Guest Tutorial: 10 Minute Buttons & Bows Frame

Hi! I’m Jelli and I’m excited to be here sharing with you and Lisa on Sew Gloried! I blog at Jellibean Journals sharing sweet treats, family life, faith walking,  and fashion attempts. Thanks, so much Lisa, for letting me share this cheerful 10 minute buttons & bows frame with you!

Buttons and bows make everything pretty.

(adding a  baby doesn’t  hurt either!)

I recently purchased a quaint, pink wooden frame  with intentions of boosting the color and charm factor straight from the craft box.  A few buttons and bows later and voila! A merry and delightful little frame to showcase my two favorite cuties.

To glam-up a basic frame, all you have to do is craft a few pretty felt bows and and glue on an array of colorful accent buttons. This cheery little project cost me a mere ¢1,600 ($3) and adds a burst of  happy color to the house.

Supplies

• Basic frame (I love the sturdy ruggedness of wood)
• Felt bows (see tutorial)
• Colorful buttons
• Craft glue
• 10 minutes (That’s 3 commercial breaks, folks.)

Instructions:

Arrange items on the frame to your liking. Glue those puppies in place. Finito!

What’s your favorite way to decorate a basic frame?

 

Jelli is a wife to one specTACular Costa Rican, mommy to a brown-eyed (almost) 6 month-old cutie girl, American ex-pat living (temporarily?) in Italy, and a missionary for Jesus via Youth with a Mission. She especially loves baking desserts often, sharing them occasionally, and eating them always, of course! Visit her and leave some comment love.

Updates & Resolutions

End of March updates:

• A March giveaway winner has been chosen! Cynthia R. congratulations! 
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Confession:

Lately I have been feeling guilty for not blogging more.  

When I started trying to grow my blog last summer/fall I really thought I could follow all the awesome advice out there and aspire to create something that could potentially be a source of income...Well then I got engaged, we bought a house, and I am still working full time and taking classes towards my master's degree.  As more people are "following" Sew Gloried I feel more and more responsible for providing entertaining content, inspiring ideas, AND reliable posting. 

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However, I feel as though I need to write this post after reading an excellent one by Kate at The Small Things Blog.  There are several other posts out there along these lines that emphasize the balance that you need when just living life.  Also, I really do enjoy blogging...but not so much when it becomes something I worry about.

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All that being said, I'm not stopping blogging.  I'm just changing how I view it.  

I am OK if I don't make money from it. 

I am OK if I don't have 1000's of followers; I really like you who are with me now;).  

I am OK with posting when I am sane'ly able to.

I am OK with allowing myself to ENJOY sharing ideas without feeling obligated to provide new content all the time.

I am OK with writing tutorials that aren't the most detailed...if you've got questions about one just ask!

and lastly...

I am OK with not feeling guilty for asking you to be understanding as you read Sew Gloried over the next few months :)     

 I hope you are OK with all these too :)

Thanks for the all the support!


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