Sunday, 29 April 2007

Cute as a button

Chloe wanted to wear something different than usual to church today, so she picked a plain shirt and skirt, and then we added button hole decorations to her shirt. This is something I've done before with my girls for special occasions - hearts on Valentine's Day, Shamrocks on St. Patrick's Day, etc, but I like flowers the best. I can't remember if I first saw this in Family Fun or Martha Stewart Kids. The button in the middle works so well for the center of a flower. I tried to cut out the felt into a flower shape by using my Cricut, but it didn't work, so I cut out some amoebas by hand. Then I just clipped a small slit in the middle of each shape, and slipped a flower behind each button of her shirt.





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13 comments:

  1. Kelly29 April 2007 at 21:54

    Wow! So you did all that on Sunday morning? And took pictures too? I am lucky if my kids have their teeth brushed for church!

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  2. Barb29 April 2007 at 22:53

    We have 1pm church this year, and on the 5th Sunday I don't have morning meetings. Just to be clear.

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  3. Crystalyn30 April 2007 at 08:04

    barb this is absolutely adorable! what a cute idea (and very cute pic of your little girl!). i just love this.

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  4. Unknown30 April 2007 at 10:20

    hello! adorable!!

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  5. Price Cream Parlor30 April 2007 at 11:01

    Totally cute idea! Love that it was so last minute as well! Do you think that I could pull this off with my littles? HA!
    Love this!

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  6. Amy30 April 2007 at 12:40

    That is an insanely cute idea. Seriously.

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  7. Amy30 April 2007 at 12:48

    BTW, how is War and Peace coming? I'm loving it, but simply not finding the time to devote to finally finish! Pg. 920. You?

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  8. Anonymous30 April 2007 at 14:56

    Oh Barb! That picture of Chloe is the cutest thing. I just want to hug her and then give her a sucker. How cute. I also love the button idea...darling!

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  9. Michelle Alley30 April 2007 at 14:57

    Those flowers are adorable! I was hoping to put some crochet flowers over buttons and now I know how good they'll look! Love it!

    The retreat looked like you had a lot of fun. The mountains looked beautiful - love that photo!

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  10. Anonymous30 April 2007 at 19:22

    I saw these photos on your shutterfly last night, and was wondering the story behind them. What a cute idea! I love the top pic of Chloe.

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  11. carlo1 May 2007 at 08:49

    barb, you are a genius. i am picturing this idea for all kinds of fun.

    footballs for my nephew
    numbers on their birthdays?
    the flowers will be perfect for my girlie girls!

    awesome!

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  12. Ortensia Norton1 May 2007 at 18:21

    I must have really been in a hurry on Sunday b/c I have this vague memory of seeing the shirt and yet I didn't goo all over it, which is exactly what I did when I saw the picture.

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  13. michelle9 May 2007 at 14:19

    that is some serious cuteness! Great idea.

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