Handmade Sculpey Buttons

Hello and welcome to Wayward Girls' Crafts! I'm so excited you are here. Here's a little bit about myself:

I began scrapbooking in 2006 with a mini album for my husband. Now I have scrapped over 200 layouts. My work is defined with hand-cut embellishments, bright colors, and witty titles. I've found so much inspiration from crafting blogs and want to put it to work! I'm interested in thrifting, decorating, cooking solutions, photography, and papercrafting.

Now on to my craft:

Who didn't love to play with Play-Doh as a kid? All the Wayward Girls certainly did:

Me and Brooke, circa 1991

And I'll let you in on a little secret, I love to play with Play-Doh with my nephew now!

I equate Sculpey to an adult's version of Play-Doh. It was so fun to mess around with for an hour. I decided a few years ago I wanted to make my own buttons and bought some Sculpey for the project. I brought it with me across the country and finally, 2.5 years later, I made some buttons:

For my first time making buttons, I think they turned out great! They may have been a little overcooked so next time I will check them more often. I experimented with a bunch of different household items to cut the circles for the buttons, including a tablespoon measuring spoon, the lid to my facial soap, and the my toothpaste lid. (I ran all of that stuff through the dishwasher and then put it back on) I'd recommend putting paper (not newspaper) on your work area otherwise you'll end up with a colored table, and I'm not sure how easy that is to clean up. Also, try mixing the colors together. I loved the effect I got.

Here's how they look in action:

Isn't my nephew cute?

So now you have some buttons, now what? You can use them on home decor items, scrapbook pages and other papercrafts, accessories and clothing. Go crazy!

This giveaway has ended. The winner is announced here.

Do you want some of your own buttons without actually having to make them? You can win them! You can enter for this giveaway too! It is separate from yesterday's so if you became a follower yesterday, you can enter for that today (or anything else on the list).

You get:

• One entry for commenting on this blog post.
• One entry for becoming a follower of our blog, and commenting on this blog post to tell me about it.
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• One entry for blogging about our new blog, and commenting on this blog post to tell me about it (with a link to your post!).
• One entry for asking us a question about ourselves, new blog, crazy dreams, whatever.

Keep checking back to meet the rest of my sisters and my mom, to see what else we're giving away, and to see if you're a winner! The sculpey button winner will be announced next Tuesday!

Also, we're linking up to Tip Me Tuesday: