DCC Blog Hop- Buttons Galore and More Mixed Media Heart Pendant

March 9, 2013

DCC Blog Hop- Buttons Galore and More Mixed Media Heart Pendant

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.

Heart die cut 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

buttons and 45 feet of ribbon.

To win one of the Viewtainers filled with ribbons and buttons – Leave a comment on the Buttons Galore and More Blog.
The comment should contain your favorite project from the hop, and the container
you would like to win. Comments need to be made by March 17th, 2013 at 11:59
eastern standard time.

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