Create your new favorite charm bracelet, necklace, and earrings using your own contemporary or vintage sew-through craft buttons in any size or style. Using basic wire-wrapping techniques, you’ll make beautifully customized jewelry pieces to give as gifts or wear again and again. This class is beginner-friendly for ages 12 and up.
Pliers and tools will be provided, but please bring:
In Portland, I recommend going to Dava Bead for your findings and other supplies. If you would like to purchase materials online, check out Fire Mountain Gems or Rings-Things.
Susan Beal is the author of Button It Up (2009), Bead Simple (2008), World of Geekcraft (2011), Modern Log Cabin Quilting (2011), and the co-author of Super Crafty (2005). She also teaches crafts at PNCA, Maker Faire, MAKE Workshop, and Modern Domestic. She’s been featured in Handmade Nation, Sunset, the LA Times, the Oregonian, CRAFT, and other magazines and publications. Her own blog is at West Coast Crafty, and she lives in Portland with her husband, their two children, and a large collection of buttons.
