Button Necklace

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Cost: $ $ $ $ $

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Time: 45 mins

Buttons, buttons, buttons!
They get everywhere, and you can never find spares when you need them. Keep them in a button box and you'll always have them when you need them. And you'll end up with a collection of weird and wonderful bead substitutes, to make jewellery from.

Posted by Lost Penguin from Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom • Published 4th October 2007 • See Lost Penguin's 4 projects »

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Step 1
Take a length of strong thread or wool, measure twice the length you want the necklace to be. Fold the wool in half.
Step 2
Thread both ends with large eyed needles. Thread buttons onto both strings pulling along length. Do not pull all the way to the end, leave a loop to make a fastening.
Step 3
Create your desired pattern using different sizes, colours and shapes of buttons. Try adding a large or interesting button in the middle.
Step 4
Round raised buttons are useful as closings. Thread both strands through the button’s fastening and fasten off tightly. Take the remaining loop and hook over to fasten.