Arty Vase of Button Flowers

Vase of Spring Flowers 

My internal calendar has been messed up since the new year began! I have this weird feeling that Spring is upon us - and it's early January! I suppose it could be due to the unseasonably warm weather (high 50's & low 60's) lately, or that the hubby is starting track conditioning already, but whatever the reason, I've been wanting to do spring crafts!  Then I found a sweet spring flower button art wall project by Mondocherry on Pinterest that spoke to me!  (see below)

DIY Wall Design with buttons
by Mondocherry

I decided to use an artist board that I already had painted black so the buttons would stand out better. I started with the vase, penciling an outline. Once I began attaching (hot gluing) the buttons on, I decided to add a heart to the vase. (Valentine's Day has been on my mind lately, too. I guess you could say this project was rather therapeutic for me!)  After the vase was finished, it was simply a matter of sorting buttons and arranging them and gluing them on. I worked right to left and I experimented with layering and button size as I moved from flower to flower. I wasn't trying to replicate any particular kinds of flowers; I just hoped that they would be discernible as flowers!  

Project supplies

This was a fun project that has just the right touch of springtime whimsy to carry me through the winter chill that I know will be along soon. I smile every time I look at it. I  hope you do, too. 

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