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January 15th, 2008

creative ways to make your own buttons

My mom has been working on a new winter jacket for a few days now - and ended up not liking how the button holes turned out.  Ah, the joys of working with heavy wool melton!
My DH took a look at what she had done and suggested making a Chinese button knot to close the […]

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January 8th, 2008

charming button lampshade

I’m a major buttonaholic :-)  I think I have more buttons than I have fabric to use them on.  I have buttons that are older than I am!
This project could be a great way to display them though…

Better Homes & Gardens has this easy button lampshade project in their online craft section.  Too cute!
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August 17th, 2007

tip of the day - working with fabric covered buttons

I love the look of fabric covered buttons with some garments.  I think they’re a little dressier - and definitely easier than matching an unusual fabric.
But what happens when you’re using an extremely thin or fine fabric to cover the buttons?
I’ve had problems with button caps popping off, just because the fabric wasn’t heavy enough […]

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June 19th, 2007

Button Mad

Have you heard about Button Mad yet?

They make the most amazing ceramic buttons I’ve ever come across! Buttons provide the last finishing touch for a garment, add whimsy to a purse and do wonderful things to a wallhanging. It’s worth checking out what’s out there :-)
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March 7th, 2007

playing with felt

I’ve recently started working with felt squares & fabric.  I love the no-fray & easy-to-handle nature of it - of course, the fact that it also comes in pink polka-dots & sparkles is a bonus too!
This is a series of cards I’ve been working on, using felt, embroidery floss & buttons:

I wanted to play with […]

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