Today is the day! All of the button swappers in Michelle Mach's swap party are showing off our projects today! I'm very excited to show you the buttons I received from my fabulous partner, Lody Steward, and share with you one of the pieces that I've made...so far. The picture above has all the buttons EXCEPT for the one that I used first :-)
Ta-daaaaa! Here it is:
It is a large pierced shank button in a bronze color that I decided to turn into a charm holder pendant. I'm going to write up the instructions and share them with you in a couple of weeks...it's an easy project, and lots of fun. Here's the finished necklace:
And here is a bracelet that Lody made, using a little antique steel-cut button that I sent to her as part of her new stash. Isn't this cool? I love using buttons as part of a clasp:
Here's a list of all the button swap partiers...hope more of you will join in next time! Michelle reminded us to tell you that she is hosting a button giveaway, and any comment that you leave on any of these blogs will count as an entry, so get hopping ;-)
1. Cat - Boo Beads
2. Cindy - Sweet Bead Studio
3. Cory - Art with Moxie
4. Cyndi - Beading Arts
5. Dita - Alankarshilpa
6. Donna, Marti, and Michelle - Beads & Books
7. Erin - Treasures Found
8. Hope - Crafty Hope
9. Inca - Zerenity Design
10. Katrine - Army of Sock Monsters
11. Krista - French Elegant Jewelry
12. Kristie - Artisan Clay
13. Linda D. - Lutka and Co.
14. Linda L. - Linda's Bead Blog
15. Lody - Lody's Beadworks
16. Lori - Pretty Things
17. Loretta - Loretta's Boutique
18. Malin - Beading by Malin de Koning
19. Mary - MK's Creative Musings
20. Maryanne - Zingala's Workshop
21. Melinda - Melinda Orr Metal & Clay Jewelry Designs
22. Saskia - Perlendistel
23. Shannon - For My Sweet Daughter
24. Shirley - Beads and Bread
25. Stephanie - Confessions of a Bead Hoader
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31 comments:
Looks like you had a lot of fun with your butons! Great job. I have never tried those leather bracelets before.
Shannon C
HOW CLEVER! I really like that!
I love it, the necklace is cool art and I love the button closure on the bracelet! Buttons are such great finds!
That turned out really cool. I love the way you used that button. It just looks like it would be a great charm holder.
Love it Cyndi! I never think of a button except for a clasp, thanks for showing me otherwise!
What a neat idea - to use the button as a charm holder! Nice!
Great idea on how to use the shank button..very original and pretty necklace.
Cyndi!!! This is so great! I can't wait to see the tutorial for it. And look at that stash you've got left! Looks like someone could have some fun with all that ;)
Loved the idea of using the focal as a charm holder. Great idea. And Lody's bracelet is stunning.
Hmmmm, a charm holder - great idea!
Very cool! Love the bracelet your partner made too!
I love both of these! How smart to use your first button as a charm holder! I'm looking forward to finding out how you did it!
What a cool use of your button. I never would have thought to use it as a charm holder. Way cool.
how cute ... like the way you made it a little pendant.
What fun! So much creativity to be inspired by every time there's a swap and a reveal!
How clever to make a charm holder with a button. Another idea I would never have thought of myself! I love the wrapped bracelet, too. I'm going to need to make one of those for myself!
What an absolute beauty necklace Cyndi! I love how you used the button...:)
Well, Cyndi, that is just the coolest thing ever! Can't wait for the tut, cause I have a few buttons that would benefit from that idea!
I love what you made! You got a lot of buttons to work with!
Great idea on the charm holder. Love your bracelet!
Really cool you changed your button in to a charm holder!
Love the funky pendant. Great job. Would love to see your tutorial on how you created it.
Beautiful. I love the necklace and the button as a clasp too for the bracelet. I have used my button as a clasp too for the cuff I made. I love yours.
The button trade is awesome. . .so are the creations! Love a button closure. . .look forward to the button charm holder!
The charm holder is a great idea!
All I can say is OH MY! that is gorgeous!
oh that´s beautiful! It´s areally great idea!
Wow, you really thought out of the box for that lovely necklace! That is definitely a very unique pendant :D
And that bracelet is beautiful as well-I really would love to learn that technique!!
Oh you got some wonderful buttons there. And I love what you did with them. What an unusual pendant for the necklace. Very cool!
What a cool idea! I'll be watching for the tutorial for the button charm holder pendant. Thanks.
I know... I am late to the party. I had not one moment to hop last week! I love that you used that as a charm holder. Clever! Thanks for sharing. This was fun. Enjoy the day!
Erin
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