8 Cute button card crafts

by This crafty family | Jul 3, 2020 | All crafts, Crafts, fathers day, handmade cards, Mothers day, Teacher gifts, Uncategorized, valentines

In our craft cupboard we have this huge jar of buttons which has been overflowing for weeks. So today we made these cute cards to keep in the cupboard in order to empty the jar a little. Now we have 8 cute button card crafts to share with you! They’re so adorable and each one can be used for various different occasions. Which one is your favourite?

1) You are Grape!

What we used; Card, buttons, glue and a marker.

How to make it: Take your buttons and glue them down in a triangular shape to make your bunch of grapes. Then use your marker to draw on the stalk before adding your special message.

Perfect for: Birthdays, teacher gifts, mothers day, fathers day, thank you card and valentines day.

2) Cute as a button family.

What we used; Card, Buttons, marker and glue.

How to make it: Glue your buttons down on your card at the relevant heights. Then use your marker to draw on the stick people bodies and add details such as hair, clothes or ears. Why not add a cute button sun too? Just stick down a yellow button and draw on the lines with your marker!

Perfect for: mothers day, family birthdays and fathers day.

3) Cute pizza pizza card

What we used; Card, Buttons, marker and glue.

How to make it: Glue a line of yellow buttons to make your pizza crust. Then add a triangle of red buttons to crust to make your pizza base. Add some small buttons to make the pizza toppings and then use your marker to write on your message.

Perfect for: Fathers day, Mothers day, Birthdays and Valentines day.

4) Super star card

Here’s what we used: Card, Buttons, glue and a marker.

How to make it: Glue a large yellow button in the centre of your card. Then add five medium buttons around the large one and then a small one at the end of each. Use your marker to write your special message

Perfect for: Birthdays, thank you card, teacher gift, mothers day and fathers day.

5) Your a real Tweetheart!

Here’s what we used; Card, Buttons, googly eyes, glue and a marker.

How to make it: Draw your lines across your card. Glue a couple of buttons scattered just above each line then use your marker to draw on the legs and beaks. Add a googly eye to each bird and then write a message on the front of your card using your marker.

Perfect for: Valentines day, Birthdays and Mothers day.

6) Sweet and simple button heart

Here’s what we used; Card, red paper, buttons, glue and a marker.

How to make it: cut out a red paper heart and cover it with your buttons. Glue your heart down onto your card and use your marker to add a special message.

Perfect for: Valentines day, mothers day, fathers day and birthdays.

7) Pretty button flowers

Here’s what we used; Card, buttons, a marker and glue.

How to make it: Glue down a button to make the centre of your flower. Then glue 5-6 buttons around this central button to make the petals. To make the lavender; take five equal sized buttons, glue four into a square and then add the fifth in the centre above this square. Use your marker to draw on the stems and leaves and then to write on your special message.

Perfect for: Mothers day, birthday and Valentines day.

8) Sweet cherry card

Here’s what we used; Buttons, glue and a marker.

How to make it: Glue two red buttons a couple of cm apart. Take your marker and draw two joined cherry stalks and a leaf. Repeat this process to create a second pair of cherries and then use your marker to add a personalised message.

Perfect for: Birthdays, Valentines day, Mother’s day, Father’s day, thank you card, Teacher card and Valentines day.

Handmade berry heart gifts

by This crafty family | Feb 1, 2020 | All crafts, Crafts, fathers day, Mothers day, Seasonal, Summer Crafts, valentines

Handmade berry heart gifts

We’ve had a busy few weeks making valentines cards and gifts for my son to give to his loved ones. These little handmade berry heart gifts have been drying on our shelf for a lot longer than planned but we’ve finally got around to painting them. I think they look pretty cute and my son was really pleased with them (and himself) too! They’re really simple to make and are perfect as handmade gifts for valentines day, mothers day and many other occasions! You can use either Salt dough or clay, We used air drying clay as we have a tonne to use up but salt-dough works great too, you will just need to bake them until they are solid enough to paint!

You will need

Clay or salt dough
Red, yellow, green paint and paintbrush

Card/paper
Scissors
Knife
(for cutting out shapes)

Ribbon
Hole punch

First you will need to create your heart shapes. We usually roll out our clay (or salt-dough) and then cut out a paper heart to use as a template to cut around. Once you have your heart, pierce a hole in the top centre so you can thread your ribbon through later on. If you used air drying clay they will need to be put aside for 1-2 days however if you used salt dough just pop them in the oven and bake until dried and hard.

Once dry, coat them in red paint and allow to dry.

Splodge some green paint around the top centre to make the stalk and then use the end of a paintbrush or a q-tip to dot on some yellow seeds.

Cut out your tag shape and use a hole punch to make a hole at the top. Take your chosen ribbon and thread it through the hole in your berry and then through your tag. Secure the two loose ends by tying them in a knot.