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Monday, March 29, 2010

Button Garland

No Jill and I didn't try this, I was ready and waiting for her to post JUNKLE BELLS and to my surprise she had a garland project too!!

All you need for mine is buttons and 24 guage wire. I choose white buttons cause I have alot of them, but any color would be fine.

First I cut a bunch of the wire about 6 to 8 inches long.

Then you thread the one end throught a hole and bend it to go back down the other hole.


And twist the end around the other wire.



I did all the ones that I had the wire cut.




Then to make the garland I just lokked for a good place and twisted it around another button wire.





Then folded the wire up and added another button on the other end of the wire.





And continued this till you get as long of a piece of garland as you need.







But, you don't have to use it on your tree add it to anything, it tucks in any nook and cranny!















Since I had a tree still hangin around I added it to it!






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5 comments:

  1. I love your garland! I like how your made it "branch like". I have so many buttons...that certainly can be a year round decoration if you want. Thanks for linking up!

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  2. Oh, very nice! Really liking the garland on the tree. Button Button who's got the button? Jane!

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  3. i love buttons and i love wire! great garland! i like the idea of using all one color on the garland.

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  4. What a wonderful idea! I have soo many buttons sitting around in jars ... hmmmmmmm.

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  5. So cute, I just did a whole party with old books and such for the librarian and this would have looked great... I do a lot of button art stuff. Thanks for sharing your garland. I think it can be out all year. Lezlee

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