it hurts to be crafty/button earrings with bows

my two sister's were at my house last night.
we headed to joanns for a quick craft run.

when we got there we realized that ALL OF THE BUTTONS WERE 50% off!
they still are by the way.

we said a prayer of thanks :o) and proceeded to buy buttons to make button earrings.

we fell in love with so many buttons that had the two sewing holes (the ones without the shanks).
usually i wouldn't even consider buying these for earrings but they were too cute to pass up.

check out these beauties.
black lace buttons are you kidding me!?

we figured out a way to hide the holes.

put some super skinny ribbon through...

and tie a bow!

glue your post pad to the back with hot glue.

we could not get enough of them!

they turned out so darling!

i am wearing these right now.

here are all the button earrings i made with bows.

why it hurts to be crafty:

the party lasted until about 2:30 am.

we were tired and giggly.

we were using my button shank remover to remove the backs of the buttons with shanks.

the shanks were flying everywhere!

so my sister chelsea had this great idea to remove the shanks inside a plastic joann's bag so they wouldn't fly all over the place.

it seemed to be working fine until wham....

our youngest sister emily shrieked in pain.

a button shank had hit her right on the lip and given her a fat lip.

i told her to suck it up and to carry on when wham i get hit on the side of the head with a shank.

what the heck is going on we all wondered?!

we confiscated the bag my sister was using only to find dozens of tiny holes in it.

they shanks were breaking through the plastic bag!

we laughed and laughed and made my sister use a paper grocery bag which did the trick.

(you can see my sister here in the back ground thinking this is oh so funny. she never got hit with the shank. she was indeed the shank shooter.)

here are all the button earrings i made last night.

these sail boats needed me...

these lavender rosettes sang to me....

these ruby reds hopped right into my basket on their own...

i may just go find me a sailor and sail away with these anchors...

*note to husband...SAILOR and SALESMAN are not the same thing

these reminded me of my sister-in-law stephanie she may be getting them in the mail if she sends me her address...

i lost my big fake diamond earring a couple of weeks ago. we found these awesome diamond buttons were the perfect size and the cheapest and best fake diamond earrings i have ever owned.

love them!

you can buy the post pads for the earrings in packs like this at joanns.

i think they were $2.99 for a pack of 24 pairs.

30% off right now!




get your girls together and make these earrings.

if you need more instructions on making the button earrings you can go to this post i did awhile back.






i am tanya


with button earrings with bows in my ears


signing out

lace trim earrings

i just have to say that i have not had so much fun crafting in a long time!

i was in heaven making these earrings from lace trims.

i was SO excited to try them on and see how they looked.

absolutely darling!
i just love them!

all you need is:

a bunch of ribbons

lot's of different lace trims

a glue gun

and these ball hook earrings

these are sterling silver and work so great for sensitive ears.



1. cut out your lace trim



2. take some pliers and open the ball on your earring. ( i have a tiny little set of 3 jewelry pliers i got at joanns for like $6. they work great!)

3. take the end of your pliers or a pin and make a hole in your lace trim where you will want your lace trim to hang from.

4. put your earring through the hole.

5. close your earring ball to secure the lace.



make two bows out of your ribbon and hot glue them to your lace trim.

that's it!



here are a bunch of lace trims that i cut out.



then i tied a bunch of bows and matched them to trims i thought suited them best.
then went to town making them.

my husband thought i was upstairs cleaning.

but i was really going to town on these babies!

that's how i do it ladies.

i am sneaky.



i took this lace trim...



and turned it into these.



this lace trim...

and turned it into these!

it was so much fun!



this red ribbon reminds me of a picnic.

it's one of my favorites.



the black and white stripped ribbon and the small lace trim rosettes are a little too darling for me to handle!



i thought i would try some black lace trim and was thrilled with how they turned out.

the white ribbon with the black edging fit pefectly with these earrings.



the cream lace with the brown and cream ribbon are so pretty!



these were the first ones i made, and i was so excited with how they turned out!

these dainty little earrings remind me if tiny doilies. i love how they hang on!



do you think i have enough lace trim earrings!?

holy crap what is my husband going to say!!??



make these earrings!

every time i do a project like this i get comments and emails asking if i will put some in my etsy shop and i just never do.

so this time i am actually going to give it a try.

i can't promise to restock them though...i will probably just sell them for a couple of days.

head over to my etsy shop if you have to have some of these earring.

Ucreate

I am over hanging out with Kari from Ucreate today.

Come on over and I'll show you how to make this

Lace Earring Frame.

This is already in my room with my earrings hanging from it.
I just love how easy it was and darling it turned out!

Now this would make a great gift for a girlfriend, grandma, mom, or sister.
I think it would even make a great bridal shower gift.

Now go go go! Head over to Kari's to learn now to do it!

Thanks guys!

I am linking to "A Soft Place to Land," & "Todays Creative Blog."

button earrings oh baby!

have you ever heard of a button shank remover?

it has been on my list of crafting supplies i have been wishin' for.

these were just $4 at Joann's with my 40% off coupon.

when i go to the craft store, my little lucy loves to go to the button isle.

we were there a few months ago looking at all the buttons and a thought came to my mind...

why not make button earrings!?

they make really cute buttons nowadays.

i picked up all of these buttons at Joann's as well.

i love these vintage broach looking buttons,
and these rosette buttons that have just a tint of coral to them.

buttons are pretty inexpensive, these sets run from about $1-$3.

because these kind of buttons don't have have the holes for sewing, they have what are called button shanks on the backs.

this is where my button shank remover comes in!

it snapped the shank right off!

i did this to all of the buttons.

these little guys are called post pads.

they are perfect for gluing to the backs of buttons.
they come in sets with the butterfly nuts.

butterfly nuts are the part of the earring that hold your earring in place on the back of your ear.

i know i giggle every time i hear the name.
seriously who in the world would name those things butterfly nuts!?


the post pads can be hard to find in jewelry and craft stores, so i play it safe and order them on etsy.

here is a link to a great shop that sells them.

put a dab of hot glue on the pad of your post pad.

stick it right to the back of your button.

i just love how these turned out!

i can't decide which are my favorite.

i wore these babies today :o)

what do you guys think?
why not give them a try!?

it would give you an excuse to say butterfly nuts.