Making Button Bracelets

Craft: Button Bracelet

Stella
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December 14, 2005

This is an easy gift you can make with all those leftover buttons you have lying around.

Supplies:

• buttons
• elastic (a piece just a little bigger that your wrist)
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• thread
• needle

Instructions:

1. Choose the buttons that you want to use. You'll need approximately 20 buttons depending on the size of button, wrist and width of elastic. You can choose buttons that are the same color, colors that compliment one another, or random colors.

2. For a clasp closure, measure your wrist and cut a piece of elastic about 1 inch larger. If you plan to sew the two ends together, so that the bracelet slips over your wrist, then cut the elastic so it fits comfortably around you wrist leaving just a little extra to sew the two ends together.

3. Make a small hem on each end so the elastic does not fray.

4. For the clasp closure, use a larger button to start with, it can be used as a clasp to fasten the ends together. On the opposite end from your button, overlap and sew enough elastic so the button will fit inside of the loop. Try it on and make sure it still fits.
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5. Sew buttons on to the elastic until it is completely covered, I used clear thread, but you could also use thread that compliments the color of your buttons.

By Stella Rivét

Question: Button Jewelry?

Jane Hornung

September 15, 2010

I would like to make some bracelets with vintage buttons. Does anyone have instructions or ideas?

By Jane Hornung from NE

Answers

Tracy Baker

September 20, 20101 found this helpful

Best Answer

I took a piece of inch wide elastic that I salvaged out of some of my son's old sweatpants, and sewed it into a circle. I then sewed buttons all over the elastic. I used vintage buttons in shades of brown and cream with a few metal buttons tossed in for good measure.

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It is really attractive and I always get tons of compliments when I wear it.

 

CDC
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November 16, 20112 found this helpful

Best Answer

I have made 3 bracelets using medium link chain and then attaching shank type metal buttons to it with split jump rings, then adding a toggle clasp when finished. It's takes awhile to make them, and it also uses a lot of buttons, but they are really cute bracelets and nice gifts for someone. My bracelets are posted here at T/F if you would like to see them. :-)

Thanks,

CDC

 

Question: Backing for Button Bracelet?

Lynne

January 19, 2008

I want to make button bracelets for my 35 year-old daughter. If I use elastic to make the bracelet, how can I cover the back (next to the skin) with fabric so the stitching doesn't rub on her skin? If I just cover it with fabric, how do I join it to the front without it showing? Thanks for your help.

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Julie
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January 19, 20080 found this helpful

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Grosgrain ribbon and use heat bond seam tape. Just iron the two pieces together with the heat bond tape sandwiched in the middle.

 

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