It's the first Wednesday in August, and in spite of preparing for Hurricane Debby's arrival, I'm keeping with an over 14 year tradition of Holiday Gifts to Start Now. At the end of this post, are Gift ideas from past years.
A friend recently offered me lots of buttons but I already have quite a stash and started thinking what I could make with buttons to give as gifts. Last Christmas I spent a lot of time exploring Victorian projects and found they made incredible use of buttons. Vintage buttons can be turned into brooches, earrings, hat pins and more.
Charm Bracelets or Necklace: Put a hole through vitage metal buttons (check thrift stores and antigue shops) and voila. Easy to make a “charm” bracelet or a necklace. Use this website for a good tutorial Option B is using fine rhinestone or pearl buttons.
Wine glass charms: A nice piece of ribbon and an interesting button (definitely stack buttons up to create an interesting charm)
For lots of other ideas to inspire you, check out this video:
August Holiday Gifts to Start Now
• 2010: Candles; Eyeglass case and bookmarks; fabric flower brooch
• 2012: Make a variety of items using the sun including sun stencils and art work
• 2013: From fruitcakes to fabric covered canvas
• 2014 Infinity scarf, knife block or stripe, fire starters, flavored syrups, activity books
• 2015 Presents for the gardener in your life
• 2016 Bowls
• 2017 Jars
• 2018 Puzzle Pieces
• 2019 Candles
• 2020 Activity Kits
• 2021 For the Birds
• 2022 Small Helpful kits
• 2023 Using scraps
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