My daughter told me she was making me something for Christmas that she had seen on Pinterest but was having trouble getting it to work and wished she could ask for my opinion but of course couldn't.
And when she finally got it finished had it packed and shipped to arrive on Saturday but it did not make it here until today! I was so excited I got her on the phone to listen as I opened and took photos. This was my first glimpse and I was puzzled even more!
When the bubble wrap came off I first wondered if she had covered a helmet with buttons. But I sold my motorcycle many many years ago.
So then I turned it over. Isn't it pretty? And interesting? So fun to look at all the buttons and appreciate the texture created.
Here is a side shot so you can appreciate that these buttons are glued together.
Forming a wonderful bowl!
Of course it was the type of 'glue' that gave her trouble. I would have started with Aelene's myself and would not have guessed that good old Elmer's White Glue would actually hold up better. It was done over an inflated balloon. What a wonderful gift. This really was a neat Christmas!
3 comments:
Carol,
Your comments when opening this are just priceless. I love it. She did a lot of work to make it and had to use a lot of buttons. How on earth do you put it over an inflated balloon? Was it fully inflated? What a wonderful gift. I have never seen anything like this before. She did great.
She glued the buttons to an inflated balloon and when dry popped the balloon leaving the bowl. I gave it a place of honor in my sewing room. I just love it!
Wow, what a neat way to make such a magnificent bowl. Did she put buttons all over the entire balloon and then those above when popped became a second layer, only inside of the balloon?
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