Feels like it’s been a while since I featured a button jewelry idea. Well, here’s one for you. The DIY Vintage Button Necklace from Silvia Chelazzi of Born in ’82. Like most projects that catch my eye, this one is pretty simple to make. Just glue some buttons onto a piece of fabric or felt (felt will probably offer better stability). Then cut around the entire shape. Stitch some chain directly to the back of the felt OR stitch jump rings onto the felt & then attach your chain to the jump rings. If you do the jump ring idea, you could simply feed the chain through, so your necklace will move along the chain (a nice feature if you want the chain length adjustable).
I love this project idea because it gives me a use for all those buttons in my collection that have shanks. Mostly I use shankless buttons for everything, so I’ve got a pile of neat buttons with shanks that could use some purpose in life. Poor little neglected buttons. Of course, there’s no reason you can’t use regular buttons and there’s no reason you can’t stitch them down to the felt instead of using glue. Glue just simplifies this project.
Happy crafting!