Tuesday 17 January 2012

How to Make Salt Dough Buttons. Part Two.

The second step to making salt dough buttons is the painty step!  Pretty simple really, I just did a couple of base coats, mixed paint colours to match the crochet flowers I planned on sewing the buttons to, added spots or stripes (I use the head of a pin to get nice little spots!) then did a couple of coats of spray on varnish.  Easy Peasy!

How to make salt dough buttons, painting and adding polka dots and stripes to handmade salt dough buttons

How to make salt dough buttons, painting and adding polka dots and stripes to handmade salt dough buttons

And here they are added to the crochet flowers!

How to make salt dough buttons, painting and adding polka dots and stripes to handmade salt dough buttons

How to make salt dough buttons, painting and adding polka dots and stripes to handmade salt dough buttons

And all ready with labels to go to the shop tomorrow!  I'm sooo excited!

How to make salt dough buttons, painting and adding polka dots and stripes to handmade salt dough buttons

Have you made anything that makes your heart sing recently!  I want to keep all my spotty buttons to myself!

My salt dough buttons were a winner in the Best of Craftster 2012, how exciting!

Craftster Best of 2012 Winner
I'm a Craftster Best of 2012 Winner! 

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