A quilting store in our area is now carrying some of our buttons which I specially for them. Here are a few of my favorites that are all very large and measure around 2 inches which look great on quilted bags.
Polymer clay works great for making buttons and if you are a newbie and want to learn how to make proper ones that won't fall apart in the wash as well as look good, Lisa Clarke of Polka Dot Cottage is running a free 5 week tutorial on her blog. You will find her first lesson here. Second lesson here, and her most recent third lesson here.
If you are a more advanced clayer or want to go to the next level, I have a tutorial I published called "Making Beautiful Buttons". It is available in both our ArtFire Studio as well as our Etsy shop.
2 comments:
I did not know you could put them in the washer! Do you put a sealer on them first? Very pretty buttons!
I put mine in the washer all the time -- as a matter of fact I test them out first in the wash before using or selling. I always turn the garment inside out so the buttons are inside or I put my blouse or sweater in a lingerie bag. I've even kept them in the same bag and thrown it in the dryer -- if the blouse can go there, otherwise I hang to dry -- depends on the items they are on.
They don't need any sealer unless they have mica powders or inks or something like that.
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