Use one of our free heart outlines, and buttons in pretty colours to make this creative art project. These cute button mosaics are so much fun to puzzle together, and they also make great cards for Mother’s Day, weddings, birthdays, and more!
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Free printable templates for button art heart cards:
Click the link below to find 8 different styles of heart templates in a variety of sizes. We used medium heart outline #1 to make our Valentine’s Day button art cards! The templates are free to download and print.
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Where can I buy buttons to make button art?
If you have a leftover button stash from sewing projects, this is your time to shine! Dig through and find buttons in the right sizes and colours. If you can’t find enough buttons of 1 colour, you can definitely make a button art card with multiple colours.
What type of glue is best for button art?
We highly recommend tacky glue for this art project! It dries quickly, keeping the buttons in place where you put them. It also offers a really strong hold after the glue dries. You can use regular white school glue, but it takes longer to dry and it’s easier to move the buttons out of place by accident. It also doesn’t stick quite as strongly as tacky glue. Hot glue will also work, and offers just as strong a hold, but it’s more difficult to place hot glue on the tiny buttons without burning yourself. Plus the glue can show through the buttons if you add too much, compared to the tacky glue, which dries flat and clear.
Can I trace the heart onto the card instead of adding extra cardstock?
We do recommend adding the cardstock heart to the front of the card. It provides an extra layer to prevent the card from becoming warped with the moisture of the glue. We also like having a matching background for the buttons so the heart looks more cohesive, without any gaps in the background.
This whimsical Valentine’s Day art project is so much fun and SO EASY to make! Create your heart button art on a DIY Valentine’s Day card like we did, or add it to a canvas or picture frame. Either way, the result will be beautiful!
Here’s even more Valentine’s Day craft ideas:
Heart String Art Cards
Valentine’s Day Bean Art
Valentine Gnome
Our book Low-Mess Crafts for Kids is loaded with 72 fun and simple craft ideas for kids! The projects are fun, easy and most importantly low-mess, so the clean up is simple!
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