Bountiful Button Brooches...

 So many cute Button Brooches, all piling into the PaperFish Shops.

 I think it is because i have attended so many children's parties since we started school in September?

 Or, maybe, because i the run the bar for so many weddings at our local hall...?

 And definately because these have flying off the PaperFish Craft stall and from my wee retail outlet.

 That is why i have been making so many Button Brooches.

They are so easy - i'm not trying to show you i am any great design genius... they're buttons, made into brooches.

 They make the most awesome little gifts for yourself. I think i have become addicted to wearing them (gulp)

but even better than that, they are fun and FUNKY party favors / favours.

Every party i have sold these for have said they are "really unique" and "fun" and something they loved taking home. Awesome feeling :)

 But the Button Brooches are things i have whipping up in batches when i find a spot in my day (and a clear surface to dry them out on)

I have been sewing lots AND making some well needed and long overdue THANKYOU cards.

For a few people who i need to say belated thanks to.

They are very quick and easy to make - well, you know me! But they are sweet and say what they are intended to say xxx

Hey - just a quickie!

I love colour. I love to surround myself by it. Colour makes me feel happy and positive and alive.

I don't do 'matching sets' and i don't do 'dull'

I am not funny or quirky or 'like being different'... do what makes you happy people!

This stool is a typical example of what i love to do in my home.

The stool was found at the back of a Thrift Shop. (I forgot to get a photo of it before i sprayed the wood part Hot Pink) It was a wooden stand with a yellow top. I liked the yellow top actually but i have a need for pattern and a great stash of fabrics.

I lightly sanded off the legs and frame before spraying the whole thing with a Gloss Spray Paint. I didn't bother using Primer on it first at the paint looked like it would adhere well without it - and i do love to cut corners (impatience)

The Top has fantastic little bars that easily allowed you to remove it from the base.

So then, i found a square of Cath Kidston fabric in the boldest design and stretched it over the top. I borrowed my dads staple gun to keep it all in place and really pulled it tight to get a good stretch and fit.

With the fabric added it was now a really tight fit into the painted frame so i used a soft mallet to whack it back into position and then turn the bars underneath to keep it in place.

Stool = £8.00

                                       Spray Paint = £1.00 - (from a large 400ml can costing £6.00)

                                 Fabric = £2.00 - (from a £12.00 per metre piece)

               Staples = £2.00 (at a guess?)

The photo doesn't do this justice but i was really chuffed with how it turned out.

Colour + Craft + Thrift = Love my Life xxx