The unplugged project theme for this week is “old.”  Well this may be a stretch but I have lots of “old” buttons.

I saw these button and bead posies at a garage sale recently and I was really excited to try to replicate them.

You will need buttons, beads and fun wire (coated copper wire 24-26 gauge wire).  I found the wire at Michael’s Crafts (used my Sunday paper 40% off coupon).

This is tricky to explain so stay with me.  Each posie wire will end up being twisted and folded in half with a button at the half way point and posies on each end of that folded and twisted wire.  So cut a piece of wire  about 12 inches long and fold in half.  String whatever you want for the first posie.

Twist the wire together and string a button to the middle (this is where you will fold your posie)

Twist the two end pieces together leaving space at the end to string the beads and buttons.

Curl the ends of the wire-we used a toothpick.

I love these!  The kids liked making these and sorting the beads and buttons so much that my dinning room table is still covered with supplies begging to be made into an everlasting bouquet.

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