Posts tagged buttons

• 07 May

  Blog: ThreadBanger

  Weekly DIY Roundup: Mother's Day Corsages!

     I wanted to do something Mother's Day themed this week, and last year I did a Mother's Day Gifts roundup (which included this corsage by Jenny Ryan), so when I saw Craft: blog's Vintage Mother's Day Corsage by Jessica Wilson, I thought there's a perfect roundup for the week!  There are

• 06 Apr

  Blog: ThreadBanger

  How To Make a Button-Embellished Top

   Inspiration photos from MaisonMartinMargiela.com Inspired by the original DIY'er, Martin Margiela, I've dipped into my overflowing stash of mismatched buttons to craft a fabulously avant-garde-style t-shirt.  The shirt I used was actually one of my husband's that he discarded due to a couple

• 04 Dec

  Blog: ThreadBanger

  Weekly DIY Roundup: Pincushions!

     I've been planning a pincushion roundup for awhile now, with so many cool tutorials and patterns out there, and figured now is a good time since they'd make fun holiday gifts for crafters!  I'll start with some more traditional designs, like these Very Easy Pincushions on the purl bee:

• 16 Mar

  Blog: ThreadHeads

  Book Review: Button It Up

     I was so excited to finally receive this book, after having known it was coming out for many months before its release, and having been getting more and more into buttons in the last year or so.  Susan Beal's Button It Up is a gorgeous book, filled with buttony eye-candy, as well as h

• 13 Mar

  Blog: ThreadHeads

  Weekly DIY Roundup: Flower Projects!

    Spring!  It's sunny out!  Flowers are blooming!  So this week I bring you a roundup of assorted flowery projects - knit, crocheted, sewn, paper, and real flowers!  I'll start with the knitting... I think this centerpiece by Berroco above is beautiful.  Here's a pattern for

• 18 Jul

  Blog: ThreadHeads

  Weekly DIY Roundup: Button Down Shirt Projects!

  The other day I tried out an idea I'd seen on a blog using button down shirts and it was so fun that I went on a thrifting spree for more shirts. Now I have a ton of them and I needed more ideas for things to make, so I got searching and found some great projects!The one I tried out is this skirt i

• 06 Jun

  Blog: ThreadHeads

  How to Make a Button Necklace

  Thanks so much to forum member Mama Sass for teaching us how to do this, and to Making Stuff: An Alternative Craft Book. For more information, check out the video!    Materials:Bunch of buttonsHammerWire Cutters Needle Nose PliersNailsNecklace ChainBlock of wood/hard surface1. Take