For the development of fine motor skills of fingers in children, various materials at hand are often chosen for creative activities.
One of the most popular materials are buttons that differ in shape, size, color, diameter of the central hole.
The advantages of using buttons include their accessibility, comfortable shape, strength, resistance to moisture.
Required tools and materials
Creative activities with buttons are of interest to children of all age groups thanks to their bright designs and varied colors. It is difficult to fully imagine what kind of original crafts from buttons can be made.
To create interesting gif.webpts, toys, souvenirs, you may need the following materials and tools:
- Sheets of thick cardboard, especially often used in the art of scrapbooking.
- Textile, among which felt is the most popular.
- Needles and threads.
- Glue.
- Scissors.
- Other decorative elements: satin ribbons, beads, large beads.
- Fishing line or metal wire.
Do-it-yourself templates for making button crafts can come in handy. Blanks layouts are most relevant for creating beautiful applications from multi-colored glossy buttons.
Making beautiful appliques
Pictures made from an original combination of buttons look extraordinarily lively in any interior style. For work, you can use a variety of materials: from round buttons with a matte surface to bright details with a metallic sheen.
For the step-by-step production of a picture, you will need a frame, a sheet of cardboard or a textile cloth. Button crafts master class:
- For work, you should select a sketch. You can draw templates with your own hands or find a ready-made image.
- Focusing on the prepared drawing, the buttons are sorted by size, shape, color.
- Depending on the base used (textiles or cardboard) and the skills of the master, threads or glue are used for fastening. Embroidered paintings acquire a unique design, however, adhesive-backed appliqués are easier to execute.
The fabric applique should be wrapped around a sheet of plywood, a piece of plastic, or other sturdy backing to avoid rough folds. The final stage of independent work is to attach the frame.
They decorate the living room, bedroom or stylish hallway with similar appliqués or embroidered paintings. According to a similar scheme, you can make crafts from buttons for an exhibition in a kindergarten, but take as a basis the images of animals, birds, various figures or letters.
Decor for a photo album
The production of photo albums, frames for photos, greeting cards has received its own name today. This direction of art has a lot of fans, and handicrafts are valued much more than production specimens.
To create an original photo album, you will need textiles, threads, needles, sheets of cardboard for making pages, glue or large threads for center binding. Instructions for creating a stylish photo album:
- Sheets and binding are made according to the general scheme. Work with buttons is carried out directly with the cover of the future craft.
- To make a hardcover, you need two sheets of cardboard, as well as two pieces of fabric.
- The selected textiles are wrapped around the cardboard blanks, and the attachment of the soft part is performed on the back surface of the album.
- Depending on the desire of the owner of the craft, the drawing could be in the form of a certain figure or be chaotic.
The buttons are sewn onto the fabric base, according to the selected sketch.
Volumetric tree made of buttons
Interesting ideas and instructions on how to make a button craft can be found on various creative forums and portals.
A very original idea will appeal to the craftswoman, who still has many beautiful small buttons from her clothes.
To create a tree with a lush and interesting crown, you need to prepare a strong metal wire, wire cutters, buttons, a flower pot and any filler (you can use decorative stones and sand). Step-by-step making of a beautiful souvenir:
- A stem is rolled up from a metal wire. This part of the craft is the largest in order to withstand a significant load on the "branches".
- The most commonly used technique is twisting, which produces a very realistic effect.
- To fix the stem, a flower pot (ceramic, plastic or glass, at the discretion of the master) is used, in which sand and decorative stones are placed. The "roots" of such a tree are firmly fixed to the bottom of the pot.
- The next, and most important part of the work is the formation of the crown. The buttons are fixed with the leading part of the wire, and for secure fixation they make an additional loop or twist.
When creating a crown, one should remember not only about the decor, but also about the stability of such a structure. Do not make the upper part of the decorative tree unnecessarily massive if the wire does not have a sufficient cross-section.
Christmas tree toy
Bright small-sized buttons can be used to make a beautiful festive toy. To work, you need a piece of styrofoam, a sharp stationery knife, glue, acrylic paints and clear varnish.
With the help of chenille wire, you can make a loop for attaching the toy to the Christmas tree. Step-by-step production of an original craft:
- It is necessary to form a ball of the desired size from a piece of foam. It is better to use a clerical knife to give the desired shape. Any unevenness should be removed by sanding.
- The selected buttons are attached to the surface of the resulting ball. A layer of PVA glue is also applied on top.
- After the glue hardens, they begin to decorate the New Year's toy, for which a layer of paint is applied. It can be a pearlescent paint with a stylish metallic sheen.
The effect obtained is fixed by applying 2-3 layers of acrylic varnish. In the photo of such an interesting crafts made of buttons, you can see how beautifully the colors shimmer on the embossed surface of the toy.
Photos of exclusive crafts from buttons
