Buttons, buttons who's got the buttons!

I've been having so much fun creating jewelry and other goodies with buttons and I have more items to make still to create.  I can't stop it's so addicting!!!

Below are photos of some of the items we will be making on June 18th for the button class.

Using some of my Grandmothers buttons to create this necklace pendant

I used new buttons to create this cute flower pendant

Love this button from my Grandmothers collection.  I added a silver button at the bottom

Button bracelets

Buttons on large paper clips

Button key chain in the center surrounded by flower pins

I need to order more buttons so I can make the button flowers on stems, button rings, more bracelets and whatever else I can think of :0)

Have a great weekend...

Antique Button Charm Bracelet

Today's craft is a button bracelet I made using my Grandmother's buttons. 

When my Grandmother passed away I received 3 bottles of buttons and stored them away for years not knowing what to do with them.  I was surfing the web the other day and came across a bracelet made with buttons and knew what I was going to do with my Grandmother's buttons. 

This is my first attempt at making a bracelet and I'm pretty pleased with the results.  I was going to sew the buttons on a piece of elastic and found a charm bracelet kit at Jo Ann's.  The kit comes with two lengths of chain, two clasps, headpins and two different styles of jump rings.  I used the antique brass finish on this bracelet since I was working with brown buttons.

It didn't take very long to make the bracelet once I figured out what I was doing.  I laid out the pattern of buttons first and than started to assemble the bracelet.  My original pattern didn't work I couldn't use some of the buttons I wanted to so I just started to play and below in the photos is what I created.

I will be using the buttons I couldn't in this project on the elastic band, they are better suited for sewing not attaching with jump rings they are too large.  I'll post more photos when I've created more button bracelets.