Brides Against Breast Cancer Charity!

Are you in Portland and getting married (or know someone who is)?! Go to this great event to find a gown of your dreams and help save lives! Jan 20-22.

http://bridesabc-ehometext.eventbrite.com/

"Join us for a unique opportunity to find the gown of your dreams at a remarkable price while helping make wishes and memory-making events come true. 

When you purchase your special dress at a 'Brides Against Breast Cancer™' charity wedding gown sale, you not only save hundreds -- even thousands of dollars -- you will help make a difference in the lives of those affected by breast cancer.

To ensure that no one has to face cancer alone, Brides Against Breast Cancer ™ contributes to programs for cancer patients and their families."

Check it out :)

Fabric Button Earrings

I love the idea of using fabric buttons to decorate mundane things. This tutorial is for making fabric button earrings, but you could make fabric button magnets or push pins. I got this idea from this website. After you buy the basic supplies you can make tons of these. I gave a couple pairs out for Christmas and they loved them! 

Ingredients:

• Button Blanks ~ I found them at my local craft store but you could also find them at Joann's. After you buy the button blank original set you can just buy the refills. They come in several sizes. I like the 5/8 set the best.
• Fabric ~ I like to buy fat quarters to get just a bit of fabric.
• Earring Posts
• Scissors
• Pliers or wire cutters
• Hot Glue Gun

Gather supplies. I only had the refill pack but the button blank original set has the white and blue plastic forms. You will want to get that pack to start off. The earring posts you can buy in a couple different size packs.

There are instructions on the back of the pack:

On the back there is a button pattern. Cut it out. This is your fabric pattern. Then cut out a circle in your fabric with the pattern.

Now take the button backs and remove the wire. This is necessary so you can attach the earring back. 

Now follow my pictures to figure out what to do...

Push down {into the hole}

Fold fabric in. Put button back on top and push down with the blue thing.

Push the finished button out of the white thing! 

To attach the earring backs use hot glue. 

I made a couple :)