Tutorial Tuesday: Button Flower Tuturial
from turtlemoss on flickr
This week’s Tutorial Tuesday project was discovered via turtlemoss on flickr, but is actually from the Artsy-Crafty Babe (her Etsy Shop). It looks really simple & easy, but looks like a lotta fun. Plus, you can make button flower pins for all of your friends for birthday and holiday gifts!
Button Flower Tutorial from Artsy-Crafty Babe
1. To make a button flower, you’ll need 5-6 smallish matching buttons, a larger button for the center, and if desired, a small button for the center of the big button. The key to making these is the glue. The three pictured above are some that I’ve used with success. What did NOT work was hot glue, craft glue, and E6000. Make sure the glue you use is meant for beads, glass, & plastics.
2. Make a ring out of your matching smaller buttons. Make sure the flattest side is facing up, this makes a better surface for adhering. Place a small dab of glue on each button.
3. Place the center button on top – flat side against flat side. **You can make the flowers with the ridge side up on the bottom layer, but it holds better with the flat side up – it’s your call.
4. READ MORE!
THANK YOU! I came across a HUGE stash of buttons and have been using them as decorations on my little girl purses. I have been sewing them on separately. I didn’t think of gluing them together first! DUH! I feel like an idiot now – but am so glad I saw this tutorial.
by Marr Williams on July 16, 2008 at 2:39 pm.
WOW!!! Those are so cute! I have so many buttons just taking up space in my craft room. I can think of hundreds of uses for these! THANKS
by CrazyLadyCrafts on July 16, 2008 at 7:14 pm.
Love your button flowers. I used the same idea to create magnets. I used some glue, but I also sewed the buttons together. Check it out here:
http://www.mcuniverse.com/Button-Magnets.1749.0.html?&0=
by Marlies on July 16, 2008 at 8:42 pm.
I have to try this with my niece…very pretty. Thanks.
by Lisa C on July 17, 2008 at 5:38 pm.
this is so cute. thanks for the info on what kind of glue works, i think i’ve already tried the ones that don’t. lol love the colors you used too.
by Nancy K on July 17, 2008 at 5:41 pm.
They are wonderful !!
Thank you so much for this tutorial!!
by Elisaht on July 19, 2008 at 7:35 am.
Oh I like this, great job.
by cat on July 20, 2008 at 8:19 pm.
I love these! I’m going to make some to turn into pushpins!
by Karin on August 1, 2008 at 3:23 am.
Merci beaucoup pour ce tuto, c’est super génial.
Nicole
by Nicolandcréations on May 13, 2010 at 6:17 am.
Thanks so much! What a great idea. I’ve used them on fabric quiet books for my girls. THEY love these very textured flowers (I super sewed them on)!
by Alana on December 5, 2011 at 5:26 pm.
Thank you so much. These are so pretty. I can not wait to make them for gifts.
by Jacquelyn potter on January 27, 2013 at 7:19 pm.