Button Jewelery Workshop

If you follow me on Instagram you will have seen me post this pic last week on my way to our button workshop which I spoke about last Friday. 

Make it: Button fun

1.Button phone case  /  2.Button Rings  /  3.Button Christmas card  /  4.Button Hair pins   /  5.Button Magnets  /  6.Button Gift wrap  /  7.Button Art  /  8.Button Monogram

Last night we held our Button Jewellery workshop at Norden Farm, as usual we had a fab night with all attendees and made loads of pretty things with buttons. 

I have a massive collection of buttons, I have been collecting them since I was a child, We were on holiday in York visiting family and Mum took me to Duttons for Buttons. I was enchanted! 

Ever-since I have bought and collected buttons from all over the place, I recently found in my parents loft a hat that was covered in an array of novelty ones from when I was little, it got me to thinking what else can we D.I.Y. with buttons? Here are some of my favourite ideas that I have found around the web.

So I hope you have fun this weekend raiding your button collections to have a go at making some of these.

Sammy xxx

Link for the Week: Our Button Jewellery Workshop

Come to our next workshop over at Norden Farm in Maidenhead - you know you want to! We will be making Button Jewellery on Thursday 27th June from 7-8.30pm and all for £15. You can find out more information and book at the link below:

http://nordenfarm.org/?&tmpl=event&e_id=17767&es_dspl=0&es_title=Jun&es_str=2013-06-01

We will show you how to make bracelets or necklaces using the many tubs of buttons we have.  You can learn how to make jewellery for yourself or as gifts and get some inspiration for further jewellery ideas. 

Why not make something special for a friend or even a distinctive piece to go with an outfit for that wedding or party this summer.  There is nothing like someone asking where you got it from to make you feel so good when you say you made it yourself.  Also, if you have some buttons at home you would like to use, then please do bring them along and we can add them to your piece to make it extra special.

Looking forward to it already.

H

Link for the week: Norden Farm Craft Club

Our Craft Club down at Norden Farm has been going very well - Thank you to all those who have come along so far.

We have some more coming up in May and June - Yey - and so I thought I would use my Link for the Week to let you know what will be going on.

Thursday 30th May - 7-8.30pm - Ribbon Rose Corsage

We did something similar for our first ever Norden Farm Workshop and it proved very popular and so we thought it would be a good idea for the May Craft Club.  In this session you will make your own Ribbon corsages which can be used for bouquets or brooches amongst many other things.  You will use an array of ribbons and embellishments from the craft club table and we will give you the skills to make your own accessories at home.  You can book on the Norden Farm Website here.

Thursday 27th June - 7-8.30pm - Button Jewellery

We will show you how to make bracelets or necklaces using the many tubs of buttons we have.  You can learn how to make jewellery for yourself or as gifts and get some inspiration for further jewellery ideas.  If you have some buttons at home you would like to use, then please do bring them along and we can add them to your piece. You can book on the Norden Farm website here.

Come 'Make it' with us.

H & Sammy

P.S.  We will have a little break in July and August but will be back for the Autumn (as long as they agree) and we have got some big ideas already!