Independence Day is one of my favorite holidays to celebrate and I LOVE making 4th of July Crafts for decorating with! I also love buttons and have a lot of fun coming up with ideas to use my many buttons, whether fancy buttons or just plain old shirt buttons. This Button Art American Flag is created with plain blue, white, and red shirt buttons and I think it turned out really fun!
4th of July Crafts – Button Art American Flag
Supplies:
- 8″ x 10″ white canvas
- shirt buttons in red (about 100), white (about 100), and blue (about 50)
- craft glue
- picture frame (I used a frame for an 8″ x 10″ photo from the Dollar Store and removed the glass)
Instructions:
While I was pretty particular about making my flag and making sure I had 50 white spaces in my blue buttons for each star and the correct number of red and white stripes, you can certainly get creative and let this a fun easy flag.
Begin by sorting your buttons and laying them out on the canvas to plan exactly how you want to have them displayed.
Once you’ve sorted the buttons and decided on the layout, spread a thin layer of glue and begin placing your buttons. I worked from the top left, adding the blue buttons first. Spread the glue in small amounts so you can easily attach the buttons before the glue begins to dry.
After you have placed all of the blue buttons, add a strip of glue and begin attaching the red and white buttons in alternating rows. I used buttons that were all the same size and color but you could do varying shades and sizes of red or white to give added texture.
Allow the craft glue to dry completely. It should dry clear leaving you only able to see the buttons and canvas.
Once the glue is completely dry, insert the canvas into a photo frame for display. Not only is a great 4th of July Crafts project but you can use this for patriotic decor year around! What kinds of 4th of July Crafts do you make?
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That is the cutest thing ever! It’s so easy, too and I could totally do that – even though I am not crafty at all!
Cute idea. I’m sure I wouldn’t be able to wait for the glue to dry and take photos either. 🙂
Love the picture!! What a cute and interesting piece of art to use around the 4th. Well anytime really 🙂
That is awesome. Really cute idea.
Oh I love this! I have been seeing quite a bit of button art lately. Good thing I have been saving and buying all those crazy jars of random buttons!
I have never thought about doing anything like that! Love it, looks absolutely amazing! You’re getting my craft bug biting again lol
That is so cute! Maybe I can do this with my daughters!
How cute! I love making my own decorations for holidays. Definitely making this for the Fourth!
What a fun and crafty idea for the fourth of July. You can celebrate in style now.
This looks like a fun craft for the kids. I am sure that my boys would love it.
Fun project to make. I really like button art – this is perfect for the 4th holiday!
I can definitely tackle this project. It turned out great!
That is super cute! I think a few in different sizes would be cool for a sort of background for a food table or something.
I love the 4th of July and Fireworks. And you your cute American crafts.
This turned out fantastic! And the precision is amazing!
This is so fun and easy to make! Love it!
That is so creative! My mom has a million buttons – this would be fun to do together!
This looks like such a fun project! My kids will love doing this.
I love this! This is an easy and fun DIY for the holiday. Great idea!
This is such a neat project. It turned out so well, would have never thought to do this!
That looks like a fun little craft! I love working with buttons!
That is a super cute craft! I’m loving how adorable those buttons are.
What a great idea! I bet the kids would love to help too. Pinning it.
Oh my goodness this is awesome. I can see so many possibilities with different fabric and different buttons. I love festive foodie crafts! Happy 4th of July!
That is such a simple idea but awesome result! I love it! I just might try it!
This is a craft project for everyone because it is simple but yet you end up with something so beautiful! These would make great gifts to the right people also.
How clever and unique! I’m so type A, this is the perfect type of project for me.
My daughter would love this! She likes to line small things up! Very cute- and easy!!
What a fun art and craft project and you did an amazing job with it. Thanks for sharing.
I really love how this came out. It would be a lot of fun and pretty relaxing for me to work on this project!
I adore this! I would keep this up in my living room year round!
Seriously! How cute is that button art American flag. My aunt would absolutely love it!
I love this idea! I pinned in to my KickAss 4th of July Pinterest Board. What a fun and easy way to decorate for a holiday. Thanks for sharing.
That is gorgeous! It looks like something that you would buy from a high end store! Love!
This is really cute. I’m not sure how to put the canvas in the frame though, but that’s probably me just being me. And I definitely would not be making sure there were 50 white spaces!
The canvas is a thin board, not much thicker than a photo so it actually slips right in, in place of the glass 🙂
Wow! This turned out really well and it looks super simple!
AWESOME! I love button crafts, and this is so cute. Totally doable, too! Pinned!
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