I Was Playing With Buttons Again

A friend of mine was telling someone about all my button “art” and she challenged me to make a dragon for her, since she loves dragons. OK. Challenge accepted. Now what?

First, I had to come up with a good pattern. I went to the children’s library and looked at books with pictures of dragons, then I made some copies of those pictures. So now I had a good idea in my head. But was I able to make it?

I knew what I wanted as my background, so I pulled out my paints and went to town on that. I wanted a fiery background.

As the canvas was drying I pulled out my buttons. My friend Mandy wanted a red and black dragon. I traced my pattern onto the canvas and went to town. I started with the small things first then graduated to the main part of the dragon.

This is by far my most complicated button project to date, but I think it came out pretty cute. I sent Mandy a picture and she said she loved it. I will drop it off for her today.

If I think about something long enough and plan it out, I can do anything I set my mind to. We all can if we just give ourselves confidence in our own abilities and believe in ourselves. Also, don’t be afraid to take chances or to make mistakes. Those are all part of the learning process. If you really believe you can, then you will be able to do whatever you want. Believing in yourself is half the battle. 🙂

Have a great day and make everyday great. Don’t be afraid to take on those new challenges. Accept them and go at them with gusto. You just might surprise yourself with what you can actually achieve. 🙂 ‘Til next time.