As if I needed more earrings after making 19 bazillion pairs of these beauties, I decided to make fabric button earrings!! I just love being able to customize pieces so they are exactly what I want!
Fabric
Cover Button Kit
Hot Glue Gun
Earring Backs
Scissors or Pliers
Make sure you get the cover button kit and not just the refill if you don’t have the blue and white plastic button making pieces (see above).
This is where you could and probably should use pliers. I just used an old crappy pair of scissors to squeeze off the back loop.
On the back of the button cover kit there is this button pattern. I found that I needed to cut my circles just a little bit bigger.
You’ll use the blue piece to push down the back of the button so it is secured waaay down in there.
I could make these all day! So easy, cheap, and addicting
Linked: TCB, The Girl Creative, Somewhat Simple, Making the World Cuter, Skip to My Lou, Tatertots & Jello, 30 Handmade Days
Adrienne - Thank you for the detailed simple instructions! I saw in YouTube that if the buttons are bigger to place the earring back towards the top so that it will hang better. I can’t wait to try this!!
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KJ - I love these earrings. I have recently been obsessed with earring like this. Cant wait to try to make these
nina - i love these so much! i stayed up until 3am making a ton of these! i am having a problem though with the earring back coming off – the glue gun is just not strong enough over time. do you have any suggestions to keep them secure for good?
Sada - Hi Nina! I haven’t had that issue yet, but maybe you should consider using a stronger, more permanent glue?
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Lisa P - Ohhhh goodness… my heart skipped a beat when I saw these! I love earrings <3 and was gonna buy some like this on Etsy, BUT I found this blog post!! I'm all about making my own pieces so THANK YOU! I usually use super glue on my earrings it works better than some glue guns ( it depends really on the quality of glue though too)
Mel - Love these! I just made my first pair…so cute. Thanks for posting this!
Jacqueline - Omg! I am in love! I always have extra fabric laying around from other projects and I now know what to do with it! Thanks so much for the easy step-by-step directions!
Maison Kelly - What size earring back are you using?
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Abby - Where do you get your fabric? I love those patterns! (and do you buy scraps?)
Sada - I think these fabrics were actually all from Joann’s, but I get a lot of my fabric at http://www.fabric.com these days…
SassyKay - These earrings are adorable! If you sew your own clothing, there’d always be scraps to use to match your outfit. But, I’ll bet you could even farm enough fabric from a skirt or dress hem to make matching earrings too. Love it.
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Sweets by Suite Peaz - Where do I find the kit from and do they only come in one size? How much do they run also.
Thank you in advance.
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Mary Y - lovely step by step pictures!
Aubre - Where did you get the earring backs?
karli - how does the hot glue gun hold up with the metal to fabric adhesion?
do you recommend using epoxy for a stronger hold?