Button Crafts
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Button Egg
I glued pastel buttons onto the egg form using white tacky glue. I then filled in the spaces with pastel beads and microbeads.
I used a wooden egg that I had on hand, however these could be made with any egg form (styrofoam, plastic, or a hollowed out real egg).
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Button Fairies
Mixed media button fairy art dolls are fun and easy projects to make with buttons.
More pictures and project information can be found on my Art Doll page.
See more button fairies on Flickr..
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Button Deals!
Dick Blick: one pound bags of buttons for $2.99!
(I'm not sure how long they will be available at this price.)
I purchased 2 bags of these buttons in November 2010, and each bag weighed slightly more than 1 pound. One bag contained nearly 850 buttons, and the other contained nearly 900 buttons! There were only 5 or 6 chipped or broken buttons in each bag. Some of the buttons did feel slightly dirty, but for $2.99 - I am not complaining.
I recieved a good variety of colors and sizes, a few shaped buttons (hearts, flowers, squares, triangle, etc..). Most of the buttons are the flat variety and perfect for crafting! Several buttons have brand names imprinted on one side, but that actually doesn't bother me. The buttons ranged from 1/4" up to 1-1/2" in size.
Here are photos of the buttons I received from the Dick Blick one pound assortments: (click to view larger)
Project Links:
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Makin' Projiks - This beautiful button tree is made by pinning buttons to a styrofoam cone. You don't need to glue the buttons & can reuse them later for another project if you choose. |
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Balzer Designs - Create a lovely piece of heirloom art with a framed button tree. Tutorial by Diane Payne. |
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