Monday, July 5, 2010

Button Bouquet

I found button flowers like these at a fabric store near St. Louis.  I thought they were really cute and a great way to use up some of my old buttons.

I used green 20 gauge wire to string through the holes on the buttons...
very cute with only one problem.  I found that almost all my big buttons are white!  I need to get some large buttons in colors!
This is an easy craft that would be good for young crafters.  The only tool  I used was a jewelry pliers to cut the wire and twist the stem underneath the buttons.
I am loving it on my table with my black-eyed Susan bouquet.
I will probably take it to my sewing room, I have a shelf it would look great perched upon!
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15 comments:

  1. UnknownJuly 6, 2010 at 5:48 AM

    So creative! I love it!

    Thanks so much for linking up!

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  2. NicoleJuly 6, 2010 at 6:03 AM

    I wish I could be this creative!!

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  3. ChristineJuly 6, 2010 at 8:24 AM

    Very very cute!

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  4. Stephanie Lynn @Under the Table and DreamingJuly 6, 2010 at 10:42 AM

    This is adorable! Thanks for joining the Sunday Showcase! Hope you have a great week! ~ Stephanie Lynn

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  5. UnknownJuly 6, 2010 at 11:28 AM

    Thanks for joining us for Anything Related #14!! ~Bridgette

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  6. Su-sieee! MacJuly 6, 2010 at 9:28 PM

    What a brilliant idea! Cute as buttons they are!

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  7. AnonymousJuly 7, 2010 at 3:02 AM

    How cute are they? I am totally inspired!

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  8. JanJuly 7, 2010 at 10:07 AM

    Adorable!!! Time to check out my button box!

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  9. AnonymousJuly 8, 2010 at 12:12 PM

    Thats cute! This would be great to use as a party decoration! Thanks for linking up wiht 6 Inches of Ribbon

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  10. Marie@Procrastinating in PinkJuly 9, 2010 at 1:49 PM

    So cute and creative!

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  11. Zazzy The GeekJuly 10, 2010 at 2:44 PM

    Thats really adorable! Thanks for sharing!

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  12. SusanJuly 10, 2010 at 11:57 PM

    My sisters did something very similar with buttons of my mothers after she passed away. A very cute idea. I have some buttons of my grandmothers that I am going to use!
    Thanks for sharing!

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  13. SherrieAugust 20, 2010 at 10:54 AM

    I have made the same but yours look cuter. Good Job.

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  14. SueAugust 21, 2010 at 10:28 PM

    Visiting from Meg's party. Your bouquet is so cute and whimsical, Ellen. I recently bought one from a friend who makes vintage looking ones. You can see it here. button bouquet
    :-) Sue

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  15. Megan GunyanAugust 21, 2010 at 11:28 PM

    What a great way to use leftover buttons! You have LOTS of fun colored buttons! It's a great idea for my daughters, they'd love this.
    Thanks for linking up to my first link party! I hope you can join again next week!

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