Polymer Clay Buttons

May 29, 2008 by heather powers

Functional and Stylish!Â I found a fun collection of buttons on Flickr this week.Â Buttons are simple to make and can beÂ made using any techinque you already know.

Buttons can beÂ created by piercing two or more holes, adding a jump ring on the back, you can use metal or glass buttons to cover with polymer clay or you can use the button shanks from fabric stores.

Want to know more:

Video showing how to make simple buttons.

And if you want to know everything about polymer clay buttons, ask a wise owl.Â (or at least a Mossy one!)
Photo Credits:
1. More Buttons – back side, 2. Bull’s Eye Buttons, southwest marble collection, 3. polymer clay button for knit collar, 4. Leaf-Shaped Button, Glazed, 5. Buttons, 6. orange buttons, 7. Baked and varnished, 8. Buttons made out of Polymer Clay., 9. Buttons by Anat Dvir

Created with fd’s Flickr Toys.

[tags]polymer clay, crafts, buttons [/tags]

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Comments

Claudia says
May 30, 2008 at 12:10 pm
Dear Heather,
thank you for featuring my buttons – made me really happy!! What a great start into the weekend.
I blogged about it here:http://cacreations.blogspot.com
Take care and have a great weekend,
Claudia
Christine says
July 14, 2009 at 4:21 pm
Great buttons! 🙂
Dylan says
December 15, 2009 at 5:45 pm
I love this article, and also love making polymer clay buttons. Thanks much for the links…

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