Finishing Button Covers for A Tote Bag

Patti of Patti Paints demonstrates self finishing using button covers that will go on the front of a Target cane tote.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C5i4A9PrLDA/

Here are the three inch button covers Patti sells from her website.

https://www.pattypaintsneedlepoint.com/product-page/metal-self-finishing-button

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All About Button Covers: The Movie

The Pointing It Out Podcast team talks button covers in their latest video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEvmQqw7uaY

You'll learn about button covers and how to assemble them.  Patty Paints started making button cover designs with the buttons included in 2020-21 but you don't have to use her designs.  You can buy the button cover hardware from places like Joann's Fabrics.  Dritz makes a variety of sizes.

https://www.joann.com/search?q=button+covers&lang=default

The largest button covers available are 2 1/2 inches in diameter.   You'll use a three inch round piece of needlepoint for these.

https://www.joann.com/dritz-home-2-1%2F2in-half-ball-cover-button/16081606.html

If you want to glue a magnet on the back, look for 1 1/4 inch rare earth magnets (also known as neodymium magnets) and do use E6000 glue to attach the magnet as it's a glue that hold metal to metal very well.  

Here is the link to the button covers tutorial Patty Paints did on Instagram.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CjYs2VcLJ7S/

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Button Covers from Patty Paints

Have you been intrigued by the button cover canvases from Patty Paints?  The Collection Designs, the company that distributes Patty Paints, has updated their website with plenty of photos of the available designs, the metal buttons that come with the canvas, and an explanation of how to put them together.

https://www.thecollectiondesigns.com/patty-paints-diy-buttons.html

It looks really easy!

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