Perhaps every thrifty housewife over time accumulates a mountain of buttons of various sizes and colors. I remember how my grandmother had a whole collection of buttons in her little box, which in childhood was so pleasant to look at and sort through. I don't even know if she found a use for them, but now I know exactly how to creatively use these cute little things: so many wonderful home decor items can be created from ordinary buttons, which is simply amazing! We share ideas with you.
Decorative panel
If the buttons are so beautiful that they are a sight for sore eyes, make a decorative panel out of them and admire your health! Just take a canvas, prime it with acrylic paints and glue the buttons in the shape of a heart, your favorite letter or any other design. This method is for those who love creativity.
You will need: canvas, paints, glue, buttons.
Complexity: 2.
Cushions
The simplest thing that comes to mind with button décor is pillows. In her master class, blogger Kat described in detail how she sewed a pillow and made a very effective button print on it.
You will need: pillow, buttons, thread and a needle.
Complexity: 2.
It is worth noting that decorating pillows with buttons is a lot of room for creativity and imagination. In the photo below - even more original ideas that will inspire you.
The calendar
And here is another very useful thing made of buttons - a wall calendar. Blogger Diane Gilleland suggested making it. This perpetual calendar will brighten up your desktop and help you remember today's day, month and day of the week.
You will need: photo frame, buttons, fabric, felt, Velcro, buttons, glue.
Complexity: 3.
Tray
This beautiful piece will showcase your unique collection of buttons in all its glory. Blogger Mel tells in detail that once these “delicious” vintage buttons were given to her by her mother, but now they are useful for implementing such an original idea.
You will need: tray, cardboard, buttons, glue, glass.
Complexity: 2.
Table decor: napkins with buttons
You can also decorate napkins with bright multicolored buttons. festive table... For example, add them to embroidery or make an original napkin ring.
You will need: napkins, buttons, threads and needles.
Complexity: 2.
Wall decor: imitation buttons
Very interesting idea for home decoration, but without the use of buttons. In the master class by blogger Jen, you will learn in detail how to make wall decor out of plastic plates.
You will need: plastic plates, drill with a wide nozzle, rope.
Complexity: 2.
Another option for making "wall" buttons - a little more complicated, from wooden circles - is possible in this master class.
Clock
On the blog, Matt from Germany has a wonderful workshop on creating bright knitted watches and decorating them with buttons that act as the core of knitted flowers. If you know how to crochet, try crocheting such a cozy watch!
You will need: watch base, threads for knitting, crochet hook, felt and buttons for decoration.
Complexity: 2.
For inspiration - a few more original wall clocks with buttons instead of a dial.
Bookmark paper clips
Blogger Maven suggests making funny paper clips out of buttons that can serve as bookmarks for books.
The easiest option is gluing. For this, several adhesives are used:
- "Moment" is universal;
- "Moment Crystal";
- polymer glue;
- "Liquid Nails";
- construction adhesive for skirting boards.
It is convenient to use a glue gun for work. When using buttons without holes, the foot must be removed before gluing. This is done with a troskus or conventional nippers.
Some decorative items cannot be made without using threads. It is convenient to fasten the fittings with a thin annealed copper or brass wire.
How buttons are sewn onto fabric:
- standard through holes;
- over the edge, the stitches come out of the holes with rays with the same angle of inclination;
- from opposite edges (stitches are at right angles).
Using colored threads, using the sewing technique, full-fledged panels are created. Fittings of different shapes are used:
- square;
- triangular;
- round;
- oval;
- asymmetric;
- on the leg.
If there are no buttons of the right color, you can get the desired shade with the help of acrylic paint or spray enamel. Bulk compositions are often painted ready-made. Then complemented by colored decor.
Clothing accessories are perfectly combined:
- with beads;
- lace;
- twine;
- ribbons;
- fabric of any texture;
- appliqués made of felt, colored cardboard.
Any material is used for the base:
- cardboard;
- plastic;
- foam (it is convenient to cut various shapes from it);
- rubber;
- dense fabric;
- foam rubber.
Decorate with buttons:
- dishes;
- functional household items (napkin holders, pencil holders, housekeepers);
- carton boxes;
- plastic and glass bottles;
- inflatable balls (they are pre-coated with several layers of glue).
Technique for making decorative items from buttons
Compositions in the form of trees, animals are loved by kids. For preschoolers, you need to select large fittings to reduce the risk of injury. Children can attach accessories to hardening plastic or plasticine. For the substrate, thick cardboard, plywood, plastic - any other materials that can retain their shape are used.
The technique for creating flat pictures is simple.
- First, prepare the surface where the buttons will be attached.
- The canvas is painted in desired color(main tone), let it dry.
- After that, the contour of the main elements of the future masterpiece is applied.
- Start decorating.
- For convenience, the buttons are arranged according to colors and textures.
- It is more convenient to work after such sorting.
- Buttons are complemented with beads - if necessary, they fill the voids of the pattern with them.
Christmas decorations
Older children are happy to make Christmas tree decorations, they are done like this:
- Buttons of different sizes are put on the wire pin. Alternating large and small, you can make a herringbone-shaped pyramid.
- A cone is cut out of polystyrene, painted in green color... Fittings are attached using colored pins or buttons. They start work from the bottom row.
- Using a dense thread, build a garland. They are made flat, the buttons touch only at the edges. It is more convenient to work with products with 4 holes. The fittings can be attached from two edges at once, resulting in a double-sided garland.
- Christmas balls it is convenient to do on balloons. They are installed first with the tail down, for this it is convenient to use a roll of scotch tape. After the top dries out, draw up the bottom. Leave a hole for fastening. A match is inserted inside with a ribbon tied in the middle. The unbreakable ball is ready.
- Buttons are glued to artificial twigs, strings are tied to them - the decoration is ready.
Applications
Carve out animal figurines or other shapes. After that, buttons are selected according to size, texture, color. They are carefully moved onto paper, the rest of the fittings are removed. After that, they begin to fix the fittings: they are glued or sewn onto a fabric base. The finished drawing is attached to thick cardboard. Then holes are made for fastening - chains, ribbons or twine.
The fabric is replaced with felt, if desired, the edges are complemented with rhinestones, sequins. An interesting texture is obtained when using the buttons on the leg: they are sewn from the inside with threads to match the fabric. In this technique, frames for photographs are made out: the finished applique is complemented with lace, braid. Patchwork panels with buttons of the same color but different texture look original.
Button jewelry
Original fittings are ideal for making jewelry. To do this, use:
- buttons with through holes;
- round, oval, faceted beads of various sizes with large holes;
- a thin decorative braided cord (it is sold by the meter, you need a piece 2.5 times longer than the planned decoration), decorative elements are strung on it;
- 5-7 cm of steel wire, it is needed to stiffen the cord (it is bent in half, the cord is put in the middle);
- nail polish - impregnated with the ends of the cord to give strength.
First, a bead or button with a bead is put on, the lace is folded in half, a knot is made. Then weaving goes in two threads, they cross when pulling through the holes, then knots are knitted again.
Take your time to throw away the buttons!
These accessories are capable of becoming the basis of masterpieces. Knowing the basic principles of the technique of creating panels, Christmas tree decorations, jewelry, you will surely have ideas for creativity. Create unique things, because each of us is a designer at heart.
Making something with kids is a wonderful activity, which you cannot imagine better. Very often you have to prepare decorations for a kindergarten, school or at home for some holiday. For example, if your child went to school for the first time, you can lay out a congratulation to him in beautiful volumetric letters. And on any other day (Birthday, New Year etc.). And if you don't know how to make letters with your own hands, this article will come in handy for you.
Letters can be made from absolutely any materials, it all depends on your imagination, in this article we will tell you the most interesting and common options.
First option
Probably the most common version of homemade letters is cardboard, because this is a very affordable material. The principle of operation is very simple: you just need to cut out the letters you need according to the sketch and glue them, that's all. As you can see, there are no complexities and sophisticated methods. The finished product can be pasted over with colored or self-adhesive paper, or simply painted with paints or colored markers.
Soft letters
Very often letters are made from fabric, this method is already a little more complicated than cardboard, but it is also very simple.
Usually letters are made of felt, as it keeps its shape very well, is quite dense, and it looks very pretty.
In order to make such letters, you need to cut out a letter from the fabric, leaving a place for the seam, fill it with filler (synthetic winterizer, fluff, fabric trimmings) and sew. You can do it with a machine stitch, or you can do it neatly with your hands.
For letters made of fabric, you can come up with wonderful jewelry from beads, somehow sheathe a contour with them, for example. You can also sew buttons, beads, clasps to a letter made of fabric, or decorate with some kind of embroidery. It will look very original, loved ones will definitely appreciate your work and idea.
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We make from paper
There is probably no more popular way of making letters out of paper. In this way, you can make simply extraordinary masterpieces. Paper letters are convenient because they can be painted in any color you need without much difficulty.
The letters from napkins are very beautiful. The letters turn out to be fluffy and cute, in another way this technique is called letters (or numbers) from paper flowers. The execution technique is also quite interesting:
- First, we take a single-layer napkin and cut it into four equal parts. We put these pieces on top of each other and fasten them in the middle with a stapler.
- Cut the squares into a circle.
- Now, from the edge to the center, cut each layer into thin strips and straighten them.
- Cut out the letter itself from the cardboard and glue the resulting flowers around the entire perimeter.
This is the beauty of the result:
In a similar technique, you can make letters from corrugated paper, but then the circles will need to be cut out immediately from a large sheet, but this way the flowers will turn out to be even fluffier and more voluminous, and, therefore, more beautiful.
Unusual way
Quilling letters turn out to be interesting, not childish and fluffy, let's try to make such an interesting craft:
- First, take a sheet of paper, which will be the basis, and draw the outline of the future letter on it.
- Now let's prepare the stripes with which we will work. To do this, cut colored paper on strips no thicker than six millimeters.
- Glue a wide strip of thick paper along the outline of the letter.
- Curl small strips of colored paper. You can screw them onto the handle and hold them for a while.
- Well, now we decorate the letter as we wish.
For the development of fine motor skills in children, they use various improvised materials. This includes regular buttons. Not everyone imagines that whole compositions are created from them. And for this it is not necessary to run to a sewing accessories store. If you search, in any home there are dozens of unnecessary buttons that can be used for needlework.
Thanks to such creativity, perseverance develops in children, which is useful in school years... And if you use additional small elements in the composition, it will perfectly affect the concentration of the baby's attention. The progress of work must be supervised by an adult so that the baby does not eat the parts.
The assortment of buttons is so great that the work performed is distinguished by an abundance of colors and shapes. All the variety of embodied ideas of creativity can be viewed on the Internet if you find photos of button crafts in a search engine.
Preparatory stage for working with buttons
Before starting work, you need to decide what kind of button crafts you can make. It is worth starting by completing simpler tasks.
After choosing a craft, you need to prepare the tools at hand:
- glue;
- scissors;
- cardboard or thick paper;
- wire and thread.
In addition to this list, it is worth preparing other small elements... It is better to choose buttons that are excellent in size and shape, as well as the most vivid color.
With the child, you need to give a little instruction, explaining how to work with scissors and glue.
The simplest and at the same time original craft obtained from a few buttons and a small piece of wire. Glue a smaller button to the largest button. It turned out a torso with a head for a bug.
We insert pieces of wire into the holes on the large button (these are the legs of an insect). You can cut eyes out of colored paper, or you can make them from very small buttons. And our beetle is ready.
You can place such a work on indoor plants or curtains. The whole work takes about 15 minutes, and the child will receive a lot of positive emotions.
Picture compositions
The original idea for a button craft is to create a picture. With their help, the child's imagination is displayed, and you can emphasize the necessary elements of the composition. The process itself is very simple. The main thing is that the child will gain skills in working with glue and will be able to use them in the future.
A little help from an adult is needed to create the simplest picture. It is necessary to depict a tree trunk on thick cardboard, and after that the child begins to work. He will independently select the necessary buttons in size. They are glued instead of leaves and flowers, so it is better to prepare buttons in green, red and yellow shades.
If such a picture is planned to be created in a group of children, then it is better to print the trunk template in advance.
In addition to a tree, you can draw fruits or an animal, and fill it with various buttons. If such a picture is framed and hung on the wall, you will emphasize the importance of your child's work, as well as add coziness to your interior.
Beautiful photo frames
Instructions on how to make a button craft can be found in special literature or on the Internet. To such do-it-yourself crafts include a photo frame. You can also decorate the frame with your baby.
To do this, you can buy a ready-made frame or make it out of thick cardboard. It is better to use buttons of different sizes. The main layer should be pasted over with buttons of the largest size.
Buttons of a smaller diameter are glued on top. Small buttons or some other small details are picked up on the top layer.
If you choose bright buttons, then the frame will stand out against the general background with its rich color and volumetric design. Such a frame is suitable for original gift close people.
Christmas tree decorations
When winter comes, all children expect new year miracle... They are very enthusiastic about helping to decorate the tree. And the tree will shine even more beautifully if you make toys on it with your own hands.
In addition to original toys, you get a great excuse to spend time together. When making Christmas toys you can use any available material, including buttons.
If you buy green buttons of different sizes, you can create miniature Christmas trees. It turns out beautiful craft from buttons, which can be taken to kindergarten to decorate a common Christmas tree.
The general technique is very simple. First, string the largest button on the wire, then the smaller one. Continue until you get a pyramid. Instead of a star, decorate the top of the pyramid with a bead. We make a loop out of the wire and Christmas tree decoration ready.
The use of buttons for room design
It is possible to use buttons not only for creating crafts, but also for decorating home textiles. Matching the color of the curtains, buttons, sewn on sofa cushions, can emphasize and highlight the color used in the overall interior. It is very simple to make such pillows, just sew on the buttons. It can be a specific composition or just a pattern.
It is also possible to arrange a button arrangement on the curtains for the kitchen. These curtains will add coziness and homely atmosphere.
But that's not all. Real craftswomen create unique vases and lampshades from buttons, bowls for storing sweets.
Making a stand for pencils and pens
There are many options for using buttons, as well as ways to create items from them. We will carry out detailed master- a class for creating such a crafts from buttons for children, like making a stand for stationery. This stand is useful in any home and will help you keep pencils and pens in one place.
First, we will prepare the necessary inventory. To create the stand, we need some empty roll bushings. toilet paper, a few pieces of fabric, glue, scissors, cardboard and various bright buttons.
We glue the fabric onto the paper bushings, let it dry well.
Then we glue the fabric onto a piece of cardboard, dry it and cut out the base for the stand. The base can be of any shape, but should be sized to accommodate our glued bushings.
We fix the bushings on the base, additionally glue them together.
The final stage will be decorating the stand with buttons. Any flight of imagination is possible here: the creation of a certain pattern or a chaotic arrangement of buttons.
Here is a beautiful stand ready. If you need to place a large number of pencils, then you can take more sleeves.
Photo of crafts from buttons
Everyone knows what buttons are. But not everyone realizes that they can be used not only for their intended purpose, but also for creating various kinds of decor. How to make crafts out of buttons? Read below.
Features of making paintings from buttons
Many houses have accumulated a lot of such accessories. It is quite capable of turning it into wonderful panels and paintings with your own hands. There are tons of ideas. Some of them are intended for children as well. For example, there are many craft ideas for kindergarten from buttons. But more on that later.
Before starting work, you must decide on the plot of the picture. It's also important to choose a style. Someone likes abstraction, someone gravitates more towards the classics. As for the topic, then you can spy on the Internet or come up with something of your own.
The next step is to transfer the sketch to the fabric. After that, you can already begin to select buttons and try to make various combinations of them according to the type of mosaic. It is better to overlap the patch, so the pattern will turn out to be more voluminous.
The most important thing in the work is to choose the right colors and clearly follow the chosen scheme. It is also advisable to try to make the most neat nodules.
As soon as the last element is sewn, the canvas must be pulled in a frame. Do-it-yourself craft from buttons in the form of a panel is ready.
Nuances of material selection
The choice of material depends on what exactly you decide to make. In the case of a painting or panel, you can use thread or glue to fasten the buttons.
If you settled on the first option, then you should choose their color correctly. The shade of the thread should match the fittings and not distort the image as a whole.
Are you an adherent? Remember that depending on the situation, the following types of glue can be used: PVA, polymer or superglue.
It should be applied to the buttons quite a bit so that there are no streaks. Hot glue is also allowed. It allows you to adjust and re-glue individual parts.
Interior items
Craftswomen love to use buttons to create original interior decorations. So, they can completely transform an ordinary, boring mirror, adding style and a certain charm to it.
