Button Pumpkins

Orange buttons are stacked to make mini pumpkins with the country chic cottage.  She then adds even smaller green or black pumpkins to make a stem.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.thecountrychiccottage.net/2014/09/button-pumpkins.html

Button Castanets

Large buttons are brought together with elastic thread to make fun and easy castanets.  Making friends also glues foam onto one end to secure them futher.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.makingfriends.com/music/castanets.htm

Button Rainbows

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple buttons are strung onto jewelry wire to make a unique rainbow craft for St. Patrick's Day.  Laura kelly designs next strings on cotton clouds decorated and outlined with silver metallic paint.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.laurakellydesigns.com/laurakellydesignsblog/index.php/2014/02/25/button-rainbows-with-silver-lines-clouds/

Button Xmas Trees

Buttons are glued to a piece of paper to form a Christmas tree with this cute kids craft from meet the dubiens.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.123homeschool4me.com/2012/12/diy-gum-drop-wreath.html

Button Christmas Tree Ornament

UK lass in US strings buttons to make an Xmas tree ornament with a cute star button on the top.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://uklassinus.blogspot.de/2011/11/motivation-needed.html 

Meet the dubiens uses colorful buttons on top of a wooden spool for their version.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.meetthedubiens.com/2012/12/button-christmas-trees.html

Button Flowers

Buttons turn into flowers with crafty placement, glue andcraft klatch with mona.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftklatchwithmona.blogspot.com/2013/06/button-flowers-craft-tutorial.html

Paper Flower Button Pendants

To make this simple necklace.  Cut scrapbooking paper into a flower shape, add a button on top and place the hook through, and add a pretty string.  Silly eagle books shares all of the details.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.sillyeaglebooks.com/2011/05/mothers-day-crafts-for-kids-button.html

Button Easter Bunny

An array of brown buttons are arranged to make a cute Easter bunny with auntie lolo crafts.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://auntielolocrafts.blogspot.jp/2012/03/guest-post-easter-button-art-with-lacey.html

Panda hall uses an array of colorful buttons and places them into a wire framed bunny.

Get the instructions here:
http://lc.pandahall.com/articles/2370-diy-lovely-rabbit-jewelry-for-kids-a-wonderful-gift-for-kids.html

Button Shamrock Crafts

Fun on a dime turns a cardboard box into a four leaf clover craft using two types of green buttons, paint and glue.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.funonadime.net/?p=5633

Think crafts turns their button shamrock into a pin.

Get the instructions here:
http://thinkcrafts.com/blog/2012/03/16/st-patricks-day-shamrock-pin/ 

Crafts by amanda uses buttons to adorn the outside of this shamrock.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsbyamanda.com/st-patricks-day-welcome-shamrock/ 

About family crafts makes magnets gluing green buttons and magnets to opposite sides of clothes pins. 

Get the instructions here:
http://aboutfamilycrafts.com/diy-cute-as-a-button-shamrock/

Button Valentine's

Nurture store share's a Valentine's day project that uses buttons glued onto a paper heart for a sensory experience. 

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://nurturestore.co.uk/valentine-sensory-play-hearts

How to Make a Button Bracelet

One inch world has a simple tutorial for making a wire and button bracelet. She uses electrical wire for the nice coating. The nifty part is the last button also works as a closure for the bracelet.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://oneinchworld.com/blog/index.php/2012/01/wire-and-button-bracelet/

Rad rag designs also has a button bracelet made of twine and buttons.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.radragdesigns.blogspot.com/2012/02/how-to-make-bracelet-from-buttons-twine.html

Hope studios adds beads to her button bracelets by simply threading them on the string.

Get the instructions here:

http://hopestudios.blogspot.com/2009/07/tutorial-tuesday-button-bracelets.html

Cosmo cricket uses wooden buttons on her version.

Get the instructions here:
http://cosmocricket.typepad.com/cosmo_cricket/2012/09/super-easy-diy-wooden-button-bracelets.html 

Soduel uses felt with her buttons to make a kindergarten craft.

Get the instructions here:

http://soduel.blogspot.jp/2011/04/mothers-day-bracelet-tutorial.html

Happy hour projects braids her button onto two colors of yarn.

Get the instructions here:
http://happyhourprojects.com/button-bracelets/

Cosas molonas uses adds beads.

Get the instructions here:
http://blog.cosasmolonas.com/diy-pulsera-infantil-con-boton-y-pyssla/

Button Magnets

Big box detox shares a very simple and cute magnet tutorial.  All you need are some cute buttons, magnet backings and glue.  Kids will have fun shopping for and picking out the fun and colorful buttons and then playing with them once they're made. 

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.bigboxdetox.com/tutorial-tuesday-easy-button-magnets

Button Tree Branch

Meet the dubiens has a new button craft using buttons, glue and a real tree branch.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.meetthedubiens.com/2011/09/fall-button-branch.html

Art by wiley creates a more winter themed version using pearled buttons and a drawn on branch.  She also creates several full button trees.

Get the instructions here:

http://artbywiley.blogspot.com/2012/03/button-tree-story.html

 

 

 

Craft by Amanda uses lots of colors.

 

Get the instructions here:

http://craftsbyamanda.com/vibrant-button-tree-on-canvas-a-giveaway/

 

Button Bobby Pins

Christina homemaker shows how to take an ordinary bobby pin and attach a pretty button to make it something beautiful. She attaches the button using thread and super glue.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://christinahomemaker.blogspot.com/2010/08/button-bobby-pins.html

Craft and creativity shares her version this craft too.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftandcreativity.com/blog/2012/02/04/hairpins/