Archive for big button challenge

Buttons can go on stamped cards

Another Big Button Challenge submission has come in!  In this unique idea, Stephanie Severin uses a 1.25-inch focal button for the center of a flower in a hand-stamped greeting card. Isn’t it pretty?  I’ll let Stephanie fill you in on how she did it on her own blog. The button Stephanie chose for her project [...]

Buttons can go on upcycled bags…

The first of the Big Button Challenge submissions has come in!  Take a look at this fabulous altered purse by Penny Richards.   I love how she used the pattern on the button as an inspiration for the motif she painted onto the bag. Hard to believe this was once a plain brown handbag, isn’t it?  [...]

The Big Button Challenge

How many ways can you use a handcrafted button? As you can see, I’ve come up with a few ways over the last couple of years.  Now it’s your turn – and there’s a prize involved.  Interested? I have invited a diverse group of five people with talent in knitting, crocheting, sewing, and general craftiness [...]