Silver Button Blingy Decor Ball

Here was the little display I set up on a kitchen end counter and I mostly like it. 

But it needed a kick to maybe draw the eye and make your brain go wow, you know?

The  silver ball in the milk glass urn just needed a little something. 

It looked too much like an oversize plastic Christmas ball, which is exactly what it is. 

You know when you go to someone's house and you see a decor item that just draws you

 and you want to pick it up and handle it and  say,

 "What is it? This is so cool!" 

 That's what I was shooting for.

In my craft room I always have a  store of silverish buttons.

                            The ball was very slick and so were the buttons, so I roughed up the ball                                       with  some sandpaper to give the surface some tooth for the hot glue to grip.

                         I snipped the hasp thingies off the back of the buttons with my wire cutters.

So then it was me and the buttons and the ball and my glue gun.

 I threw in a few silvery stars and snowflakes and some beads......

The hubs poked his head in and said it looked steampunky. Is that a word? I agree. 

 It does look kind of steampunkish.

And a couple hours later and shot with a heat gun to remove the  glue webs and I have this.....

It looks good no matter where I put it!!

 Yeah. That's the place. I love the way this came out! 

 Don't you want to pick it up and turn it over and check it out? So do I! ; 0 )