Keep in mind that the extra weight and added bulk from the buttons might cost extra in postage. Now this anyone can handle. Hunt down some thick magnetic tape from your local supply store, cut it to the size of the button, attach the button with either glue or the self-adhesive tape on the back of the magnet, and voila!
Your button is now a functioning magnet. Mirroring the ease and usefulness of a magnet, buy some flat-backed pushpins and glue the buttons to them. From button earrings to button bracelets, anything goes in this category. For earrings, buy a pack of earwires and grab small rounded pliers from your tool kit. If you pick a smaller button, this is all you'll need — put the earwire through the hole of the button and squeeze the wire together with the pliers.
For something a little more complicated, buy headpins as well. Stack the buttons up on the headpin, use a pair of round nosed pliers to make a loop at the top, and secure on to the earwires with the pliers.
If you've never made earrings before, Beadage. For a bracelet or necklace, use some sort of string — embroidery floss, elastic string, or necklace cord — to piece something together. Either do each button one at a time, looping through the button once to keep it tightly in place, or alternate sides of the string to create an overlapping effect. This is a good way to use those clear buttons that are included with most pants. Once you've made it long enough for your neck or wrist, tie the two ends together.
A visual tutorial of the overlapping necklace which can be made shorter to become a bracelet can be found on this Estonian website, Craftwerk. Not only does it make me actually accessorize I have a bad habit of just walking out the door with nothing extra , but it also serves as functional decor. For this, I purchased a small bulletin board, fabric, batting, and a plastic canvas with holes, typically used for cross stitch.
First, I placed the batting on top of the bulletin board to figure out how much I wanted to use. Next, I placed the plastic canvas over the batting, and the fabric over that. I secured the fabric to the back of the bulletin board loosely with staples, to test how much fabric I might need. Then I safety pinned the plastic canvas to the fabric on the four corners. I removed the fabric from the bulletin board, and, with the safety pins still attached, sewed my buttons on to the fabric, making sure to loop around the plastic canvas multiple times.
I used seven shanked no holes buttons you can use as many as you want , placing them randomly across the fabric. Once the buttons were sewn securely on, I put the fabric back on the bulletin board, using a staple gun to attach it this time, and hung my new jewelry organizer on the wall. Say Yes to Hoboken made theirs even simpler by attaching a piece of peg board to a frame and sewing on buttons. My right-brained friends definitely overshadow me in this category.
But for the sake of this article, I tried my hand at a fad that seems to be taking the internet by storm — button trees. My attempt kind of failed, but this is an especially good project if you have wee ones running around big enough to not swallow the buttons but small enough to enjoy it. Like the button bracelets mentioned above, these can be made with a simple strand of either overlapping buttons or one fixed button at a time.
I would suggest using elastic string for this project, so that the strand stays tight around the glass. Once finished, put it around the candle holder. Try to pick out a candle that matches one of the buttons. If you have a vase, take a hot glue gun and arrange the buttons all the way to the top. If your vase is round, use the smallest buttons to glue on.
Using the same technique as the candle holder, use your buttons to throw in a casual touch to your next dinner party. Hey, maybe you could even use an old tie , and secure it with a button.
Disclaimer: The links and mentions on this site may be affiliate links. But they do not affect the actual opinions and recommendations of the authors. Wise Bread is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon. I really like the jewelry organizer idea. I agree that buttons are great embellishments to all sorts of home items: Tissue Boxes, Frames, Vases, Table legs, Mirror edges, and the like.
The larger buttons were used for the sun, wheels, etc. I like the earring idea a whole lot, and the coasters look promising. Just look around and find any crazy idea that could use a button or two, there are so many options. You have got to see these button projects … simply amazing … pillows … flowers … quilts … even a button suit! Decorate t-shirt. Sew raws of mismatching bottons around sleeves, at the bottom of a shirt or a collar. Take several green buttons of condescending sizes , glue on top of each other.
You got tiny Christmas tree! Notify me of follow-up comments via e-mail. How can I recycle this? How can I reuse or recycle random spare buttons? Does anyone have any useful suggestions for re-using?
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