Welcome to the March Designer Crafts Connection Manufacturer Challenge and Give
Away! This month, it's all about the buttons, with Buttons Galore & More.
This month, we have many talented Designers sharing projects made with buttons
and a fabulous prize package. The give away starts today and ends on March
17th. Leave a comment to enter. There will be a prize for one participating
Designer and one Reader who comments. Drawings are random, so leave comments on
all the blogs for more chances to win.
I decided to create a mixed media necklace using gold beads and cozy brads from Buttons Galore and More. I used the button shank remover to remove the flange from the brad. For the heart shape, I used a Sizzix Die cut machine and primitive hearts die to cut two shapes from scrap fabrics.
Fuse webbing to the scrap fabric before cutting and fuse the smaller heart to the larger one by layering. Cut an extra heart from the scrap fabric for the back of of the heart. You will need to completely embellish the front of the heart before sewing the pieces together.
I used my sewing machine and thread to sew around the edges of the small heart in order to keep it in place. I also added a stamped fabric sentiment to fused muslin and fused it to the center of the heart.
Use the sewing machine and thread to stitch the sentiment in place. I used solvent ink by the way and set the ink with an iron on a medium setting.
One of the embellishments I added was wire that I used round nose pliers to bend the wire.
I used black embroidery floss to sew the wire the front of the heart. I also added a scrap off fabric that I had in my stash in a coordinating fabric.
I added my cozy brad, flange removed and sewed a gold button to the heart.
I used fabri-tac to add the brad to the heart. I also added a little glitter to the brad for a little extra sparkle.
To assemble the heart, sew the front and back together, leaving a small opening so that you can stuff the heart with polyfiber stuffing.
Continue sewing closed once it is stuffed. Because I had so many embellishments to the front of my heart, I hand sewed the pieces together using sewing thread and back stitch. I added a jump ring to the top with the hand sewing needle and thread.
Add a chain and there you are, you have a sweet little mixed media button embellished pendant.
Now for the Blog Hop Part.
Please join the Designer Craft Connection, Viewtainer and Buttons Galore
in presenting this blog hop.
You have a chance to win a Viewtainer filled with an assortment
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The comment should contain your favorite project from the hop, and the container
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So sweet! love the mixed media, very creative
Posted by: krystie | April 8, 2013 at 11:30 AM
love it!
Posted by: charlene | March 12, 2013 at 01:39 PM
Love your heart pendant. Thanks for a sharing your great tutorial.
Posted by: debbiew | March 12, 2013 at 08:00 AM
Really like this!
Posted by: Emma (The Sparkly Fairy) | March 12, 2013 at 05:17 AM
Very pretty, I am heading to my crafting table as we speak!!
Posted by: Eden | March 12, 2013 at 03:33 AM
Love, love, love - thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Deb (Two Cheeky Monkeys) | March 12, 2013 at 02:54 AM
Wonderful quilty pendant--lots of fun details, including those great buttons!
:)
Posted by: trisha too | March 11, 2013 at 02:17 PM
Creative use of material scraps, buttons and brads. Love it :-)
Posted by: Donna Jones | March 11, 2013 at 12:40 PM
What great fun! Love the idea of making a necklace and adding all the texture of the buttons!
Posted by: Beverly Jordan | March 11, 2013 at 11:13 AM
cute project!
Posted by: M | March 10, 2013 at 09:33 PM
It's a nice idea. Thanks for the tutorial re: sizzix and fabric.
Posted by: Barb Wagar | March 10, 2013 at 03:32 PM
Beautiful!
Posted by: Allie | March 10, 2013 at 02:20 PM
How neat! That is a great way to use up left over scraps.
Posted by: Bobbie Duran | March 10, 2013 at 10:45 AM
Very unique! Love the idea of wearable sewing art.
Thanks for the tutorial
Carmen L
Posted by: Carmen Lucero | March 10, 2013 at 12:17 AM
Gorgeous heart pendant. Love everything you did to it.
Posted by: Jackie | March 9, 2013 at 10:50 AM
Absolutely Gorgeous, fabulous work, and awesome tutorial!
Posted by: Mai Larsen | March 9, 2013 at 10:49 AM
What fun! I have to try more mixed media. I love this and love that tiny tote with the button handle, too.
Posted by: Terry Ricioli | March 9, 2013 at 10:35 AM