Day 364: Button Magic

Today I volunteered at the Sacramento Tree Foundation's (sactree.com) booth at the California State Fair. I helped kids make buttons about trees for them to wear around the fair. However, one particular girl was amazed about how the button maker worked, and I was happy that she was in complete awe. To be honest, I'm not really sure how the machine works either but it essentialy cinches down a front metal piece, a paper with your design and a clear plastic outer shell. Then you spin the bottom and it cinches the backing on. It really is pretty cool. The look on the little girls face was priceless. She couldn't even walk away from the booth with out staring at the machine the whole time. I wish I had taken a picture but I forgot and it was in the moment. But here's an example of the button maker.