quick button necklace tutorial...

So.. I have recently gotten back into making quick button necklaces.. I recommended them to my friend Laura for her Ranger group as an evening activity suggestion, which made me rummage round the button box again.

I posted a pic of one on Facebook, and was asked to do a quick tutorial on the old blog here, so, first up, wow the photos are blurred and bad, but if you look past that, then you will see some basic instructions for a simple one string necklace.

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You will need:

Buttons (obs)

Wire. Thin.

Something to wrap the wire round after you have threaded the buttons if you want.

First up - lay down your chosen buttons. I like to work symmetrically, but that's just me.

I also like to layer my buttons up. 2-3 layers looks neatest.

Get a length of wire, that easily wraps round your neck.. then fold in half to create the centre point. Open the wire back out...

Working from the middle, thread your centre buttons onto the wire till you meet your centre point.

Always thread the wire through from underneath the buttons.

Once you have the first buttons secured, start again from underneath, threading your next selection on.

When you thread these second buttons on, tuck them under the centre buttons, to create a layer.

repeat the process for the entire left side of the necklace. Going from underneath, and tucking the buttons under the last, if you see what I mean.

like this. This is the left section of the necklace complete.

Repeat for the right hand of the necklace.

Just for reference, this is what the underside should look like when all buttons have been threaded.

at this point - I made a little wire loop after the last little button, but you could also use something thin like the emboss tool in the first picture to create neat tiny loop, and thread a jewellery ring through, especially if you are using chain to finish your necklace. But for this one, I made a wire loop and used ribbon.

Both ends need a loop. Then trim the wire and neaten the edge so it doesn't scratch you.

Using ribbon of your choice (or chain) tie through the loops.

It is now finished.. and you will look the bell of the ball!

Trust me, this is really really easy. I made the pink and blue one, on the floor, with a two year old running around stealing the buttons every 2 seconds.. easy!