One More Valentine DIY - Ombre Button Hearts~

I usually make a few Valentine's projects every year.  But this year, I just didn't have it in me.  At least I thought I didn't until I created the button monogram for the Princess' bedroom.

Then I had an idea.

I have a collection of vintage buttons that I took from inherited from my mom. And I thought it would be fun to create a pretty Valentine heart using the same method I used to create monogram. The only problem was that once I pulled out the buttons, I didn't have enough of any one shade to create the size heart I wanted to make.

So I thinked, and I thanked and I thunked.  (And yes, those are technical terms).  And I realized that my collection of buttons was graduated in color.  So I decided to follow the Ombre trend that is so popular right now, and create three hearts in graduating tones.

It was super easy to make.  I just created a heart template (so that each heart would be the same size), measured where I wanted them to go on my canvas, and then traced them on.  After that, I followed the same steps that I outlined here.

I love how it turned out! And the colors are subtle enough to use year round if I want to.   But for now, we'll celebrate Valentine's Day....Ombre style. ;-)

Have a great day~