While some people look at jewelry as investment pieces, keeping them to wear long-term over the years, I love bright funky jewelry that I can wear as my mood or the trends change.
Button web ring
This particular piece I made in under 10 minutes, using supplies I had on hand, buttons from the Mixed-Color Grab Bag from Buttons Galore & More, a large metal jewelry finding, a ring blank, and a 6 inch piece of wire.
I started by choosing buttons of different colors and sizes. The Grab Bags are fun to use because the colors and sizes are all mixed together and it’s easy to just pluck several different buttons from the same package. The Button Bonanzas and Button Totes would also work well to get the same look.
After choosing my buttons, I strung the wire up from the bottom button through one hole of each, then bent the wire and strung it back down through one different hole of each button. I wanted the funky look, so for my piece it didn’t matter which hole I used or whether the button had 2 or 4 holes, I was going for the wacky stacked look. After the buttons were strung, I fed both ends of the wire through the jewelry finding and twisted the ends of the wire together to secure, clipped the extra wire off, and pressed the twisted ends as flat against the jewelry finding as possible.
I decided to use the piece as a ring, so I glued it to a ring blank using a heavy duty, multipurpose glue. I could have also used it as a pin, a pendant, or a hair accessory. The sky is the limit when making button accessories. Have fun!
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I have been making button rings for a long time. LOVE them. Just had a very nice compliment on one I was wearing with my business suit. Yep…you can make them very pretty and professinal looking too. Shank buttons come in beautiful designs and are my preference.