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Hello, my name is Dionne and I have been crafting for a very long time. As a very young child my mother tried to teach me to knit, it was a disaster. However, it must have sparked an interest in making things and, partly to prove that I was not totally useless and partly because I really wanted to make things, I taught myself to crochet. Over the years I have developed a love of cross stitch and all types of paper craft ..... I eventually even taught myself to knit.


I am married to a very understanding man, thank goodness, because I spend all my time either crafting, thinking about crafting or talking about crafting. I am hopeless at housework and dinner is often late!


Thank you for visiting my blog.


Dionne

Wednesday, 13 May 2015

R&D

Hi

Before we go anywhere today I need to apologise, I meant to post this wall hanging last week but things at home got a little complicated, I am sure you have been there from time to time.  So this post is, as they say, better late than never.


Regular visitors will know that I have made a lot of these button decorated letters and I decided to do something a little different and turn these into a wall hanging with the help of the heart.


I purchased the MDF letters and heart from Barry on ebay. I gave them a coat of Gesso and, once they were dry, I painted them with acrylic paint.


I also purchased the buttons from ebay and used these to cover the painted letters and heart, just look at the shapes and textures that came in the bag of red buttons.


Finally, once everything was dry, I cleaned the excess glue from the surface and added the embellishments and ribbon.

Have a good day.


Dionne

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6 comments:

  1. Pamellia13 May 2015 at 12:47

    Wow, stunning Dee!! I am a huge fan of your button letters, it's what first drew me to your blog! These are just amazing. I love the colours and the addition of the butterfly and little flowers just make it all that more beautiful! hugs :)

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    1. Dee's Craft Room15 May 2015 at 10:03

      Thank you so much, they are so easy to do and they make a lovely gift, especially for one of the girls. When I gave them away last year one or two friends asked me to do something for their OHs so they could hang them in their bedrooms. This was my solution.

      Dionne xxx

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  2. Jacee13 May 2015 at 18:11

    Wonderful! what gorgeous work!
    hugs Jacee
    Simply Paper Card Design

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    1. Dee's Craft Room15 May 2015 at 10:04

      You are always so kind Jacee, Thank you.

      Have a great weekend.

      Dionne xx

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  3. Mrs Beez15 May 2015 at 06:23

    Have been waiting for you to post this ever since it was on the Crafty Boots blog. What a fabulous idea and how beautifully executed. I don't know how you have the patience to do all those buttons. The heart is a brilliant touch and those red buttons are gorgeous. xx

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    1. Dee's Craft Room15 May 2015 at 10:08

      Sorry it took me so long to post this one. I enjoy getting lost in glueing the buttons, although I do get very messy. I tried an ampersand but I did not think it looked as good as the heart. You must try this some time.

      Dionne xx

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Dionne

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