How to Make Your Own Button Crafts

Assorted loose buttons serve a wide array of uses if you're creatively inclined. You don't have to throw them away or store them in a sewing box for practical repairs. In fact, you can create a myriad of crafts with assorted buttons that you can use as decor around your home or give as offbeat gifts. Knowing how to make your own button crafts isn't difficult if you're already a crafty person.

Things You'll Need

  • Vase
  • Colored sand
  • Artificial flowers
  • Silk ribbon rolls
  • Scissors
  • Hot glue gun
  • Crocheted decals
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Instructions

  1. Funky Table Decor

    • 1

      Select a decorative vase that suits your current decorative environment. For example, a 12-inch tall transparent colored vase that is wide-profile is adequate. Fill the bottom 1/4 of the vase with colored sand of any color you like.

    • 2

      Layer a 1/4 section of the vase, above the sand, with assorted buttons. Use buttons that contrast in color with the sand, or at least have enough color variety to stand out against it and the vase. The size, shape and texture of buttons you use is up to you. The amount you use will also vary, but you may need at least 100 buttons for this craft.

    • 3

      Layer another 1/4 of the vase with colored sand. You can either use the same color as previously used, or select a new hue.

    • 4

      Layer the final 1/4 of the vase, above the sand layer, with another layer of assorted buttons. You can select the same kind of buttons as before.

    • 5

      Select three artificial flowers of your choice, making sure their stems are one inch longer than the vase is deep. For example, if the vase is 12 inches deep, the stems of the flowers you select should be 13 or 14 inches long. If they're longer, cut them down to be the right length. Artificial flower choices vary immensely from common garden flower replicas to exotic and rare floral pieces.

    • 6

      Bundle the three flowers together and insert their bundled stems together in the very center of the vase, penetrating the layers of buttons and sand. The buttons and sand will anchor the flowers in place, keeping them upright in the center of the vase.

    Wall Hanger

    • 7

      Snip a length of wide-gauge silk ribbon measuring 12 inches. The width should be between 1 and 2 inches.

    • 8

      Spread the length of ribbon out vertically in front of you, making sure it is straight.

    • 9

      Plug in the hot glue gun and give it five minutes to get hot with a stick of glue in its chamber. Squeeze the trigger of the gun to release a pea-sized amount of glue onto the back of a crocheted decal of your choice. The decal should be approximately 2 to 3 inches in diameter. Crocheted decals can be purchased from any craft or hobby supply store, or you can make them yourself. Choices of designs include hearts, frills or anything you like.

    • 10

      Adhere the decal over the center of the length of ribbon. Repeat Step 3 with two more crocheted decals and adhere each one of them at either end of the ribbon. By the time you are done, you will have a crocheted decal at one end, in the center and at the bottom end.

    • 11

      Squeeze a tiny dot of glue for every inch between each crocheted decal. Adhere a single button of your choice to each dot of glue. Let the item dry for 10 minutes. This can be tacked to a wall or door as a cute and delicate hanger.