DIY Button Bracelet



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Button bracelet tutorial

DIY Button Bracelet

Supplies Needed
1 Button for your closure
Variety of buttons with 4 holes
Copper chain
2 Strands of hemp cord approximately 30” in length
32 Seed beads

DIY Button Bracelet

Closure Button

1. Take your hemp cord and add a dap of glue to the ends and roll to form a somewhat point, let dry. This will make it easier to thread the cord through the holes without it fraying.

2. Take your copper chain apart where you have approximately 11 or 12 one inch pieces.

3. Thread the two pieces of cord in through your closure button, fold in half to center it, and then tie a knot up close to the button. You will be working with four strands of cord.

Button bracelet tutorial

DIY Button Bracelet

4. Now take three buttons and start threading them onto the cord. Be sure to thread the same piece of cord through the same hole in each button for each section. (By section, I mean each set of three buttons) This will keep the buttons fitting snuggly together.

Button bracelet tutorial

How to make a button bracelet

Example Below:

Cord placement strand example

Cord placement strand example

Make sure that each strand of hemp cord goes through the same placement hole of the button. Bottom right of each button, top right of each button, top left of each button, and the bottom left of each button.

Button bracelet tutorial

DIY Button Bracelet

5. Now thread your one inch piece of chain onto all four strands of cord. Pull everything up snug together.

DIY Button Bracelet

How to make a button bracelet

How to make a button bracelet

Button bracelet tutorial

6. Separate your cord and thread your buttons onto the cord again following step #4.

How to make a button bracelet

DIY Button Bracelet

Continue with steps #4 and #5 until you get the bracelet to the desired length.

Button bracelet tutorial

DIY Button Bracelet

7. Tie a knot at the end, then straighten the end strands of cord and tie another knot leaving an opening just large enough for your closure button to fit through.

How to make a button bracelet

Button bracelet tutorial

DIY Button Bracelet

How to make a button bracelet

8. Thread 8 seed beads onto each left over strand of cord, tie knot, and clip left over ends off.

Button bracelet tutorial

DIY Button Bracelet

DIY Button Bracelet

Button bracelet tutorial

TA DA you’ve just made a button bracelet.

Optional: I added a patina to my closure button.

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7 Responses to DIY Button Bracelet

  1. Thanks, Linda, it’s a great combo with the wire and buttons together!

  2. Norma Brock says:

    Thanks for sharing this great tutorial! I have thousands of buttons on hand and will definitely be incorporating your ideas into some new bracelets!

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  4. Katie Rose says:

    Very cool! Buttons are one of my favorite materials to work with! I usually stick to earrings when working with buttons, but this tutorial has inspired me to work some buttons into a bracelet!

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