Button Bracelets

Looking for an easy craft that is fashionable as well? How about button bracelets. This is also a great way to use up all those loose buttons hanging around your house. All you need is a button and some embroidery thread.

Thread two or three pieces of embroidery thread through one of the holes in your button starting in the back, then through the front hole, and out the back again. Repeat with the other two holes. Tie the ends of the thread in knots to hold the ends in place and you have a cute new accessory. Great for doing with your kids as well.

Turkey Button Cards

I always like to keep in touch with my family through letters. It may be old fashioned but there is something delightful about getting mail (that is not bills). I especially like sending cards to my grandparents. Always with little stories and a few pictures of what we are up to these days. So with Thanksgiving right around the corner I decided to make some cute turkey cards using my little mismatched button stash.

They are super easy and would make a cute holiday decoration. Here is how I made them:
-construction paper
-buttons
-wiggly eyes
-blank cards

I used the bottom of a hand soap container and a large button to make the turkey body.  

Then I free hand cut the beak, wings, and the gobble gobble (I don't know what that is really called). Next I glued all my pieces together to make the turkey.  

And finally I drew feather shapes with craft glue and glued the buttons in the shapes. Easy, fun, and a great way to get rid of all those little buttons you will never use.

Child sweatshirt

I have the hardest time finding sweatshirts that I like for my kids. Either they are boring or they have some funky thing on it like weird jewels or a funny animal. So after searching for a cute sweatshirt for my daughter I decided to take things into my own hands and make one. I have to say it turned out adorable. It is fully lined so there were no exposed seems or ratty edges to fold over. But the best part was picking the fabric I wanted and the buttons. Unfortunately I choose a flannel and so it doesn't stretch and it has shrunk. Next time I will pick a fabric with more give. I still think it is so cute. And this style could work for a boy as well so I will probably make one for my son too.



I am planning on making another one of different material with a few changes. I'll share it when I am done.

Vintage Flowers

Fabric flowers are so popular right now. Flower hair accessories, flower necklaces, flowers pins, flower embellishments on tshirts or sweaters. If it has flowers it is on trend. I am very inexperienced at flowers. Mainly I just make it up as I go and try to make them look cute. Most of the time unsuccessfully might I add. However these simple vintage flowers are so easy to make you can't mess it up.

Simply cute out the flower shape you want out of some kind of satin, silk, or muslin type fabric. I cut circles making each one a little smaller than the previous one. Then take each circle and burn the edges with a candle or lighter until the circle curls to the size you want. Finally layer them on top of each other and sew together either using a button or just plain thread. (If you choose not to use a button I would advise that you cover up your thread with a gem or something). Last attach it to whatever you want and enjoy. You can also add netting, or any other embellishments to make it your own.