Halloween Crafts – Beautiful buttons make BOO-tiful bits!

By Elise Durenberger on October 5, 2011 in Holidays

Hold on to your buttons – this might scare ya!

It’s just a given – holidays are more fun, with buttons!

And we’re looking right down the barrel of one of the BEST holidays to get your buttons into the spirit – HALLOWEEEEEEEN! Don’t be afraid, to let inspiration take hold of you!

The spirits told me to grab a dried baby wipe {for CRAFTING! Doh!} and let it drape over a shimmery pearl button from the Wedding collection… for a VERY haunting exploration….

Festooned with small black brads, poke through the front of wipe, and THROUGH the button holes…

…then secured from the back, but under the drape of the baby wipe.

Glue half of a firm cotton ball over the bent ends of the brads with Fabri Tac and let dry.

Spooky! Right?

Ohhhhh, noooooo! Spooky button ghosts don’t like to haunt alone… So I made some FRIGHTENING button spiders to go with!

Sew three, 1.5 inch sections of your favorite “spider leg” twine to the middle holes of a button. Attach bling eyeballs to smaller button, so that one hole shows below the eyes for a ghoulish expression… Glue it to the larger button, near the edge. Can you hear it? “Ooooooooooowwww!” {Muwah ha ha!}

Thread all creatures with clear thread and dangle from a well balanced, dried branch. Place in a weighted cup or pot. The perfect cup-o-thrills and ghoulish delight, to adorn your favorite window sill or table top! Happy CRAFTIN’!