So many buttons! I can’t throw them away – they’re perfectly useful, and I like to think about the stories the vintage ones could tell. But I would like to free some of them from their box on the shelf. I found some fun diy button jewelry ideas that make creative use of mismatched buttons. Good, cuz that’s mostly what I have!
DIY Button Jewelry
Have a stash of buttons and don't know what to do with them? Inherit your mom's button box? Just love collecting pretty buttons? Make some jewelry!
Here are some great ideas for making DIY button jewelry.
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Have fun making your own statement pieces of jewelry with your buttons! Change up the color schemes, use different size buttons, try the different techniques in these projects - but most important, have fun and play with buttons!
Metal, glass and chain all dangly-like! Gypsy Button Bracelet from Creative Kismet is a great Boho look for an eclectic button collection. And it’s easier than it looks!
Satin Ribbon is an elegant base for a collection of vintage buttons. Cut Out and Keep shows you how to make this pretty Vintage Button and Ribbon Necklace.
Choose a narrow cord – leather, hemp, silk or cotton – and string on a row of coordinating buttons to make this Cord and Button Bracelet. I like the way Hope Studios has mixed 2-hole and 4-hole buttons in this project. It would be fun made extra-long as a double or triple wrap bracelet. And I think I have enough buttons….
Matching or coordinating buttons make a statement in Oh Oh Blog’s Linked Button Necklace. You could build yours just like this or make your statement a shout or a whisper.
Saved By Love’s Easy DIY Button Bracelet begins with a bracelet blank from a bead shop or craft store. The video shows you how it all goes together!
My crochet skills are very, very basic, but I think I could make this Crochet Button Necklace! It’s a basic chain stitch, and Just Be Happy Life provide detailed instructions.
Practice your wire wrapping skills by making a Wire Wrapped Button Ring! Panda Hall shows you how to make the pretty wire spirals that make this ring special.
Browse through all of the other creative jewelry ideas and inspiration on Create Whimsy.
