So many ways to use your buttons!

by erika on May 28, 2010

button_up_shade.jpg When all the new buttons arrived in the store, we started thinking about all the ways they can be used. They are all so beautiful! Buttons are not just for the garment anymore.

Use buttons to embellish scrapbook pages, wall-hanging, cards, hair accessories, jewelry and more. The following sites are sure to get you inspired.

The blog Button It Up! was created to support the book of the same name. Here you will find fan photos, some free projects, and links to even more button-y sites.

At Artists Helping Children, scroll down to find a big list of craft projects for preschoolers to teens. There is quite a selection here, including button appliques, flowers and several different bracelets.

Husqvarna Viking's sponsorship partner, Martha Stewart has a few button projects on her website. One that I am looking at for the girls' room is the Button-Up Window Shade. This looks easy and quick to do, and I think it will be even cuter with some specialty buttons!

Another window treatment is the Button Back Pleated Valance. Find it at Simple Sewing Projects.com

Let us know what you have made that features buttons! You can share your projects on our Gallery Page.Just click on Share a Project.

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I am seriously thinking of making Button-Up Window Shade for the windows in my sewing room as I am totally blinded by the sun, and I want something different from every day window coverings.

I just may take a drive to see all your buttons as well. Buttons were quite often the only toys I had as a small child, and I still have a soft spot for buttons, and I also think of Mama's Button Can. I am in the process of making a "Button Bag" Tote Bag. Mary
- MERN on May 28, 2010

Check out our tutorial on a button necklace under galleries!
- erika on October 28, 2010

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