I work with a group of 8-11 year old girls at church. My partner and I are always looking for ways to teach the girls life skills and to have fun together. I came up with this simple button ring to teach the girls how to sew a button and then make a cute ring out of it. But honestly, I think it’s pretty darn cute too! While we were home for Christmas, I scored some of my Grandma’s vintage fabric {yeah, I about peed my pants when I got it! So excited to create with some yummy vintage threads}and I used little corners of it for these rings.
Here’s another one I made. We are making these tonight at our activity, wish me luck! 10 girls with needles….I may be rethinking this one! lol
But you’ll be so proud of me, I have the tutorial already done. Here it is!
Supplies:
- buttons, vintage ones would be awesome!
- elastic cord, 3 inches for each (you’ll trim it later)
- scissors
- needle and thread
- scraps of fabric
- hot glue gun
Cut a small piece of fabric, just big enough to work with and bigger than your button.
Sew on the button.
(if you need a separate tutorial on sewing a button, just let me know ;)
Here’s my sewn button. Trim off the excess fabric around the button.
Wrap the elastic cord around your finger and tie a knot.
Trim the excess cord down.
Hot glue the cord ring to the back of the fabric.
Linked with Beyond the Picket Fence
*Added Later* These were a huge hit with the girls in my church group. They loved them! We had 12 girls come and it took about 30 minutes to make these as a group.
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Oh your achievement days girls must LOVE you!!!
Those are so cute!!! I want to make some for myself.
Just adorable! My nine year old is going to love this project! I always like to print things like this out and then have it on hand when her girlfriends come over to hang out.
Absolutely adorable. Great craft for the girls. I would even wear one! Good luck. Blessings, Tammy
Thanks for this. I'm A.D. leader as well. My girls will love this.
what a sweet project for the girls :D
cute. i make something similar!
I love these and I have a MILLION buttons!
-Jill
so easy and cute! and they're very popular right now :)
LOVE this! I am actually going to make something similar and blog about it BUT I'll link back! ;o) <3
Love it! I bet my daughter would love to make something like that.
i'm hosting my 1st party and would love for you to link up…
DARLING I featured it yesterday!
http://www.LoveStitched.Blogspot.Com
Love love love!! Can't believe I missed this one. :) I totally need to come down to R for a morning and we can do a crafty project!! :)
I love those rings! I will have to make some for my self =)
I am a buttonaholic and always love to see new ideas for using them. This ring is darling.
Love these! Thanks so much for joining my first linky party.
How Cute!!!! I love these!
and I'm sure the "tweens" love them too.
I love these! I linked to them here: http://frostedsquare.blogspot.com/2010/01/next-project.html
thank you :)
I made my own.
I posted about them in this blog:
http://bit.ly/REALblogwithAnnouncementsNCrafts
Thanks for commenting!!!
>.< also thanks to letting me know my link back to you was broken! it is now fixed!
i'm like, a month late but man!!! I have a button fettish and I just haven't figured out until now what to do with my very favorite buttons!
I would also add a little bling – stick to the center. I little hot glued crystal.
Linda! This is easy! Very easy and thank you for your tutorial!
Dita
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omg I love these!!!!!
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So adorable Linda!
These are so cute! I can't wait to try this with my little niece.