Button photo frame - Arts, Crafts and DIY

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Button photo frame

Great indoor activity for little creative hands.

Material

1 Cheap photo frame from the dollar shop
1 Bottle of PVA or craft glue
1 Bag of mixed buttons
1 Paintbrush

Method

Collect your bag of buttons and select the colour scheme you would like, make sure they are dust free and not damaged, practice setting out your buttons on your photo frame before you glue them down
Using the paintbrush Place a little glue on the back of each button before pacing it down firmly on the frame, PVA dries clear so the kids can be generous and messy if they like!
Finish by painting over the entire thing with a 50/50 water PVA mix

Notes

These make great keepsakes or gifts!

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This project was posted by:

- mle00
- 04 Mar 2014
  9:27 pm

49 Comments
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- - Mum2archer said
  - 31 May 2022
    11:09 pm
Also easy to find buttons at second hand shops quite cheaply if you dont have any at home

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- - Mum2archer said
  - 31 May 2022
    10:43 pm
Such a cute and fun idea! My mum has a huge barrel of buttons, I might have to go and hit her up for some!

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- - mom19782016 said
  - 19 Oct 2020
    7:50 am
This would make a lovely addition to a kid’s bedroom

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- - mom462038 said
  - 27 Apr 2020
    9:27 pm
My mum used to have a jar full of spare buttons, all sizes and all colours. I used to love emptying it out and looking through them. What a great idea to create pictures with them

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- - mom81879 said
  - 28 Sep 2019
    10:06 am
You can also make pictures from buttons. I have cousins who sell button pictures in frames. They have Xmas and Easter themes, birthday themes, Disney characters, marvel superheroes and make key ring people in AFL team colours. They do quite well

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- - mom152736 said
  - 13 Aug 2019
    11:21 am
pretty pretty…i’d put my son’s pic in one of those… so cute..or maybe a simple phrase like BE BRAVE.

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- - mom111059 said
  - 21 Aug 2016
    4:13 pm
Always love recycling. looks great. THank you.
- kjgarner replied
  
  17 Jun 2018 , 10:19 pm
  It is great to recycle
  - kjgarner replied
    
    18 Jun 2018 , 11:15 pm
    
    Another clever way to make a photo frame beautiful
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- - mom112217 said
  - 29 Jul 2016
    8:48 am
I found a pile of buttins when l cleaned out a draw so this would be perfect to make a photo frame!

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- - mom152736 said
  - 31 Oct 2015
    11:54 pm
super super duper cute and lovely and fantastic…looks so colourful and lively

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- - mom109229 said
  - 30 Sep 2015
    12:19 pm
A brilliant idea! Thanks for sharing!

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- - dannsbuild said
  - 21 Sep 2015
    10:07 pm
What a creative idea! Thanks for sharing this!

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- - Kell said
  - 21 Jun 2015
    10:50 pm
This is a great gift for my friend that LOVES buttons

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- - mom103646 said
  - 02 Apr 2015
    11:26 am
Cute idea.

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- - mom62624 said
  - 28 Feb 2015
    7:22 pm
A wonderful idea; thanks for sharing this beautifully creative inspiration!.

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- - mom93821 said
  - 11 Jan 2015
    7:05 am
Thanks for sharing this creative project. I love the look of this frame and now have a purpose for lots of odd buttons!
- mom93821 replied
  
  27 Jan 2015 , 6:43 am
  Thanks again for sharing this project; had fun!
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- - mom57522 said
  - 10 Jan 2015
    3:48 pm
I love using buttons for craft projects.

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- - Momfunster said
  - 30 Nov 2014
    10:59 pm
What a nifty idea for a teachers gift.
- mom94125 replied
  
  07 Oct 2015 , 7:05 pm
  cheers, i think so too. hope the teacher loves her gift this year lol
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- - mom94125 said
  - 01 Nov 2014
    10:03 am
this is cute and a good way to use up all the spare buttons. thanks for sharing this

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- - maureen3 said
  - 29 Oct 2014
    7:49 pm
So cute and colourful children would love doing this

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- - jaymarie12 said
  - 19 Sep 2014
    1:42 pm
Such a cute idea to do with the little ones

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