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Hi, everyone!

Happy Saturday! What are you up to today? Are you cheering your kids on at their soccer or baseball games? Maybe you’re tackling your garden? Maybe you're just relaxing! Well, if you’ve got about an hour of down time today, it’s a great day to do a little crafting, inside or out.

I don’t know about you, but I always save the extra buttons that come with my clothes, convinced I’ll need them later. But I can’t remember the last time I actually needed one. So I’ve got oodles of buttons—in all shapes and sizes—just sitting in my sewing bin. So last night on the couch I got lost on Pinterest and found a decorative way to use those spare bits. And I went to work!

Isn’t that fun! I love all the different colors and textures…there’s no décor this won’t complement. Here’s how I made this…

You’ll Need:

• Card stock paper


• Decorative craft paper


• Pencil


• Scissors


• Buttons


• Clear Mod Podge


• 10” x 13” picture frame

To Assemble:

1. First, use your card-stock paper to make a stencil of your letter. Cut out the stencil.


2. Trace the stencil onto the craft paper.


3. I used buttons from similar color palettes, so I sorted the buttons into piles to keep them organized. This is optional, obviously. If you want to incorporate every color of the rainbow and beyond, feel free to do that.


4. Start gluing on your larger buttons first with the Mod Podge. Then, fill in the outline with smaller buttons and glue in place.


5. Let the monograms dry for at least 20 minutes.


6. Add your art to the frame and hang!

Now go and enjoy the day…and your new art! I'll see you tonight for a special episode of You're Home with Jill at 6pm ET.

From my home to yours,
—Jill