Have you been having fun with your scraps? I have! In fact, I may have to make about 75 gazillion sets of these:
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You can purchase button covering kits at your local fabric store or craft store ~ no special tools are required and they're pretty inexpensive. They come in a variety of sizes too so you can mix it up if you like. I used some kind of fancy adhesive (Duco Cement) that works with metal, but hot glue would probably work, too. You'll want to go for something a little stronger than your garden variety white glue so that the buttons don't pop off the tacks or magnets.
A word of caution: using a thicker fabric like this cotton/linen blend might cause you to use language that isn't exactly appropriate for your extremely verbal four year old to hear. You can compensate by making a larger button (the ones pictured are only 5/8") or by using a 100% cotton fabric that is a little bit thinner than the blend.
Have fun!
Oh man, now I need to go get buttons to cover, these are adorable!
ReplyDeleteThese would be great in the new shop!
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