How Do You Make Monogrammed Covered Button Jewelry?

Many a child has wiled away the hours sorting through her grandma's button jar. Those same buttons, now antique and cherished, are collector's prizes. Aside from sewing monogrammed covered buttons to clothing, there are ways to use them as accessories.

Making simple jewelry from the monogrammed buttons is a fun way to incorporate these beautiful buttons into your wardrobe. Your local craft store stocks everything necessary to make a gorgeous bracelet and choker in a matter of hours. Measure your wrist or the desired length of the bracelet.

Add ½ inch to this measurement to allow for the knot at the ends of the elastic when finished. Cut a piece of elastic cording ¾ of that measurement. The elastic cord will stretch and conform to the wearer's wrist.

Tie a knot in the end or tie the cord around a safety pin for temporary keeping so that the beads do not fall off the elastic. Determine your design based on the number of monogrammed covered buttons you have to work with. If you have a ... more.

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