Buttons are great additions to jewelry making. However, I thought it would be challenging to create a jewelry piece using buttons that didn’t look like it was made from buttons. That’s how I developed this "Double Button & Bead Pin."
You’ll need:
1 large button (approx. 1 inch diameter)
1 smaller button (approx. ½ inch diameter)
beading needle & thread
choice of seed beads
some tear drop beads or other embellishments
scissors
pin back
E6000 glue
4. Thread on some seed beads. Around 10 - 15 for size 11 seed beads works well.
7. Bring the needle back up through another hole of the buttons.
8. Repeat steps 3 - 7 in order to make more loops. You loops don’t need to be the same size. My loops had any where from 10 - 15 beads on different loops, and my finished piece had a total of 10 loops in varying sizes.
9. Once you’ve finished your loops, consider adding a little fringe. I used the same technique for added fringe to my pin that I used in my Fringe Earrings 101 project.
10. Finish off the thread by making a few extra over hand knots on the back as you did in step 2, and trim off excess thread.
11. When you’ve finished your loops and fringe, use E6000 glue to attach a pin back to the back of your larger button.
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