I just threw my girlfriend a “Cute As A Button” themed baby shower. I came up with the theme when I saw these adorable cookies. Now remember, I don’t bake, so I didn’t actually make these – it just gave me the idea. I rounded up a bunch of buttons from my personal collection and from friends {free} and grabbed all my scrap fabric {free} from a black and white quilt I had made to make these invitations {how-to here}. Then I found an adorable button mold via Bake It Pretty and created these little desserts {$4 to make the [...]

This is all going somewhere – my “Cute As A Button” themed baby shower post is coming up next. But these were the main attraction – little button-topped desserts. All the supplies needed to make these little buttons are at Bake It Pretty – and for cheap cheap! {Super cute baking supplies available here – even ready-made sugar buttons!} These are tubes of candy! Mmmm… To make the buttons, all you do is melt the candy writer {$1.75} in some warm water… Squeeze the candy into the button mold {$2.25}, tap out the air bubbles and set in the freezer [...]

Here are the invitations for a shower I’m throwing tomorrow: “Cute As A Button” Here’s how I made them 1. Grabbed a Sharpe and drew the “Cute as a Button” and the little buttons. 2. Scanned the drawing and finished the invitation in Photoshop, printed and rounded corners 3. Cut scrap fabric using rotary cutter 4. Sewed random buttons on fabric using my sewing machine {if you haven’t done this, you’ll be surprised at how easy it is! I’ll never hand-sew a button again!} 5. Sewed two pieces of fabric together with contrasting thread to make pocket and trimmed edges [...]