How to Make a Stacked-Button Necklace

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My finished necklace!

Kayte Terry

Make piles of different-sized buttons.

Kayte Terry

My finished earrings!

Kayte Terry

My finished necklace!

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What you'll need for the earrings:

• Four small sequins or sead beads
• Four headpins
• 26 to 30 buttons in different sizes
• Wire cutters
• Two jump rings
• Pliers
• Two earring wires

To make the earrings:

I used small white sequins to start the earrings since the button holes are a little large for a headpin.

1. Add one sequin or seed bead to two headpins. I like to use a sequin because you can't see it at all under the buttons.

After you have added all your buttons, trim the headpins with wire cutters.

2. Starting with the largest button, "thread" the two headpins through the button holes so the button lies flat against the sequins. Continue threading on buttons until you get to the smallest size.

3. Trim the headpins with the wire cutters. Add a jump ring to both headpins, and use your pliers to close the headpins over the jump ring. Open the jump ring and add an earring wire.

4. Repeat to make the other earring.

My finished earrings!

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Comments (16)

LoritaGable writes: great!!! Well used for waste material
Posted: 12:57 am on February 15th

thejeanqueen writes: I am absolutely in love with vintage and antique buttons. Thanks for sharing this cute design.
Posted: 7:28 pm on January 16th

PaulsonMary writes: What a beautiful creation from waste material, this can be used as school or college project. But seriously looking damn good. http://2hellobeautiful.com
Posted: 1:47 am on May 23rd

EchoLin writes: it's a good pattern of button jewlery.
Posted: 1:52 am on March 30th

EchoLin writes: beautiful, it's a good pattern for me, thank you.
Posted: 5:06 am on March 27th

Nodan writes: I like the buttons. I think the jewelry made by buttons are very easy to make. It will be very beautiful if you have choose the beautiful buttons.
Posted: 12:44 am on January 19th

TheButtonGirl writes: That looks really awesome! Some rare yet cheap shell buttons, especially with floral patterns: lotsofbuttons.com/collections/shell-buttons. I think I'm going to make one with the multicolored buttons so it looks like a candy necklace like what you said Bmak :)
Posted: 6:04 am on September 25th

sabrina1087 writes: sooooooooooo cool
Posted: 6:04 pm on July 20th

janettalk writes: This necklace is lovely. If you explained it to me without pictures, I would have questioned the whole idea. However, you pulled it off beautifully. Thanks for sharing.
Janet
Posted: 6:45 pm on June 21st

bmakbutton writes: wow! this is beautiful. this reminds me of the candy necklaces that we used to wear when we were younger. I think what I love about this is the sparse mixture of gold on white buttons. and the differing buttons sizes adds a nice natural touch to it.

awesome!
Posted: 5:33 am on June 13th

BluKatDesign writes: I love button jewelry; I have a couple pieces I made but I really like this stacked button necklace! I never seem to have enough buttons so I guess I will have to break down and buy some! Thanks!
Posted: 8:14 pm on December 30th

ojosdelaluna writes: i really love this idea.
Posted: 6:31 pm on May 30th

swinginmartinis writes: I was so inspired by this that I went on an ebay quest and found lots of plastic buttons and of Mother of Pearl Buttons. I thought the Mother of Pearl Buttons would look great stacked, but it's the tops, not the sides of those buttons that look so pretty. I was able to use those in another project, but am still putting together the best plastic buttons for this great idea!
Rock on lady!
Posted: 5:22 pm on May 1st

Plushmaven writes: I love this & just think with Diane Gilleland's nifty button painting tips you could use all your bland white buttons and add some fabulous color. Thanks for the great idea Kayte :)
Posted: 10:01 am on March 30th

CarlaT writes: I like working with button love this idea!
Posted: 9:54 am on March 30th

Silverridge0 writes: As an antiques dealer for years, I've collected thousands of buttons,some ordinary (sorted by colors!) and then some beautiful ones. But you've given me a fresh idea as to what to do with all the mundane ones! I make jewelry, so this is my next project! Summer needs a colorful button necklace, earrings and bracelet! So here goes! Thanks!! Sherry
Posted: 1:37 am on March 28th

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