Bind My Wandering Heart To Thee

Come Thou Fount-
One of my favorite songs!  I remember in college we would have YL leadership in the Area Director's basement singing this song!  There would be a fire going (as it was probably snowing or FREEZING outside since it was Tech) with all of my closest friends belting out this song.
I saw on pinterest (of course) that someone put this on old boards above their bed.
What a great idea?

I needed something above my bed and what a better thing to sleep below.
Bind my wandering heart to Thee is surrounded by these verses.
Here it is:
So to grace, how great a debtor
Daily I'm constrained to be
And let They goodness like a fetter
Bind my wandering heart to Thee

Prone to wander, Lord I feel it
Prone to leave the God I love
Here's my heart, Lord take and seal it
Seal it for Thy courts above

What a powerful song.  Let thy goodness-  that is so much greater and as I am so undeserving - Bind my heart to the God I am so prone to wander from. But I want badly to be bound and scripture says I am sealed with Jesus.  So this is my prayer that hangs above my head.  As I end each day and begin each day this will be my prayer.  That the God that is so gracious to a huge debtor like myself, will continue to bind my wandering heart to Him!

And its made with an old pallet I found at my parents house- that makes it even more fun.  Not only cause I am in love with pallets currently- but its old, torn down and doesn't seem to have a purpose- but sweet words of Jesus' purpose are painted on top.

Whats a project without some pics of the final project.

I had to get my brother to break apart the boards from the pallet.  I don't know how people say they can do that themselves.  I had the hardest time with it- thats when I brought in a boy- he got it done.
The I cleaned them up.
Added some boards on the back that connected the boards- I wanted them to be a little off balance and uneven- I mean thats my life too!!
Then I used my friend Meg's cricket to paint on the words to the top.

Buttons have taken over my life!

My dear friend Leanne taught me how to made fabric buttons.

Some people may know about the flat back button phenomena but I was not one of those people.  

And since I have learned it has literally taken over TV watching time.  It is great!  

I am always in need of little presents here and there- and with these I will have some in stock.  Always. No waiting on etsy or going to a boutique.  But making them myself.

Well.

I am going to pass the secret along to you.

Again some of you may already know about these.  If so, sorry for boring you.

If not...

YAYYY....

here you go.

You need:

scissors

glue-don't use hot glue.  That wears off.  Use E6000 glue- it is stronger and doesn't wear off. 

Earring backs- you can buy those at Michael's or Hobby Lobby

flat back buttons- Just go to etsy and search Covered button flat back kits.  You will need the kit because it helps you.  In future orders you can just order the button flat back.  I got 5/8 inch and 3/4 inch.  Small and big.  Your size is up to you.  

This is what they look like.  Silver- buttons and flat back

blue- helps you push flat back in

Clear- helps you get the fabric straight.

Scraps of fabric.  That is the great thing about these.  You DON'T have to buy fabric.  You know all that fabric that is leftover from other projects that you don't know what to do with?

Use it for buttons.

Cheap- love it!

Here you go.

Pick what fabric you want to use and section you want to use.  You want to make both earrings as similar as possible.  So pick a part of the fabric that is replicated in multiple spots.

Take your fabric and the button.

Wrap it around the button and push it in the clear part.  Then cut off the extra fabric.

Try to get the fabric as smooth as possible and get out the folds.  

Take the flat back and flatten it in the clear part.  This will hid the rest of the fabric.  You can use the blue tool to push the flat back in place.  You should feel it snap.  

Then you have your button!!!  Enjoy and make gifts!

You just add the backs with the special glue.

And give them to your friends!!

You can make them while watching how I met your mother.. like I do :)!

wear them all around.  Its a great addition to a plain outfit.  

What did I do before Pinterest?

I really have no idea what we did before Pinterest.  I mean how did I fill free time?  What did I get people for presents?  How did I decorate?

Welp, Pinterest strikes again.  When I lived in my old apartment, I always had things pinned that I wanted to do.  Once I moved I was able to make the pins become reality.
And thanks to Daddy B, it really did.  I had been looking/wanting an old spool to make this pinterest jewel happen click here.
My dad talked to some people at the shop (what a sweet Daddy B move- I had no idea he even knew I wanted a spool- he listens- way to go :)) and found a spool for free! YESSSS.. the dream about to happen.

It really was pretty easy.
I cleaned it off and painted it white.
It is a rough piece since usually these spools have been used- but it adds character- so I just painted it as much as I could and allowed the character to show through.
I cut some dowels and used wood glue to put them around the spool.

Then I added casters on the bottom.  I was worried about it not being able to be turned on carpet- but it turns as much as I need and in the future I am expecting it will not be on carpet.

Here is the finished project!