Tuesday, September 14, 2010

A Fabulous Vintage Button Necklace

I have been very excited to begin a tutorial that a friend pointed out to me earlier in the summer for a necklace made from old buttons. I made my first one this morning and I love it!



I have made button bracelets and rings, but never attempted a larger piece. The minute I read about this tutorial from Yellow Blackbird I knew I had to try one for myself!

Aubree discovered a button necklace over at Lenora Dame for $70! Here it is:


Here is the one she made for herself:


Isn't it great? And $70 bucks? Are you kidding me? If I could sell mine for $70 I'd be a crazy-rich jewelry artist! I have millions of buttons from my Mom's shop!

Here are a few that I pulled out this morning to work with:


Here it is all finished! (I went a little nutso on mine--I think I have twice as many buttons on there as Aubree does.)


Do I look pleased with myself OR WHAT??? (That is a brave pic--no makeup and bed-head hair!)


Oh my goodness I am in love with these.


I could just stare at this thing all day. I can't wear it--I won't be able to see it!


So I do actually have a job (I work from home as a communications consultant) and I do have a big project today--but you can bet that as soon as I complete it, and as soon as the kids are fed, and the laundry is done, and the grocery shopping finished, and the baths taken, and the books read . . . I will be making more!!! LOL

Update 2 hrs later . . . I made ANOTHER ONE!!! (This may end up being a worse obsession than the Ruffle T-shirts!!!)



I am linking up today to the Creative Chick Parade, a blog hop supported by several of my most favorite funky and crafty blogs.

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14 comments:

  1. awesome! can i shout to the world that it's all mine?! i'll take a picture of me wearing it.

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  2. You can!! And e-mail me the pic pronto and I'll add it to the post!

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  3. I love buttons! The necklace is adorable. Love it. Thanks for sharing.

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  4. I love it. I would buy it too! Are you planning on selling them?

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  5. Thanks Molly! How's that sweet baby of yours?

    Thanks for coming to visit Chic Creations! I'll pop over and see what you are up to later today.

    Hi Christy--I don't know--but e-mail me if you want one and we can chat about it. ;-)

    Thanks SouthernScraps!

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  6. Oh my word, I ADORE that necklace!!! Seriously, I love it!

    ~Lori @ Paisley Passions
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  7. I love this! Have been saving buttons for a number of years. Will have to be making one of these!
    You should come link this up at my Making It With Allie Party!
    AllieMakes.Blogspot.com

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  8. Sorry for the delay in my comment- my Internet has been down.

    I love your necklace! I am so happy that you could use my tutorial. Love your version! Thanks for sharing it with me. If you don't mind, sometime in the future I would like to feature it on my blog.

    -Aubree from Yellow Blackbird

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  9. I'm a button collector so I really like your necklace!

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  10. way cute! i love it!

    we just moved & didn't have internet for a few days - i missed your blog!

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  11. what a fun craft! Now to just collect enough buttons! Thanks for linking up to Topsy Turvy Tuesday's!

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  12. I did a post about projects that people have made based on my tutorials and ideas so I included this necklace!

    http://yellowblackbird.blogspot.com/2010/11/you-tried-it.html

    If you are interested, you can come over and grab a "featured on" button!

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