Hanging Button Heart Decoration
Vintage buttons are glued to a felt heart and stuffed for a beautiful and nostalgic no-sew ornament or decoration. An easy DIY for Valentines or everyday!
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Any heart lovers out there?
How about buttons? Vintage buttons are my favorite and I was fortunate to be
the recipient of a large amount of creamy white buttons, mostly mother of
pearl, when a family member was hosting a yard sale for their mother-in-law.
I keep these treasured buttons in a mason jar, along with all the other
white buttons I've accumulated over the years (hello white shirt buttons!).
It was finally time to do something with these buttons, and with Valentines
around the corner, I made this hanging button heart, using
this image
from my friend Michelle at Thistle Key Lane as my inspiration. I knew this
hanging heart would be a perfect decoration to add to my
vintage Valentines tree!
Isn't it stunning? Just look at the variety of whites displayed here! So you
may not have been the lucky recipient of a jar of vintage buttons, but you can
still make this stuffed button topped heart! White buttons are plentiful and
inexpensive. You can find them HERE on Amazon and you can buy vintage white buttons in bulk HERE.
Of course, you're not limited to white! Make your hanging button heart any
color you want ❤
How to make a hanging button heart
This stuffed button heart is a quick and easy craft that you can finish in
under an hour. Here's what you'll need to make one.
Supplies
- cardboard heart template
- white or cream felt (I used some leftover natural batting I had on hand)
- buttons (see sources above)
- fiberfill stuffing
- hot glue
- pinking shears (optional)
- pen
- lace or ribbon (not pictured)
Step 1 - cut out hearts
Make a heart template from a piece of stiff cardstock. It's easy to make your
own, simple fold a piece of cardstock lightly in half and draw half a heart
(with the fold in the middle). Cut out and open up to reveal your heart.
Trace heart onto felt*. You'll need a front and a back (two pieces). Cut felt
hearts out with pinking shears to get a cute edge. You can also use regular
scissors for a straight edge.
*Don't do what I did and trace your heart with black Sharpie! Or if you do,
make sure to cut slightly inside the tracing line so the black isn't
visible.
Step 2 - glue hearts
Lay one heart on the other and add a thin line of hot glue to the edge,
securing the hearts together. Be sure to leave a small area open for stuffing.
Also, if you want to hang the heart, glue a piece of ribbon to the top inside
of one of the hearts.
Step 3 - add stuffing and glue closed
Add a small amount of fiberfill stuffing to the heart. You don't want too much
because you will need a mostly flat surface to glue the buttons to. So stuff
lightly, and then glue the heart closed.
Step 4 - glue buttons to heart
Now it's just a matter of gluing and gluing buttons to cover the front of the
heart. I started in the middle and worked out from there.
Tips:
- use a variety of sizes of buttons if possible
- slightly overlap some of the buttons to hide the felt
- vary the colors for interest
- don't use too much glue or it will come out the holes, just a couple dabs of glue will be enough
I can see myself using this hanging button heart in so many places and
vignettes around my home! I think hearts are timeless, and there's no reason
to only enjoy this kind of decoration during Valentines!
See what I mean? A vintage button heart looks beautiful wherever and However
you choose to display it!
I hope you try this simple DIY!
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Good Morning Cindy! Thank you for inspiring me. How appropriate to share things of the heart in a heart. I have buttons & fabric that were in my MomMa’s sewing supplies that I will use to make hearts. She passed 3 years ago and I thought it would be fun to share a heart with my girls. (3 granddaughters, daughter & daughter-in-law). 💕
ReplyDeleteThank you, I'm so happy you were inspired! I know it will be a special blessing to make button hearts with your girls.
DeleteHello Cindy! Thank you for this beautiful project! I, too, have buttons, fabric and even vintage handkerchiefs that belonged to loved ones that have passed. You have inspired me to create a heart keepsake with them ❤️
ReplyDeleteThanks for letting me know! So happy you can put them to use and make something pretty for your home xx
DeleteHow gorgeous! Love the texture the layered buttons offer.
ReplyDeleteThank you, I really love all the variations of white!
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