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Beautiful Buttons for Duvet Cover From "Embellish This!" episode DEMB-205

Host Dena Fishbein shows you how to create your own charming buttons.

Materials --

Purchased duvet cover
Seam ripper
Scraps of fabric
Gac 900 acrylic medium for clothing
#2 paintbrush
Button making kits (available at craft stores)
Scissors
Double-stick tape
Acrylic paints
Small bowl water
Paper towel
Needle
Thread

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	Figure A
	Figure B

1. If there are buttons on your duvet that you want to replace, take a seam ripper and remove the buttons. Remove any loose threads where you removed the buttons.

2. Follow the manufacturer's instructions for making the buttons.

   Tip: Take a piece of double-stick tape and place on top of the button cover and it will help hold the fabric in place (figure A) when you start to assemble the button.

3. Make a 50/50 mixture of the Gac 900 and the acrylic paint.

4. Dip the paintbrush in some water and then dab it on a cloth.

5. Dip the brush into the paint and then wipe off any excess paint so that you won't get a big dollop of paint.

6. You can use different colors of paint to match your fabric. It makes it more interesting and charming if you paint each button in a different pattern (figure B).

7. Sew buttons on the duvet in the place of the removed buttons.

RESOURCES :

Gac 900 Acrylic Medium for Clothing
Golden Artist Colors, Inc.
188 Bell Rd.
New Berlin, NY 13411-9527
Phone: 607-847-6154
Toll-free: 800-959-6543
Fax: 607-847-6767
Email: goldenart@goldenpaints.com
Website: www.goldenpaints.com

Button Maker/Rotary Cutter/Cutting Matte
Prym Consumer USA Inc.
Website: www.dritz.com