Make Your Own Vintage Button Monograms

Julie Finn — Sun, 03 May 2009 22:25:48 +0000

In the way that crafting trends come and go and come again (and perhaps stay for a while), buttons have hit the big-time. And I’m on the button bandwagon just like everybody else–I bought over four pounds off vintage buttons off of ebay, I did some cool projects from Susan Beal’s Button it Up!, I made up a list of some other cool vintage button projects to do in the future. And yet…

I completely agree with etsy seller Letter Perfect Designs, who says that some buttons are mini works of art. I can hardly stand to do something useful with my buttons, or even to wear them as jewelry around my neck, because then I can’t just sit and stare at them!

Instead, one of my favorite things to do lately is to make these button monograms–I have an entire alphabet that I’ve made out of vintage buttons, brown paper bags, upholstery remnants, and archival mat board. And while I don’t think that the idea is so complicated that you need a whole step-by-step tutorial for making your own vintage button alphabet, I have learned some strategies that work really well for this particular craft project:

Green Crafter Profile: My Mom’s Basement

Becky Striepe — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:42:25 +0000

Atlanta crafter Emilee Heath started My Mom’s Basement as an outlet for her and her friend Justin’s zines. When her grandmother, also a crafter, gave Emilee a sewing box full of beautiful vintage buttons, her crafting turned to jewelery.

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Make Your Own Vintage Button Monograms

Green Crafter Profile: My Mom’s Basement

Atlanta crafter Emilee Heath started My Mom’s Basement as an outlet for her and her friend Justin’s zines. When her grandmother, also a crafter, gave Emilee a sewing box full of beautiful vintage buttons, her crafting turned to jewelery.