How To Make Bracelet With Vintage Buttons?

When I was new into jewelry making, I wasn’t sure that I would be able to handle buttons to actually make jeweler. But honestly, vintage buttons can make amazing pieces of jewelry and look just great on kids as well as young females alike.

Do you know that they were a part of jewelry from Bronze Age? It is amazing to know that they were used as a source of decoration and embellishment at that time. They were first made by using bones, horn, seashells, and even wood. But now as time has changed, sophisticated materials have been created for making vintage buttons. 

The contemporary pieces of jewelry made with buttons bring a unique beauty and artistry.  There are many unique ways with which you can incorporate buttons in jewelry. And the best part is that buttons are available in a number of materials and they are enough to make the pieces of jewelry more classic and extensive.

Steps to make button bracelet: 

If you want to make stretchy themed button bracelet, here are some simple tips that you can follow. It was the way I made my very first bracelet using vintage buttons:

·         You first of all have to choose the type of buttons you are going to use. They can be any themed or vintage buttons that you wish to wear.

·         Take the buttons and make a spiral design. You will need lots of buttons for this purpose so make sure that you have enough that are similar in size and similar in design. If you want to add little uniqueness, what you can do is to add spacer or beads in between in order to separate the buttons.

·         It’s better if you start with a pattern. You can use the internet to find various designs and styles in making bracelets. You can even draw the pattern on a piece of paper.

·         You will need a piece of stretchy cord for this purpose. Make sure that it is 6 inches long or according to the size of your wrist. Make it a little longer because you can always do adjustments later. On one end, place a paper clip so that the vintage buttons do not come out from another end.

·         Now start adding buttons in the cord. They can be multicolor buttons or you can choose a single color. If you don’t like the style, you can always change the buttons.

·         Once you have filled the line, combine both ends of the cord and tie a knot. You can even use clasp or other hooks that are meant to join the ends of the bracelet together.

Instead of this stretchy cord, you can use fish wire and other types of cords available in order to make jewelry pieces from buttons. 

I have even learned to make lots of rings from buttons. They are easy to stick on the surface of the ring and you can further accessorize the ring with small stones to make the holes of the buttons disappear.  I have been using vintage buttons to make lots of jewelry pieces and so can you.