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>Tutorial Tuesday – Adjustable Button Necklace

15 Feb

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There are so many fabulous tutorials using buttons, that I have come across over time, that I thought I would start a Tutorial Tuesday posting and post links to some of the wonderful work people are creating.
First off, is an Adjustable Button Necklace tutorial created by Petronella Luiting for a ‘Trash to Treasure’ project for craftwerk. (tho’ why anyone would consider buttons as trash is beyond me!).
The tutorial has great photo instructions and is really easy to understand. Go here for the english version of the tutorial. If you do manage to make the necklace, then do head over to my facebook page, Bonkers About Buttons and post your photos – I’d love to see what you have created!
via craftwerk

>Winter Days, Sunny Skies & blooming trees…

21 Jan

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It’s a glorious sunny Winters day today with blue skies, but my garden is looking very disheveled – how I would love to have one of these in my garden right now!

>Frightfully Flickr Friday

29 Oct

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1. Halloween Block, 2. La muerta, 3. 234/365 Butternut Squash Goblin, 4. The Finished Halloween Button Tree, 5. halloween jack o’ lantern ’09: Coraline button eyes, lit, 6. Itsy Bitsy Spider Vintage Button Necklace, 7. Limited Edition- Custom Cute Halloween Skull Headband Broach, 8. Halloweeny Pin, 9. Calaveras

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>Button Eyed ‘Jack-o-Lantern’ Squash People

11 Oct

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Ever since spending time in the US over Halloween, I have always loved the decorative build-up & anticipation to the big night. The UK Halloween ‘market’ is nothing like that in the States, but it is now slowly catching up and there are lots more Halloween goodies available to buy. I am lucky enough to live in a lovely ‘community’ road, where everyone pretty much knows each other and we have an organised “Trick or Treat” night for all the children. We circulate a ‘ghost’ poster to display in windows for those houses that are happy to open their door to ‘trick or treaters’ and most people tend to display a lit Jack-o-Lantern too.

After seeing this photo on Martha Stewart, I have always given my Jack-o-Lanterns noses – the longer, the better!
So, imagine my glee, when I came across these Jack-o-Lanterns in the Womens Day Halloween Special magazine that a friend kindly sent to me from the US! I can’t quite believe I didn’t think of it before!
This photo was taken about 4 years ago – the first year that my ‘little pumpkin’ felt brave enough to go Trick or Treating – I am sporting a fetching wierd combination of ‘Witchiness meets Blood Sucker’! What plans do you have for Halloween this year?

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