Button Bouquet

After following Princess Lasertron's Blog for several months, I have been wanting to do something more with my collection of buttons. The button bouquet seemed like the perfect option! It took me about an hour, but will provide lots of color on my nightstand, and is a perfect way to use a vintage perfume bottle from my Grandma.

Step One:
Collect tools - Needle Nose Pliers, 26 Gauge Floral Wire (I chose silver and I think it might have been good to get a larger gauge, buttons can be heavy!), Buttons, and a Vase.
Step Two:
Collect about 30 of your favorite buttons, and begin placing them how you'd like them to look. This is the best part!
Step Three:
Take the floral wire, cut it to the desired length with the needle nose pliers (I cut mine about 8-10 inches) put the buttons on there in the order you'd like, string through a loop, and twist about an inch of wire right below the base of your "flower." This will secure the buttons and now you can arrange! However you arrange, they end up looking colorful and whimsical, exactly how I had hoped. Now my flower arrangement sits next to my cocker spaniel on my nightstand and is a great way to think of my Grandma! This would be a great housewarming gift, or even baby girl gift as it would be easy to customize the colors of buttons you use. Excited for my next project!

Just look for love in it...

The best place to start is probably the title of my blog, which comes from one of my very favorite songs, "Pig" by Dave Matthews Band. It encompasses lots of things that I believe.

This love will open our world
From the dark side we can see a glow of something bright
Oh, there's much more than we see here
Don't burn the day away

Love, love, love, what more is there?
'Cause we need the light of love in here
Don't beat your head
Dry your eyes
Let the love in there
There're bad times
But that's okay
Just look for love in it

So for the first post of my first blog, I will share some of the things I love:



You'll be sure to hear about Andrew and Tank more in the future, and in the meantime, I hope to share some of my thoughts about how I'd like to add to the beauty.