Grab your leftover buttons, a stick from outside, chalk paint, and just a few other supplies to make this stylish Button Pumpkin Topiary Sign.

How to make a button pumpkin topiary sign.

Why I love this craft

I’ve always loved how unique craft projects like this turn out. Not to mention, it also gives me the opportunity to use up some of my craft stash. What’s tedious about this craft, however, is painting the buttons and hot gluing each individual one to the sign.

Overall, this is one of my favorite fall crafts and I love how it turned out.

What’s the best way to paint buttons?

As I mentioned earlier, I decided to paint my buttons to give the pumpkins different colors. There are a few methods for painting buttons, but I went with securing them down to a piece of double-sided tape and using a pouncer brush to paint them.

This process allowed them to stay in place while being painted in addition to being able to paint a number of them the same color simultaneously.

The inspiration for this craft:

Although this Spring Carrot Button Art wasn’t for autumn, I liked the way the craft turned out using the orange buttons.

Similar to this pumpkin topiary craft, using buttons adds a unique touch to the texture, especially when combined with ribbon and faux greenery.

Video Tutorial: Button Pumpkin Topiary Sign

Watch this quick video to see how this craft came together:

Button Pumpkin Topiary Sign

Yield: 1 sign

Add a unique touch to your fall decor with this Button Pumpkin Topiary Sign. It's easy to make and easy on the pocketbook!

Materials

jumbo wooden craft sticks (13)
wooden paint sticks (2)
E6000 glue (optional)
hot glue
Americana gel stain (oak)
Primer spray paint (white)
Waverly chalk paint (moss)
Folkart home decor chalk paint (sage)
Waverly chalk paint (pumpkin + barely pink)
Folkart chalk paint (parchment)
seed starting pot
sticks (for stems)
faux greenery
raffia

Tools

Instructions

Watch tutorial video. Follow along with the video for a step-by-step guide for making your own button pumpkin topiary sign.
Prepare craft sticks. Start by trimming off the rounded edges of each jumbo craft stick.
Assemble the sign. Line up the cut craft sticks in a row and secure them together with glue and the two paint sticks.
Stain the sign. Apply a coat of gel stain to the sign and use a paper towel to remove any excess.
Prepare buttons. Lay buttons on a piece of double sided tape that has been placed on a thick piece of cardboard. Spray paint the buttons with primer and allow it to dry. Then, using a pouncer brush, paint the buttons in the 3 different colors mentioned in the video. Allow them to dry completely. Once dried, use a pin blade to peel them from the double sided tape.
Arrange pumpkins in a topiary style shape. Watch the video to see how I did this.
Create the topiary base. Cut a seed starting pot in half to make the pumpkin base. Paint it with a pouncer brush with the parchment chalk paint.
Hot glue buttons. Attach each of the buttons to your sign using a small dab of hot glue. Then, hot glue a styrofoam ball inside the cut base and then hot glue it to the sign.
Create the stem embellishments. Hot glue down a small piece of faux greenery, a small twig piece, and a raffia bow to the top of each pumpkin. To make a raffia bow, loop a few pieces around two fingers, and pinch in the middle to create a figure-8. Tie another piece of raffia around the middle of the figure-8 to make a bow.
Complete the look. Once the stem embellishments have been secured, add a bit more raffia to the inside of the flower pot to finish the look.