Comments on: How to be Creative with your Button Collection! https://www.mareepigdon.com/blog/how-to-be-creative-with-your-button-collection/ Maree Pigdon Sewing Blog Mon, 24 Sep 2018 06:21:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 By: Maree https://www.mareepigdon.com/blog/how-to-be-creative-with-your-button-collection/comment-page-1/#comment-278 Sun, 27 Nov 2011 12:02:33 +0000 http://mareepigdon.com/blog/?p=616#comment-278 Here are the instructions on how to make the button bracelet. Thanks very much to Jean for sending through exactly how she made my lovely bracelet!

Step 1. Use hat elastic, cut to the desired length.
Step 2. Gather buttons with some sort of theme. For Jean she used treasure buttons that she had collected which meant something to her and also to the person (me!) whom the bracelet was made for!
Step 3. Thread the buttons onto the elastic and doubled them, put a small button on top of a larger button, which gives a richer effect and more substance.
Step 4. Make it to the desired length and tie it off at the end. It is a good idea to use your own wrist as a template to help with sizing.

Jean’s other tips are:

* The sky is the limit as to which buttons you use.

* You could make a necklace the same way with very fine ribbon or thread.

Thanks Jean! I hope this helps you all make lovely bracelets and necklaces from your button collection!

Happy sewing,
Maree

]]> By: Maree https://www.mareepigdon.com/blog/how-to-be-creative-with-your-button-collection/comment-page-1/#comment-276 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 15:34:43 +0000 http://mareepigdon.com/blog/?p=616#comment-276 Thanks Georgie! I have asked my very good friend Jean who made my special button bracelet for me for exactly how she made it! I will post it up here very soon!

Happy Sewing,
Maree

]]> By: Georgie https://www.mareepigdon.com/blog/how-to-be-creative-with-your-button-collection/comment-page-1/#comment-268 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:10:07 +0000 http://mareepigdon.com/blog/?p=616#comment-268 Hi Maree,

Love this idea as I have several boxes of buttons but please send us the
instructions on how to make them.

regards
Georgie

]]> By: Maree https://www.mareepigdon.com/blog/how-to-be-creative-with-your-button-collection/comment-page-1/#comment-260 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:33:35 +0000 http://mareepigdon.com/blog/?p=616#comment-260 Thanks Helen, I will send some instructions through very soon!

Happy Sewing,
Maree

]]> By: HELEN fORREST https://www.mareepigdon.com/blog/how-to-be-creative-with-your-button-collection/comment-page-1/#comment-253 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:28:08 +0000 http://mareepigdon.com/blog/?p=616#comment-253 Hi Maree, great idea but I would have liked instructions on how to assemble a bracelet. keep up the great work– regards– Helen Forrest

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