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)
33 Button Christmas Tree Craft
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!!!
Liz Burton says
April 22, 2014 at 4:16 pmOooh I love buttons! I’ve got millions of them.
Great round up of crafts, I was gutted I couldn’t make the hangout, but thanks so much for including my crafts. x
Jennifer Grace says
April 22, 2014 at 7:52 pmI have an ice cream tub stuffed full of buttons, I really need to sort them out by colour though as it takes me ages to wade through it! I love the button cupcake tags! x
Ali at kidschaos.com says
April 23, 2014 at 3:10 pmthanks Jennifer for your cupcake tag love!
Michelle says
April 23, 2014 at 2:40 amHow fun! I’m having a real hard time deciding which project to start with 🙂 Michelle
Ali at kidschaos.com says
April 23, 2014 at 3:11 pmthanks for having me Maggy – I do love a button craft, so many to write up!! can’t keep up…. x
Red Ted Art says
April 23, 2014 at 4:20 pmAlways a pleasure!!
Amanda says
May 3, 2014 at 2:03 pmThanks so much for including my tree Maggie! 🙂 🙂
Red Ted Art says
May 4, 2014 at 8:33 pmI love your tree Amanda!!!
Missy Newton says
July 23, 2014 at 1:22 pmThese are really awesome ideas that even I could do, I am very much “not crafty”. Can’t wait to try some of these, thanks!
susie says
July 28, 2014 at 12:15 pmHow cute! I will have a difficult time deciding which one(s) to make first. Thank you for putting this together!
donnajean vanburen says
October 8, 2014 at 11:56 amok so if you don’t have a bucket full of buttons where can you find them for purchase other than just going to local fabric store and buying them by the card for a hefty price
jean Payne says
October 10, 2014 at 11:35 pmLove the button ideas for Holidays. Can hardly wait to try one or two.
shawn says
October 12, 2014 at 12:34 amI love all of these. My daughter has her grandmother’s buttons. I’ll have to show her these.
Actually Mummy... says
November 11, 2014 at 9:51 amOh my goodness, I came for the Christmas decorations, but now I want to go out and buy buttons to make ALL of them!
Red Ted Art says
November 11, 2014 at 11:06 amYAY! I have converted you to crafty goodness!!