TUTORIAL: How to make fabric-covered button earrings

Friends, followers and fans, lend me your ears and I’ll cover them in fabric – fabric-covered button earrings that is! Or you can make your own in 8 easy steps.

Make Me Pretty Shop has a crush on fabric-covered button earrings. They’re cute as a button – sorry couldn’t resist – and great for accessorising a vintage-look.

Making fabric-covered button earrings is so simple, all you need is a few crafting tools, some great retro fabric and a little patience. 

Here’s your shopping list:

• Button covering tool
• Great retro fabric
• Pair of scissors
• Metal buttons
• Cutting tool / cord nipper
• Jewellery glue i.e. E6000
• Flat stud findings and scroll backs

STEPS 1-4

1. Gather your crafting equipment and find a clear surface
2. Use the cutting tool to snip off the metal loops on buttons
3. Cut out your fabric bigger than the buttons you’re covering
4. Place fabric upside-down in the covering tool and tuck in

STEPS 5-8

5. Place back of button into the tool onto the fabric

6. Place plastic part of the covering tool on top and press down hard

7. Pop covered button out of the tool and dab on glue

8. Place finding onto glue and leave for 10-20 mins

Voila! One pair of cute retro fabric-covered button earrings!

Why not experiment with different button sizes from the dainty 11mm to a chunkier 22mm if you’re looking to make a statement. 

And why stop there? Fabric-covered buttons can be used for a variety of purposes, from styling or updating handmade or vintage outfits to jewellery, card making and so much more!

I hope you found this tutorial useful and it inspires you to make your own fabric-covered button earrings. If you do please post a picture of your finished crafts on our Facebook page!

If, however, you don’t want to invest in the tools or you simply don’t have the patience, why not bag a pair of readymade ones from Make Me Pretty Shop and tell everyone you made them!

PROMOTION - we're giving away a free pair of our 11mm fabric button earrings with every order in January 2014.

Enjoy x