I'd like to share an Easter craft with you today.
You'll need a styrofoam egg, pins, a wooden dowel, floral foam,
a flower pot or container and
buttons...
or should I say, BUTTONS!
Just start pinning the buttons to the styrofoam egg. Go ahead and overlap them and fill in the spaces as best you can. Leave a small area uncovered so you can insert the wooden dowel.
When you are done, it should look something like this:
I then got a small flower pot and filled it with some floral foam.
Stick wooden dowel into the styrofoam egg. I covered my dowel with ribbon
but you could leave it as is or even paint it a pretty color.
Stick other end of wooden dowel into the floral foam.
Stick other end of wooden dowel into the floral foam.
I added some crinkled paper to cover the floral foam and now I have
a button egg topiary!
a button egg topiary!
This is a very easy craft, however, I must warn you, you will use alot of buttons!
I'm so glad you visited Random Thoughts today. I really do appreciate each & every visit.
I'll be linking this to: Bunny Blog Hop, at DIY by Design,
Live Laugh Linky Thursday at live love rowe,
Thursdays Are Your Days at 52 Mantels
Weekend Wrap Up at Tatertots & Jello
Go on over and check it out!
I'll be linking this to: Bunny Blog Hop, at DIY by Design,
Live Laugh Linky Thursday at live love rowe,
Thursdays Are Your Days at 52 Mantels
Weekend Wrap Up at Tatertots & Jello
Go on over and check it out!
I am pinning this! This has to be the cutest egg topiary I have seen yet. You did such an amazing job. I am super impressed, as usual, with your creativity. Thanks so much for linking up to the Bunny Blog Hop!!
ReplyDeleteI like it Gina. I just made similar button eggs (but I glued them). The pin heads are decorative too!
ReplyDeleteThat egg is amazing. That must have taken a long time and many buttons.
ReplyDeleteVery creative.
Cute girl! Very tedious, but oh so cute!
ReplyDeleteThis is just the cutest idea I've seen in a long time. Very unique and fun! Visiting from the Bunny Hop. :-) Sue
ReplyDeleteHi Gina,
ReplyDeleteI love your adorable egg topiary!
Dee
That is absolutely precious, and so VERY creative! Love it! :)
ReplyDeleteYour button egg is beautiful! I just love it. Great job...thanks for sharing it.
ReplyDeleteGina, this is so darling! I have my buttons in a jar just like that. Great minds think alike. lol! I want to save this and make one next year, love it!
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Jann
It is soooooooo cute gina!
ReplyDeleteNow, that is too cute for words!!! hugs...cleo
ReplyDeleteNow, that is too cute for words!!! hugs...cleo
ReplyDeleteGina- What a sweet little craft. Something that even the older grandkids could do. You KNOW we don't let SweetCheeks touch PINS!;>) Happy Monday to you, sweet girl~ xo Diana
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, this is so adorable, even I could attempt this!! Thanks for sharing!!
ReplyDeletewhat a great idea. i love buttons & this would a great use of them. hopped over thanks to the "bunny blog hop" ... luv your blog. so nice to meet ya. take care. (:
ReplyDeleteThat is so cute! I will start a jar of pastel buttons and make this,a maybe next year? Hugs, Linda
ReplyDeleteSweet, adorable, just perfect for spring! Greeeaaaaat Job!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute idea! I love all the different colors and sizes of buttons. Great job!
ReplyDeletexo
Pat
That is soooo cute! Great job. I've just got to pin it and show it to everybody on my fb page....I LOVE button crafts :)
ReplyDeleteSo pretty, Gina! I am going to pin this one, too!
ReplyDeleteGina, that is so cute!! Looks a little tedious, but you will have it forever!
ReplyDeleteCarol
Just adorable! Just pinned!
ReplyDeleteThat's one of the prettiest crafts I've seen in a while. I really love it. My mom has a HUGE jar full of buttons. I need to show her this.
ReplyDeleteGina, this is adorable! One of my favorite Easter topiaries! Thanks for sharing such a cute idea!
ReplyDeleteFinding this in my email was delightful! Very original and different! How do you do it? I have lots of buttons and am making this! Thanks for the great pics, just so pretty!
ReplyDeleteThis is just precious.
ReplyDeleteThat's really cute Gina, I've been working so much that I haven't had time to play!
ReplyDeleteI was wondering if I would see this. You make the cutest stuff G! Between the wreath, this and the little flower cups... you are way ahead. You be M1 and I'll be M2 ;) Hugs!!
ReplyDeletePinning... so, so pinning =)
Gina!
ReplyDeleteYour topiary is beautiful!
I LOVE the pearl touch!
You married craft to Faberge'!
~Lynne
w/L.
Gina, this is one of the cutest Easter decorations EVER! LOVE it. Thanks for the tutorial, my friend. This would be a great craft for movie time! :D It looks time consuming, but Very Much worth the effort.
ReplyDeletexo,
RJ
I love the button topiary...so cute and Springy!! I'm your newest follower, Gina. Follow me back? :)
ReplyDeleteHi lovely lady.
ReplyDeleteI love your button egg it is beautiful! I just love it. Great job...thanks for sharing with us.
I also would like to thank you so much for your sweet comments on my new Easter Tablescape. I hope you have a wonderful Easter with your family.
XXOO Diane
I love love love this!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is fabulous!!! I am totally going to pin it to pinterest. P.S. I am really jealous of your button collection.
ReplyDeleteThis is so adorable, Gina!
ReplyDeleteWow that is a lot of buttons! So cute!
ReplyDeleteOMG! That is so precious and it even looks like I could do it, now that is saying something. Thanks you so much for sharing. I hope you don't mind but I will link over here Friday when I post. Happy Easter. Cheers SpecialK XoXo
ReplyDeleteWow!!
ReplyDeleteSo happy to stop by your blog, please stop by and say hello at my blog as well and if you are not already a follower, please take the time to become one as well at http://jessicaslilcorner.blogspot.com
Have a blessed day!! :)
This is just too cute! Now I want one!
ReplyDeleteThat's adorable!!! I want to make one now!!
ReplyDeleteI love this project - how cute to use pins instead of glue.
ReplyDeleteThis is so darn cute! Do you think I'd be crazy to make it now, even though Easter has come and gone? So clever!
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Linda
Very Cute! Hopped over from Tatertots and Jello!
ReplyDeleteHugs-
Carol @arewethereyet
I want to make a 3-tier topiary using large round styrofoam balls and a 1/2 " wooden dowel. Never worked with these items. Is it possible to push the dowel through the styrofoam? These balls are 20 bucks each...need advice!
ReplyDeleteSeSee,
ReplyDeleteI didn't have an email address to contact you, so I'm hoping you check back here for a reply.
I think you will be able to get the dowel through, but it may be hard to keep the dowel straight.
Gina
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ReplyDeleteI linked to your tutorial from my new blog "10 Adorably Eastery Button Crafts"
ReplyDeleteI love this egg topiary and I'm going to pick up the supplies today and start my Easter projects. Those colors are so "springy" and lovely. Thanks for sharing!
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