Ways to use up buttons
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Ways to use up buttons
Although I’ve only been sewing 18 months I have realised that I have a large amount of ‘stuff’ accumulating. One of the things is buttons. Does anyone have any good ideas on how I can start using these up and chipping away at the collection? I have seen people use them on mug rugs as embellishments but wouldn’t that make the item unusable as a mug rug?
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I think they look great in clear glass containers. All mixed up or separated by color. Use a top or the dust will gather....at my house anyway.
Kinda like grandma's button box, but out in the open so you can see them daily. And when you need a button, they are right there.
Kinda like grandma's button box, but out in the open so you can see them daily. And when you need a button, they are right there.
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I bought a necklace years ago that was made of buttons, all in one color family. (Mine is beige/brown.) The buttons are joined in a waterfall effect according to size, joined by a chain of single crochet. It is large and heavy, but never fails to elicit comments.
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One of my grandkids' favorite things to do is get my button jar out and sort buttons. It is a gallon jar, so a big mess when they dump them all out, but it keeps them occupied for a long time. Of course, the kids have to be out of the "every thing in the mouth" stage.
#9
I store mine in small latching jars, sorted by color. They are then used as decor. Also use them to cover wooden letters or objects then spraying painting them in one high gloss color is very attractive. Take your mismatched items ie: cups holding scissors, pencils, whatever cover with buttons then spray paint. My daughter uses them in wall collage.
#10
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I've made earrings, ornaments and pins but here's a Pinterest link with ideas
https://www.pinterest.com/search/pin...4593&term_meta[]=button%7Cautocomplete%7C0&term_meta[]=crafts%7Cautocomplete%7C0
https://www.pinterest.com/search/pin...4593&term_meta[]=button%7Cautocomplete%7C0&term_meta[]=crafts%7Cautocomplete%7C0
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