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I keep seeing great fan-dangle gadgets to help you make great custom brads….
Nice for some but I think I can make my own without all that stuff…… Here’s how:
Materials needed:
Glue gun
Pen or pencil
flathead brads Any shape will do
dimensional glue
paper/printer/images
tape runner adheasive
buttons
Step 1:
Measure your buttons and print your images just a little bigger than your buttons on your colour printer.
I used 1.5″ buttons
Step 2:
put your button down onto your image and draw a star around it.
Step 3:
cut out your picture as shown.
Step 4:
put tape runner adheasive on the back of the picture and stick the flat side of the button to it.
Step 5:
fold around the star “legs” to the other side of the button
Step 6:
This is what it will look like
Step 7:
Add dimensional glue to the face of the covered button. This makes it look like an epoxy brad and has a shiny finish to it.
Will take several hours to dry. And will dry clear.
Step 8:
Once brad head is dry get out your glue gun and glue the brad to the back of it.
Your brad is finished!
Wait a little bit for the glue to set and your new custom brad is ready to use. Groovy aye
enjoy your new custom brads!!
Great!!! I knew I didn’t need to buy another tool LOL!!! Thanks for the demo!
Wow Brilliant Idea. Thanks for sharing Debra, I will definately have to try it sometime.
Great tutorial! I bought the tool and had some trouble getting the hang of it. Your way would be great to use up some of my less favorite brads and buttons.
Qu’elle bonne idée Merci beaucoup
WHOLY GUACAMOLE..Brillant.
Great tutorial Debra, I have lots of buttons and now have a new way to use them!!
That is an awesome idea!!!! Thanks XoXo Niki_Ray
super groovy idea!! thanks, so awesome!!
wow! I know I’m a little behind but not really been on face book long. But this is a great ideal . Man I knew there had to be a way to do that with out onemore gadget. I already need to knock out a wall to make my scrap room bigger. Who knew that it grow to this sized , I sure did’nt or I would have picked the bigger bedroom .
I was sure there was another use for my tremendous stash of buttons, thanks 4 the idea!