Not much specific detail about what’s going on in this intriguing tumblog image from British open-source kit-makers .:oomlout:., who simply write: Getting more serious with our button shelves ( ) (shipping has never before felt so much like an 80s arcade game) But unless I miss my guess, they’re tracking their part inventories in real […]
If you’re a paper crafter, then you know how frustrating it is when you’re almost done with a project, but you just can’t find the right decorative button to pull everything together. But, with this paper button tutorial from Splitcoast Stampers, you can make your own incredibly realistic-looking buttons using a clear-drying glaze and paper […]
I don’t know anyone who’s a crafter who doesn’t also have at least a little bit of a button obsession. So, this tutorial for making your own shrink plastic buttons from scissorspaperwok is probably going to make you just as excited as it made me. Hello, fancy homemade buttons!
Pete Prodoehl needed a button. A button with a USB connection that would emulate a single keypress. He’s built two now. They’re dead simple. I have no particular need for such a button, but this photo is making me itch to build one of my own.
Bonkers About Buttons shares a beautiful series of portraits on canvas by French artist Anouchka Potdevin. They pieces depict models and singers, with black buttons arranged to represent their hair – very soft and ethereal, with the texture of the buttons adding an interesting contrast. See the series in slideshow form on the artist’s website.
In every lot of buttons I score on eBay and in thrift stores, there are always plenty of random white plastic ones. Well, this tutorial from Rit Dye’s website opens up so many new possibilities! Who knew you could bathe them in dye and get such beautiful colors? (Via Bonkers About Buttons)
By Nicole Vasbinder If zippers are one of the most intimidating things in sewing, well buttonholes are a close second! Not to fear, I will show you just how simple and fast they are when you have the proper tools. And did you know that you can sew on a button by machine? Read the […]
