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Angel Eden: We've Been Nominated! Plus Necklace Tutorial

Angel Eden

Angel Eden is a lifestyle blog where we share crafty/arty tips, tutorials, recipes, reviews and more! We also run a webstore where we design and make unique silver jewellery and accessories.

Tuesday, 22 June 2010

We've Been Nominated! Plus Necklace Tutorial

Hello dear readers,

I'm in a very good mood today after finding out yesterday that our little blog has been nominated for an award! If you love us as much as we love you please vote by clicking here
Dorset Cereals little awards

So to celebrate I've decided to share a Button Necklace Tutorial with you all, if you've ever met us at a fair you might recognise these from one of our small kits. So if you like buttons old and new and have always wondered what else you can do with them have a go with these instructions which were penned by the other half of Angel Eden 'Anne'.

Button Necklace


You will need


Two lengths of waxed cotton about 90 cms long, (looks good if they are two different colours), small enough to go through the holes of your buttons.

About 19 buttons, can be 2 or 4 hole, except the button for the fastening which needs to be four hole.

All Purpose strong clear glue.

Instructions

  1. Hold the two strands of waxed cotton at one end and fold them over and knot to make a loop. This loop will be the fastener going over the end button of the necklace, so its important to make sure it is the right size for your button to go through. Once you are happy with the size pull as tightly as you can.


    2. The buttons are now going to be strung individually on each strand, divide them in half and decide on the colour order. One button will be used to make the end button to fasten the necklace.

    3. Start threading buttons onto one of the strands of waxed cotton by passing the thread from behind through one of the holes of the first button and then pass back through the opposite hole. Now leave a space of about 5 centimetres before placing the next button in the same way. Continue until you have achieved the length you want or half the buttons are used.


    4. With the second strand put the buttons on in the same way but place the first one so that it lays half way between the first two buttons on the first strand. Continue until all buttons are placed making sure each button on the second strand sits between two on the first.

    5. With the last button use both threads to go through it from the back and cross threads diagonally to form a cross and pass thread back through the other two holes. Tie the two threads in a reef knot behind the button. This means to pass the right thread over the left and then pass under it, then pass the left thread over the right and pass under. Pull this knot as tight as you can.

    6. The ends can now be cut and some appropriate clear glue put on the knots at each end of the necklace to make it extra secure.




This necklace can be made with a variety of buttons, they do not need to all be the same size. The two strands could also be two different lengths to make a different design. It really does look attractive when worn but is more difficult to do justice to in a photograph. Depending on the colour and size of buttons used, it can make a very individual present for both adults and children.

I've also joined in with the Welcome Wednesday bloghop hosted by take it from me, take a look here


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24 Comments:

  • At 23 June 2010 at 09:32 , Blogger CraftyPants said...

    Ooooh I lurve buttons, I always keep them and now I can make a necklace, keep the tutorials coming.

    Also I've voted for you :D

     
  • At 23 June 2010 at 12:49 , Blogger Yenta Mary said...

    Good morning! Thank you so much for coming to visit me ... returning the follow ... :)

    foodfloozie.blogspot.com

     
  • At 23 June 2010 at 13:28 , Anonymous Anonymous said...

    Thanks so much for stopping by! I'm following you back ;)

     
  • At 23 June 2010 at 13:43 , Blogger Design It Chic said...

    Awww i love the buttons necklace! Pink and green just go together so well!
    Oh and also I am now following you thanks to Welcome Wednesday and it would be nice if you could share back the love here and maybe see what I've learned about blogs!
    Happy Welcome Wednesday!

     
  • At 23 June 2010 at 14:53 , Blogger Naturally Creative Mama said...

    I love the tutorial. It's such a cute idea! Congrats on your nomination! I'm a new follower from WW. Stop by my site if you get a chance.
    Katy
    www.kdbuggie.blogspot.com

     
  • At 23 June 2010 at 16:14 , Blogger Unknown said...

    Following you.. Pls follow me back too @ http://masalabowl.blogspot.com/

     
  • At 23 June 2010 at 18:10 , Blogger esque said...

    Congrats on your nomination! That is a darling necklace, so funky!

    I haven't checked if those cameras work, need to find some film first :)

     
  • At 23 June 2010 at 18:42 , Blogger Ma What's 4 dinner said...

    New follower checking in from Welcome Wednesday. Would love for you to swing by and check us out too. Look forward to hearing from you.

    Lots of yummy love,
    Alex aka Ma, What's For Dinner
    www.mawhats4dinner.com

     
  • At 23 June 2010 at 19:16 , Blogger Heidi - D said...

    CUTE necklace!!!

    I'm here from Welcome Wednesday! New follower :) Stop by my blog if you get a chance!

    Oh, and congrats on the award!

     
  • At 23 June 2010 at 20:56 , Blogger HBrummett said...

    I love that! Tahnk you for sharing! HEllo! I am a new follower from Wobble Wed. I like your blog! I hope you will visit my blog and follow me. Check out all the giveaways while you are there. Have a great day! Heather www.livingonloveandcents.blogspot.com

     
  • At 23 June 2010 at 21:54 , Blogger Marissa said...

    here from welcome wednesday :) SUPER CUTE button tut...thx for sharing!!

     
  • At 23 June 2010 at 22:30 , Blogger Hollywood Glamorous said...

    Oh I love this!!!!!!

    Thanks for following
    http://hollywoodglamorous.blogspot.com

    Amanda

     
  • At 24 June 2010 at 01:38 , Anonymous Anonymous said...

    I'm a new follower of Welcome Wednesday follow, please follow me back.
    Thanks, Mr. Monkey

    http://laughingmonkeystick.blogspot.com/

     
  • At 24 June 2010 at 01:46 , Blogger furygirl3132 said...

    That looks like a lot of fun to do!
    Happy Welcome Wednesday! I am your newest follower and look forward to reading more of your fun blog. Have a wonderful evening!

    Eloise
    Mommy2TwoGirls
    http://mommy2twogirls.blogspot.com/

     
  • At 24 June 2010 at 03:54 , Blogger Amy said...

    What a cute necklace!

    Following you from Welcome Wednesday! Please follow me back!

    Amy
    The Thrifty Thumb
    www.thethriftythumb.blogspot.com

     
  • At 24 June 2010 at 06:21 , Blogger Erin Wallace said...

    Following from WW - hope to see you at Dropped Stitches!

    xo Erin

     
  • At 24 June 2010 at 12:44 , Blogger ParaJunkee said...

    Hi! Thanks so much for stopping by my blog, Anya's Room. I appreciate the visit & the follow. I'm now following you back from Welcome Wednesday.

    XOXO - Rachel - www.anyasroom.com

     
  • At 24 June 2010 at 19:31 , Blogger Unknown said...

    Great Blog!

    Just wanted to say THANK YOU for participating in this week's WELCOME WEDNESDAY! We hope to see you weekly! We are so happy we get to follow your cute blog! Thanks for helping spread the word about our great event by grabbing our button!

    Kristin & Jaime
    Take It From Me
    http://takeitfrom-me.blogspot.com

     
  • At 24 June 2010 at 21:57 , Blogger Deanna said...

    This necklace is SUPER CUTE. I want one.
    Consider yourself followed back.
    xoxoxo

     
  • At 24 June 2010 at 22:46 , Blogger Belly Charms said...

    I am following you back - who cares if it is Thursday. :) Have a great night!

    http://bellycharms.blogspot.com

     
  • At 25 June 2010 at 02:36 , Blogger  Citra said...

    Thank you for visiting me ^_^
    I'm following you back
    and thank you for the tutorial
    I would love to make one for my niece

     
  • At 25 June 2010 at 07:30 , Blogger Judy said...

    Hi! Thank you for visiting my blog. Im now following you back from WW. Have a great week end

     
  • At 25 June 2010 at 12:20 , Blogger allthingsnew said...

    Hi! It took me a bit, but I'm following you back now from WW! You've got some great ideas here on this blog! I do a weekly post on Mondays called Do-It-Yourself Monday. If you have a favorite DIY post that you'd like to do for a guest post, I'd love to have you share your ideas with my readers! Just let me know if you're interested!

    Thanks again for visiting my site and following! Hope you'll come back to visit and maybe enter a low entry giveaway on the Low Entry Lowdown. This daily post has giveaways from many different blogs, so you've got great chances to win and you get to help out other bloggers at the same time!

    Blessings,
    Stephanie
    Ten Talents...

     
  • At 26 June 2010 at 14:18 , Blogger Sandy S. said...

    Ooh, this is pretty neat! I might have to try this :)

    I'm following you back from Welcome Wednesday (a bit belated as well!) Have a great weekend!

    http://suddenlysandy.com

     

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