smudge. After they dry, you could easily handwash them carefully. This would work best on slightly textured buttons as the smooth ones might chip off with use.
porcupinemamma
These are so unique. Thanks for sharing your great ideas. how did yoy add the"jewells" to the buttons?
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