Beads And Buttons Necklace

a bit of whimsy and nostalgia to wear around your neck!

Posted by marsha t.

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Grab a handful of buttons or find a pretty pack of assorted colors. With some embroidery floss, seed beads and a few jewelry supplies, make yourself a one of a kind necklace!

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You Will Need (8 things)

  • 60 Assorted Buttons , aprox
  • Clasp
  • Jumprings
  • 2 Blunt Tapestry Needle
  • Embroidery Floss
  • Jewelry Chain
  • 2 Flat Nose Pliers
  • 6/0 Glass Seed Beads

Steps (13 steps, 120 minutes)

  1. 1

    Assemble your supplies. You can use any 2 or 4 hole buttons; I just happened to like this assorted pack. Make sure your needle will pass thru your 6/0 beads.

  2. 2

    On a 3 yard length of floss, thread a seed bead aprox. 5" from the end, and stitch back thru it.

  3. 3

    Add a button to the floss, leaving a little space between it and the bead.

  4. 4

    Add another bead and stitch back thru it.

  5. 5

    Continue adding beads and buttons until the beaded length is 15".

  6. 6

    At 15", leave a 5" gap and string another bead. Repeat the process for another 15".

  7. 7

    Repeat this stringing pattern a total of 4 times.

  8. 8

    Gather your 4 segments together.

  9. 9

    Tie the loose ends together, so that the unbeaded loop is aprox. the same length as the others (5").

  10. 10

    Gather the ends into 2 jumprings.

  11. 11

    Grasp the jumprings and tie an overhand knot in the floss, between the jump rings and the beaded segments.

  12. 12

    Add a clasp to one jumpring amd a chain to the other. With a large jumpring, add a button dangle.

  13. 13

    Admire your sewing skills!