Decorating a wreath can transform a familiar holiday staple into a decorative item that's uncommon and eye-catching, especially when you decorate it with buttons. If you don't have a collection of buttons, take them off of existing clothes that may be missing one or two already. Collect buttons over time in as many colors and sizes as you can. Begin your wreath project by spreading the buttons out or bunching groups of them together. Let your creativity come to the forefront. You may choose a color theme -- perhaps going with buttons of red, white and blue for a festive Fourth of July decoration -- or opt for no theme at all beyond making the wreath look as elegant or colorful as possible. Design the arrangement first and then use your hot glue gun to glue the buttons to the wreath. Enhance the wreath further by spray painting it a variety of colors.
Create a one-of-a-kind ornament by using scissors, floral wire, ribbons and buttons. The button ornament can be hung from a holiday tree or elsewhere in the house, according to the website Crafters Love Crafts. Create your ornament by cutting a wire at the desired length, though a length of wire that is about 12-inches long is ideal. Choose buttons with holes of different shapes and sizes and insert or thread the wire through the buttons. Creating a full ornament means the buttons will have to be nestled close to one another (although space needs to be left at both ends; in the end, you'll tie -- or twist -- both ends of the wire together to close off the ornament)). After placing the buttons onto the wire, make sure there is space left at each end. On the right, leave 2 to 3-inches of bare wire; on the left leave 2 to 3-inches of bare wire. Shape the wire and buttons into a circle by bringing up both ends of the wire until they meet in the middle. “Tie” the wire together as you would during the first step of tying a shoelace and then tie a double knot to secure your circle. Bring the two pieces of wire up and shape into a loop to use for hanging the ornament. Close this loop in the manner of your choice. One example: cross your two ends of wire at the top of the loop then twist them together to form a “tail;” thread the tail back through and around your loop in a decorative manner untl it's completely encompassed around the loop. You can decorate the loop or tie ribbons, if you'd like, between some or all of the small spaces between the buttons, allowing them to extend or hang below the ornament itself.
You can use buttons, an empty paper towel roll, glue, a glue dot, ribbons and markers to create a napkin ring with buttons, according to the website Witty Living. First, cut a piece of the cardboard paper towel role off so it resembles a small ring that is the size you would like your napkin ring to be (typically about an inch wide). The natural circumference of the hole will allow napkins to fit within it. Then color the outside of the roll with the marker, or markers, of your choice. Cut ribbon to fit around the napkin ring and glue it on after you've measured out the desired length. Attach buttons to the center of the napkin ring, or paper towel roll, using as many or as few as you desire. One idea is to space out buttons of an equal size evenly in the center of the ring. Use glue dots to glue the buttons on.
According to Disney's Family Fun website, two white buttons, ribbon, felt, glue and pin backing -- plus some of your time -- are all that you need to create a snowman pin you can attach to a shirt or sweater. Lay the white buttons face down in the shape of a snowman, with one button below the other on a flat surface. Glue the buttons together and glue a pin backing to the back of both of the buttons, which will allow it to eventually be pinned to fabric. Decorate the button further by gluing items such as a ribbon scarf or a tiny, felt top hat in the proper places near the top white button.