DIY Water Marbled Buttons

 

Hello Friend!

To make these beautiful Hand Painted

Water Marbled Buttons-

You just need a few things you probably already have on hand!

First find your old button jars or ask Grandma!

You will need some buttons-

I thought the bigger the better!

You will need an assortment of nail polish.

Any color you prefer.

I don't paint my nails ever, these are just for crafts.

The cheaper the better.

Dollar Tree has polish for $1.25

( If you are using old polish, you can revive it with a few drops of

polish remover in the bottle and shake well.)

Some bamboo skewers

I poked holes in a box to allow my buttons to dry.

A small glass jar or bowl, filled with lukewarm water.

Before you get started, loosen the lids on the polish so you can work quickly.

Add a few drops of the nail polish- 2 or 3 colors.

Use a toothpick to quickly

swirl the colors together-

Submerge your button, swirl and pick up the color.

Stir around the rim to pick up the left over color

Remove the film, wipe off on a paper towel

 before you add more color for the next button.

Stand your skewer up to dry.

Keep going it's so fun!

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Don't forget to tighten the lids again!

I thought the sticks even looked pretty!

After an hour the buttons were dry.

I was so glad because I hate to wait !

They have interesting texture.

I liked the flat buttons best.

I didn't like this one so I just dipped it again.

This one also got a second dip.....much better.

This one was my favorite

and this was the back side.

I dipped both sides- then you can pick which side is best.

I picked this side for the front.

These are so easy to make!

Make a bowl full!

They would be perfect closures for Junk Journals, charms or used in jewelry making.

These beautiful button cards on marbled paper were made

by Dragana @ www.saacibo.com

She is a wonderfully talented designer who shared this

download for personal use.

Visit her website if you would like the button card.

I printed mine on cardstock and rounded the edges.

I used an awl to mark the holes and attacked the buttons to the card

with string.

The bow on the front didn't look good-

so I tied it in the back.

I like them on the card for now-

I'm not working on any journals but I can save them

for another time.

They fit nicely in a Pyrex dish-

In my craft room ready to be used or given as gifts!

Easy clean-up !

Aren't they pretty ?

Next time I'll try some small buttons and make some earrings.

Thank you for visiting!!!!!

xo Lisa S