I’m sure a small brush would have work too but then I’d have to wash another brush. The holes were hard to paint so I resorted to painting them with my finger. We eye balled the drill bits for size and guessed what would look decent.

He clamped the wood to the work table and drilled away. He then measure out equal distance from the center to ensure even spacing of the button holes. He took this whole co-host thing way more serious than I did.

Nate reminded me that I was a co-host for the Pinterest Challenge and this project should be done right. I was just going to guestimate where to drill holes. We cheated and used the Ponderosa Panels that we found in the lumber section of Lowe’s.If you’re interested in making buttons of your own, you will need: I still believe I could have completed them on my own. Nate, however, decided that assisting me with the buttons would take less time than taking me to the ER. I was going to complete them all by my little lonesome. I knew that I would need them for something some day. I had seen some round pieces of wood at Lowe’s while I waited patiently for Nate to pick out lumber for various past projects (like our farmhouse table or console table). It’s tax season so I knew fancied router edges were out. My inspiration buttons had some nice edges and a great variety of sizes.

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