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.

For those of you not so much into the crafty scene, here are some super adorable options that I'm dying to scoop up myself:

Pineapple / Ban.do Flair / Life Lessons / Custom Buttons (the big pile of them you see there) / The Smiths/ Cats / Eight Cat Badges / Cactus pin / Cubes / Banana / Fingers Crossed / Geometric Deer

Check out these awesome button shops: buried diamonds, butt 'n booty (lol it's not what it sounds like...), best player ever, sketch inc, asilda store, I like cats, Georgia Perry

Happy Crafting!

xoxo

Hananh

Currently Coveting

So many adorable things, so little time...

Now, I'm aware that most of this Lilly Pulitzer stuff is completely sold out by now, but when I saw it, this is what I fell in love with. Dresses and rompers for under $50? Unheard of. 

Also, apparently I'm the last to discover this darling shop called Uniqlo. I saw it in San Francisco, but was out of money by the time we got there (a true travesty). Now, I'm looking back and strategically planning what I want to add to improve my wardrobe. 

I've been reconsidering my style completely. For a really long time, I held myself and confined myself to being preppy. That's not me! I'm not preppy! I'm so glad I woke up from that...a lot of my clothes were versatile enough that making the style switch has been much less painful, but I have a lot I would like to add...color I'd like to inject...

Tell me what you think! I like to think it's a mix between the eighties and modern patterns and colors

Happy Weekend!!

xoxo

Hannah