Thought I would share a button craft of my own creation this week. I made these cute button starfish a couple of years ago with the intention of stringing them together to create some kind of wall decor. You might be able to tell from the photos that I still have yet to do that though. Oh, the pile of unfinished crafts sitting around me…
These were simple to make. I traced and cut out a star shape (of course you could use any shape you’d like) on vellum to make a pattern piece that could withstand being used over & over. Then cut the star shape out of basic craft felt, twice (one for a front, one for a back). Repeat this for however many starfish you want to make. I did mine out a whole variety of colours. Next, grab your button collection and start stitching buttons onto both the front & back pieces of felt. I colour coordinated my buttons (pink buttons on red felt, light green buttons on dark green felt, etc.), but you decide what look you want. Then I used embroidery floss and a blanket stitch to stitch the front & back pieces together. Just remember to leave a side open & fill the starfish with some polyester batting, then continue to stitch them closed. Viola, a little button starfish.
