Button Crafts Ideas
This week we are looking at yet another lovely craft material: BUTTONS and Button Crafts. Buttons is something that I have always loved, ever since I was a child. I remember my grandmother having this box of buttons, that I could spend HOURS sorting through. It contained these tiniest of buttons with three tiny holes, which I was simply in awe of… well over 30 years later, I still have these wonderful buttons. But have I made anything with them? No! Time to get making some Button Crafts me thinks!!!
Looking to buy some buttons? It can be worth getting them in bulk online! Take a peak at these (affiliate) links here:
UK Readers – Buttons
US Readers – Buttons
As per usual, we created a little Button Crafty video:
Here are the button Crafts Links (from the video)
Red Ted Art:
3) Button Art Cards (2min into the video)
A sneaky extra one: Button Heart Gift Wrap – though these would look stunning as Button Heart Art Canvases too!
Kids Chaos
4) Button Threading (snakes or wreath) (4min 20sec – watch the video)
5) Button Cupcake Cards/ Gift Tags (5min )
6) Button Flowers (5min 30sec)
7) Button BOOK (6min watch the video)
8) Button Rain Cloud (6min 30sec )
Zing Zing Tree
9) Button Picture Framces (7min 25sec watch the video)
10) Button Biscuits (8min) NO special moulds needed
11) Hairslide (9min 20sec) (watch the video)
12) Pinwheel buttons (10min 30sec)
13) Feather and Button hair piece or brooch (11min 20sec)
Honorary Hangout attendee – Me and My Shadow (she couldn’t make it, but these are her crafts):
Additional Button Crafts (how could I resist browsing the web for you?!
- Bubble Art Butterflies (perfect for Preschoolers, and love the use of buttons)
16 Button Lampshade (version 2)
24 Kids Button Animal Necklace (Kiwi Crate)
26 Button Earrings (Etsy Shop)
Here are some Christmassy Button Crafts:
Looking to buy some buttons? Take a peak at these (affiliate) links here:
UK Readers – Buttons
US Readers – Buttons
(Christmas Button Crafts summarised, see individual crafts below)
Similarly, just use some buttons at the base of this cute Recycle Christmas Tree Ornament
34 Button Christmas Tree Garland
36 Christmas Bauble Button Card
39 Christmas Tree Art or Cards
Phew! Now, who would have thought that there are THIS many crafts to make with buttons? To be honest, I could have spent even longer sharing MORE Button Crafts with you, but I thought you probably have enough now to get you started! The question remains, which Button Craft to do first!!!