Helen challenges herself in thinking of new ways to sew on a button!
Ombre button tutu on canvas!!
How to get this look yourself!
Turn your old t-shirt into a cute button-down-back-shirt!
It’s that time of the year when one strike, two strike and three strikes will get you out and crafting at the Jo-Ann’s – Crafting At The Ballpark Event held this past weekend in Cleveland, Ohio! It couldn’t have been a better day for crafting outdoors – the sun was out – the excitement was […] Read more…
IT’S SUMMER!!! It came a little later for us here on the East Coast…but it’s finally here! Time to bust out the sewing machine and frozen cocktails because you’ve got a ton of fashion projects coming your way! – Just…take it easy on the cocktails until you’re done playing with needles and scissors. Trust me […] Read more…
With the Patriotic season approaching yes I’m including Fourth of July (it’s never too early for getting projects completed or just getting those creative juices rolling! Wondering what we may have available for your upcoming projects – I’ve made it easy and I also included some inspiration from Pinterest. If you don’t know what this […] Read more…
As many of you know Memorial Day is celebrated the last Monday of May – we all wait for this 4 day (some of us only get three – sorry!) weekend to come – it signifies the beginning of the summer season for most of us, family gatherings, sports events and picnics! But we also need to […] Read more…
Here at the Blumenthal Button Factory, we are literally swimming in buttons. Surfing, on a good day. Which is really convenient when you have an outfit that you want to switch buttons out for! If you need some raincoat buttons we have a ton of big buttons available in our La Mode line and many […] Read more…
As we all know Mother’s Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of May – so are you seriously going to wait till the last minute to make her something? Why not start earlier – like today…Two button gift ideas in one – yes I did just type that and no it really doesn’t take […] Read more…
All these funky weather patterns are inspiring me to get a little funky with some trends….in a more agreeable fashion, of course! Though it’s hard to tell, Spring and Summer are arriving and I want to take as many risks with fashion as the weather has with its patterns! Firstly, I’ve been so bland and […] Read more…
Spring has sprung and Easter is just a few weeks away! Time to create, create, create! So we all know that we did Button Trees, Button Hearts and your right – it’s time for Button Easter Eggs! This is surely a fun, easy project to get everyone involved and to empty out that Button Box filled […] Read more…
Rummaging through my old broken jewelry box I found a kilt pin that use to have charms dangling from it – but for some strange reason I can’t seem to part with items that may one day be brought back to life! I keep thinking to myself: Try it — it may work. So here we […] Read more…
It’s all in the details for Spring 2014 and why not add those details with buttons from sewing or crafting? Our new line of Button Trends and Collector’s Buttons will sure be a hit with what’s happening now. The Committee for Colour & Trends listed their top 10 Key Fashion Jewelry concepts for Spring 2014: 1. Messages […] Read more…
You still have time to create last minute “Valentine” decoration/ornaments and with the weather they’re predicting for the East Coast you’ll have plenty of time (in between shoveling). This Valentine’s Day heart craft may not look like much of a “button” project but it still has a hint of buttons! Having had enough denim left […] Read more…
Wondering what to get that special someone who’s watching/counting their calories? No not jewelry, flowers – how about an everlasting VALENTINE BUTTON CUPCAKE? That’s right these are Button Cupcakes! and it’s easy – I actually posted a how to on October 16, 2013 – Keepsake Button Cupcakes there’s a step by step how to create […] Read more…