Button Giveaway Earrings

Not too long ago, I won a giveaway of gorgeous vintage pearl buttons in a button jewelry blog hop hosted by Cindy Wimmer at Sweet Bead Studio. They are gorgeous buttons, and today I used the smaller buttons from the package to make a pair of earrings.

What I wanted, was a flat circle of buttons that I could hook to an earwire. 


My first failure was due to the silver wire I tried to string them on. The buttons are thin and fragile (that is what makes them so pretty), and I broke a button. So disappointing!


My second failure was due to the Soft Flex wire I tried next. The buttons would not lie flat. Fine.


My third failure was due to the beading thread I tried next. The earring was just limp and held no semblance of a circle.


I was close to shelving the whole thing when I wondered about putting them on a hoop earring. Success...kind of.  Not exactly the flat circle I was looking for, but the buttons still show nicely. I used Silamide to tie them on to the hoop. I pulled the thread tightly after each stitch through the buttonholes. It helped anchor the button to the skinny little earring bar. You can see I added some pearls to the button centers. I wrecked a couple beading needles pulling on the thread, but that happens, right?

They are pearly! I am not saying it is a done deal. If I can think of how to make the buttons go in a flat circle, I will probably try it. So, if you have thoughts, please send them over here.  Pearl cotton, maybe? 


Thanks again CIndy. I still have the larger buttons you sent and am thinking about how to use them next.


Use your Vitamin C!