How to Make Lapel Pins with Buttons
Creating lapel pins with buttons is a fun and innovative project that can use any button, from rare antique buttons to novelty buttons found in craft stores. By using tie tack parts purchased from a jewelry supply or craft store and your glue gun, you can create charming lapel pins in minutes. Making lapel pins from buttons is a fantastic way to bring your button collection into your everyday life, giving the buttons a functional use.
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Things You'll Need
- Tie tack pin
- Styrofoam scrap
- Buttons
- Glue gun and glue sticks
- Tie tack clutch back
- Wire clippers (optional)
Instructions
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Stick the tie tack pin's post into the Styrofoam to hold it as you work. Brush any loose Styrofoam from the piece of foam to ensure loose pieces don't get stuck in the glue during the crafting process.
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Select your button and place a dab of glue onto the button back. You will need enough glue for the tie tack to "squish" into the glue and hold. If the button has a flat back, the gluing process will be simpler. If the button has a protruding shank, you may have to remove it with wire clippers first. If the button has a flat bar or molded metal/plastic protrusion, you will need to add enough glue to level the button onto the flat area of the tie tack.
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Push the button onto the flat face of the tie tack. Allow the glue to dry.
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Remove the tie tack with the adhered button from the Styrofoam and brush off any bits of Styrofoam that may have gotten stuck to the glue on the back of the button or on the lapel pin.
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Place the tie tack clutch back onto the tie tack pin's post. Wear as you would any lapel pin. Tie tack and lapel pin findings are identical. It is easier to locate the jewelry findings if you search under "tie tack pin" at craft stores.
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Tips & Warnings
Button lapel pins make great scarf pins. Wear a button lapel pin on a hat or add a button lapel pin to a canvas or fabric purse for extra flair.
Use caution when operating glue guns as they reach extreme temperatures and may lead to burns.
