Freckles & Olives: Buttons, Pins, Whatever you wanna call 'em

I'm not really sure what spurred this, but I've developed a bit of a button addiction.

And as awesome as my dad's vintage band buttons are, I was inspired by someone at school to make some designs that were more my style.

A few trips to Michael's later...

Wooden Disc ( mine are 1.5" in diameter)
Circular image (I'll show you how to acquire this)
Paint/Paintbrush
Pin Back
Hot Glue Gun
Mod Podge

STEP 1:

Hit up the interwebs for some sick pics that you could easily crop and make into circles.

Here are a few of my faves: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Step 2:

Crop the photo you want into a circle and resize it so that the length and width are both 1.5". I formatted on PowerPoint because I don't have Photoshop, but if you'd rather use Photoshop, go for it. After you're done formatting, print and cut it out.

STEP 3:

Paint the entire wooden circle. One side can be lightly painted or only painted around the edges as the picture will go on top.

STEP 4:

Drop some Mod Podge onto the side where you plan to place the photo and spread it around (I used my finger, you could probably use a paintbrush or something). Place the picture on top.

STEP 5:

This is a weird one and I somehow neglected to photograph it, but you're going to put a drop of Mod Podge on top of the image and put a sort of coating. You only want about a drop so the image's ink doesn't start to blur. You'll also want to target the edges so they fold over the sides nicely if you made it a teensy bit big. Obviously, let it dry before proceeding.

STEP 6:

Hot glue the pointy part on and you're done!! Mix and match colors and even glue on letter beads to make a cool 3D word feature.