tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891499264804025085.post-75647023215122380452008-07-18T09:32:00.000-07:002008-07-18T09:44:26.374-07:00I really must admit that I have huge thing for buttons. Maybe it stems from sorting through mom's button jar as a kid. I just can't help myself when I'm out treasure hunting. If I see any beautiful, quirky, old, or whatever buttons I have to have them. I've amassed quite a collection. The are separated by color into lots of button jars. Mostly I collect them like so many things in my life. This week I was inspired by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=13401097">this bracelet on etsy </a> to actually use them. <br /><br />I'm not a jewelry maker by any stretch of the imagination. I had an empty cheapie charm bracelet from the thrift shop in my stash. So, I got out some needle nosed pliers and jumprings and started playing. First off my jumprings were kind of thick, so they wouldn't work with all my buttons. I just kept on at it until I got this made:<br /><br /><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_cBNKugo-Cf8/SIDG5HcI5pI/AAAAAAAAAyQ/2QSi0EcF7Eg/s1600-h/2008_0718chachallenges0005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_cBNKugo-Cf8/SIDG5HcI5pI/AAAAAAAAAyQ/2QSi0EcF7Eg/s400/2008_0718chachallenges0005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224394252301690514" /></a><br /><br />Well, now I'm hooked I think. I stopped by Michael's last night for some better chain, closures, and thinner jumprings. I'm sorting through my buttons to make something more vibrant and kicky. The <a href="http://www.fiskateers.com/blog/">fiskateers</a> have a whole virtual CHA challenge going on today and tomorrow. One of the challenges is to make something with our fiskateer colors, so I'm sorting through the orange and green stuff to see what I can come up with.Tami Bayerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11540576998753254535noreply@blogger.com