• What are some things that were challenging?

I found it challenging to align the paper correctly with the circle before turning it into a button. I also realized that the Cricut did not even cut each circle design the same, which is why I had to print multiple circles so that I would have more options in case one is missed incorrectly. I have prior experience with using the button maker however, in the past I was not able to successfully make a larger button, so this time I worked slower and made sure to hold down longer so it did come out correctly.

• What are some things that worked well?

Some things that worked well for me were taking advice from other students who had already completed their button as well as taking advice from the librarians. A few things I did that worked well were printing more than one circle to have extras in case it didn’t go well, double-checking the correct size circle and also doing a practice button to make sure I could get it to work correctly.

• What did you learn? How can you apply this?

I learned that making buttons is a really simple and fun project to do, I can make any design and wear it/put it anywhere. There are so many ways a button can be used and also such a good way to express your own creativity. For this project, I had to make my own personal tech team button for when I am in the wave or giving any tech support in school. I put my name on the pin as well as “Tech Team” and for my tech’ish image, I chose wifi since I am constantly using it and it keeps me connected to what’s going on around the world.