I have a colorful collection of ACEOs - Art Cards, Editions, Originals - little 2-1/2" by 3'1/2" cards that I have collected over the last few years. I've been displaying them on a single cord with little clothespins to clip them to the line.
When I decided to make a wall display using a narrow section of one wall in my art studio, I wanted to hang each ACEO from a hanger or a nail. I wanted to make each hanger match the colors in the ACEO. As I stood in my art studio looking around for inspiration, I saw my jars of buttons! Right then, button nails were born!
For each ACEO, I choose a yarn that matched the colors in the ACEO and taped a short piece of that yard to the back for a hanger. Then I chose a button to match each ACEO.
I stood them up to let the glue dry.
I first arranged my ACEOs on the floor to make an arrangment that would fit my space and one that I liked. I marked the placement of each nail on my wall with a pencil. I decided I wanted the head of each button nail to stick out from the wall - not be too close to the wall. .
I knew that I didn't want to pound on the button to put the individual button nails in the wall, so I first pounded a plain sheet rock nail in the wall. I pulled that nail back out, using pliers. Then I put the nail with the button in the hole I had made in the wall board.
I made extra button nails too, so I can collect more ACEOs!
If you have any questions about making your own button nails, please contact me through one of my on-line shops on ArtFire or Etsy. Have fun!
Linda Harbin
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