Button Artwork

I found this project idea on pinterest (see here), and decided to try it myself.  It's a quick, fun project for a kid's room. 

Here's the end result:

Materials needed:

Canvas

Buttons

Paint and Brushes

Hot Glue Gun

Permanent Marker

Googly eyes (if you want!)

First, make a rough outline of the shape you are making and paint it in the color that most buttons will be.  This way, if there are gaps, the background color is the same. 

Next, hot glue on buttons, layering several and vary the shades of the color you are using (Be careful, the hot glue tends to seep through the button holes-ouch!).  Take a look at the picture from a few steps back-it's easy to just keep adding more and more buttons! 

I decided to have my elephant holding one big red balloon, but you could do several small balloons, several colors, etc.  I thought it would be cute to do a pink balloon for a girl's room.  I used a permanent marker to draw the string of the balloon. 

Last I added a little googly eye to the elephant (can you spot it?)  It doesn't stick out, but I think it looks pretty cute:)  Let it dry, and hang it up! 

View my post on the sign next the the elephant here

The site I found this idea on also had some other cute button projects.  My mom came up with her own idea-a letter H for their last name.  It turned out pretty cute, huh?   Feel free to try out these projects if you'd like!  I think it would be a cute idea for a baby shower of birthday gift too:)