Button Brooches
Posted in Crafts by Carol on October 20th, 2007
Don’t throw out an old shirt or blouse without saving the buttons on them. Beautiful button brooches can be made from the buttons, and a few scraps of odds and end jewelry pieces. Watches that quit working can be used for the brooches, as well as small pieces of lace. Start with a small piece of cardboard, cut in a circle about the size you would like your brooch to be. Cover it with a piece of fabric that is a little larger than the cardboard. Adhere it to the cardboard, wrapping it to the back of the cardboard and gluing all the edges down. Glue a brooch pin to the back.
Glue the buttons, jewelry pieces and lace scraps to the front of the brooch, in any way you feel is attractive. If you like, you may want to overlap the pieces. These brooches sell for up to twenty dollars or more at specialty shops. They make excellent, inexpensive gifts for friends and family throughout the year.
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