Buttons!!!

In life even small small things can give you lots of happiness. I am saying this because when I accidentally found my nani's stash of buttons, i went crazy happy. They are so small round round and so cute. And I don't need to tell you , how much i wanted to make something out of them. And after lots of searching I found this cool thing.

Well you can use buttons in almost everything. They just simply make everything colorful and cute. But let me warn you the buttons I found are not that colorful because basically they were waste. So this post is kind of "best out of waste" thing.

So today I am going to show you how to make a nice tea coaster out of buttons. And trust me its very very easy. And a good use of waste buttons and plus it gives a nice creative touch to your dinning table.

So lets get on with it.
You will need :

•  buttons (well obviously)  and just make sure they are flat and of same size
• pair of scissors
• something to make a circle
• pen/pencil
• a permanent glue
• and finally a base for the coaster, either a plastic piece or thick cloth

step 1: make a round on the base. Okay now for the base part, make sure that it is not too big or the finishing won't be good. Just big enough to hold the outer buttons till their midpoint. 

step 2: now first of all take a newspaper or cloth to put on your floor or table to prevent excess glue from spreading on your work area. It is always a good practice to keep something on your desk to prevent scratches or marks.

step 3: now start sticking the buttons on the base starting from the center. You can choose any pattern you like (triangle, square, anything that your heart desires. but remember to cut the base in that shape).

step 4: and tadda your coaster is ready!! just allow the glue to dry and its ready to use.

As i said earlier that you can use buttons on anything you like. You can make cards. You can make boring frames better by adding colorful buttons on the corners. You can even make bracelets or jewelry with them. Make layer of two buttons and you have got yourself a nice design. Stick it on a tic tac pin or a ring or make an earring out of it. Just use you imagination and you can even take help of Google ;)

Here is my failed attempt at making a bracelet :P since the buttons are not that colorful it doesn't look too good but still wanted to share

So go on and have fun.

Keep smiling always and as i say love yourself :)