New - Butterfly Fabric Covered Buttons - 5/8 inch

Just created some 5/8 butterfly fabric covered buttons. They are available in two options - light blue with a purple butterfly or light blue with white and pink butterfly.

Fabric Covered Button Template

When I first started making fabric covered buttons, I looked all over the internet for templates. I was able to find plastic ones that looked really cool but I was too impatient to wait for them to arrive in the mail. Plus I wanted every size which was a bit more than what I wanted to spend at the time for all those plastic templates. So I decided to make my own fabric covered button templates. I ended up getting the dimensions from Dritz and made them using a program on the computer to create perfect circles. I also put the button size, inch, and millimeter measurements on each template for easy reference since I'm always forgetting what the conversions are. I just made the fabric covered button templates available in my shop. Below is one of the ways to set them up. There's many ways to do it, you can just print on paper and use or print on cardstock and laminate, which is how I like to do it, or any other way your desire.

First, you'll need the fabric covered button template (I print mine on cardstock to give it some weight), a sheet of self seal laminate, and a pair of scissors.

















Cut the template along the dotted line. You can laminate and then cut but I prefer to cut the template first then laminate and cut again. It does require more cutting but I found that when it gets too thick, it's harder to cut a more perfect circle, especialy the smaller inner circles. When you cut the paper first then laminate, the scissors glide along the cut you already made as you cut the laminate.

















After you cut the templates, cut two pieces of laminate about the size of the template. Peel backing off one piece of laminate and place the template on it. Then peel the second sheet of laminate and place on top of the other sheet to sandwich the template. Smooth out and cut off excess laminate.


















Now it is ready for use. The inner circle shows you what the button will look like. The outter circle is the amount of fabric you need to cut to make the button.













The fabric covered template sheet will give you 7 templates from 2 inch covered buttons down to 1/2 inch buttons. Each size is a different color to easily distinguish between the sizes.



















The fabric covered button template is also available in black and white.

Now Available - 2 inch Buttons

I recently started adding 2 inch fabric covered buttons to my button shop. I started out with the Princess fabric covered buttons which are available in two designs.

Goal Met - 100 Items Sold!

I am so excited! My goal was to have 100 items sold by the end of July and I just barely slid in! I had been stuck at 98 sales since the 29th and as yesterday came to a close, I figured I would not meet my goal. Well at 11:20pm an order came in for 2 items. 100 items sold!

Buttons to Cabs - Easy!

Alot of the shank buttons in my shop can easily be turned into cabochons. Here's how...

You'll need the following supplies: plastic shank buttons, cutters, and sunglasses. Well...you don't really need sunglasses but the shanks you cut off do fly all over the place. Plus, the cutters clearly state to use safety glasses. ;) The cutters can be found in the jewelry section of any craft store.

















Here's a look at the back of the buttons. The buttons I'll be using are the star shaped buttons from my shop.















When cutting the shank, I suggest cutting both sides at the same time (as pictured). When you cut each side seperately, the cuts are not smooth so you'll have to go back and snip off the excess.
















Here is what the button looks like once the shank is cut off. The are will be white but it's no biggie since this is generally the side that is glued when crafting.


















And here are the once star shaped buttons easily transformed to star shaped cabochons , nice and flat. Great for hairbows & clippies and just about any crafting project.

















I also made some heart shaped cabochons out of some of the heart shaped buttons that are found at my shop.

Now Available - 1.5 inch Buttons

I started adding 1.5 inch buttons to the mix. My first set is made from a really cute, vibrant pink fabric that I came across. Three color options are available for these large pink sewing buttons.

Adding a Touch of Sparkle

So I'm trying something new with the fabric covered buttons I've been making. I started adding rhinestones to them to add some sparkle. An easy way to change them up a little. I just started listing them yesterday so we'll see how it goes.

fabric covered butterfly buttons























fabric covered flower buttons