A vase of buttons. A VASE of BUTTONS! I filed it away in the back of my brain as a 'someday' project and then forgot all about it as the days passed by.
A year later, I was shopping with my Aunt in Duluth and came across a jar of old buttons for sale- $5:
'I feel like I need these...but why?' I said to myself. Then the image of the button project danced through my mind and I bought them on the spot. Arg, I totally gotta try to make that thing!
Fast forward another year and there sat the jar of buttons on a shelf...longing to be repurposed and loved. But the time had not yet come.
Fast forward 6 months more and I happened upon a tiny black vase on clearance at World Market and also a spool of wire in my junk box that I had forgotten about- the stars had finally aligned for a button vase creation. I could almost hear those sad little buttons cheering with excitement to be set free!
The supplies:
I cut a bunch of 24 gauge wire in varying lengths:
Then selected some of the cutest buttons from the jar. Through the button holes:
And twisted tight with the help of my needle nose pliers:
After preparing 4 or 5 of these button stems, I assembled them into a wire tree...some freestyle action took place here. I just followed where the creative wind blew me and twisted the wires tightly around each other until I was satisfied with the outcome:
And then repeated the 'tree making process' 5 more times:
To finish up, I added some sand to the vase to give the wire ends a home to live and stay in place:
A few minutes of arranging and tweaking the wires and voilà- a Button Vase!!
Not as many buttons as the original inspiration, but I am liking the simple look of my own interpretation. And I promptly found it a loving home on the shelf...my old buttons have finally met their destiny:
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