After reading the post before this, one of my regular readers (Hi Mom!) said, “When you put all those buttons on the background, they obliterate the patterns.” Hmmm. The patterns look pretty good. Do I really want to obliterate them? Nooooo so it was time for another button session.
Here’s the wall hanging with buttons randomly sprinkled over the heart. I’m fond of this look, but it really looks better in person. The flash makes it look too stark. There are already 60 or so buttons sewn around the edge. Can you see them?
And my button tray is there on the right, with a washcloth to muffle the clatter of buttons. I didn’t want to wake my girls up with the noise. They would probably want to get up and play buttons, too.
I like this alternative, too. It’s a little rough in this picture, but how about these stylized button flowers? They probably need rearranging.
Well, there’s still time to think about it. I’m sewing frosty buttons on the pleated trim around the heart, and I worked out a way to hide the ends of the trim.
Comments and suggestions are welcome!