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20+ Craft Ideas with Buttons
One of my fondest memories as a child is going through my great-grandmother’s button collection (which became my mother’s). I would sort by size . . . then re-sort by color . . . then sort again some other way. I truly believe that buttons had a huge part in developing my creativity. I have a huge button collection that you can see here. I’m always trying to think of ways to use them, and I found a boatload of projects to share with you. They are all relatively simple and require only a beginning knowledge of crafting. A great one for children is the easy button hairclips shown above. For 22 more ideas, continue on.
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Mitzi Curi commented on Aug 23 11 at 12:56 pmWow, I’m impressed! I have a huge tub of vintage buttons, so now I have the inspiration to put them to use! Thanks!
Gina (aka East Coast Mommy) commented on Aug 23 11 at 12:57 pmHere is another fun idea for buttons!
http://eastcoastmommyblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/double-duty-felt-flower.html
Jenny commented on Aug 25 11 at 4:46 pmThanks so very much for featuring my umbrella!!! Love all these ideas!
Rachel commented on Sep 20 11 at 9:05 amI would really like to make the hair pin. Does anybody know where I can find a quick tutorial?
Deb Hanson commented on Apr 29 12 at 1:46 amI just remembered how I loved going through my mom’s button collection jar, I hadn’t thought of that for years! Great ideas here, love em!
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