When I bought gloves
for the miniature snow men and penguins we made a couple weeks ago I knew there
would most likely be some extra pairs of gloves left over. Each of the colored gloves came with a pair
of black ones and we weren't planning to make that many penguins. When we were done with that project I had
several extra pairs of black gloves. Not
to worry, because I also had a plan!
This gift is super
thrifty, very practical and incredibly easy.
Minimal skills and supplies are required for this project and you can
complete it in a short amount of time too.
So grab your button jar, or somebody else's, a spool of thread and a
needle.
I dug through the
jar to come up with four matching pair of buttons that would be complimentary
to these gloves. I laid a pair on the
table thumb to thumb so I'd be sure and put the buttons on the correct
sides. Then I centered one of the
buttons on the cuff and stitched them.
Simple as that!
You could do two
smaller buttons one on top of the other or side by side. That would be really cute. Brightly colored buttons would be fun
too. My goal was to use up what I
already had on hand and make it a quick project. Which it was.
I whipped all four of these out in thirty minutes. Most of my time was literally spent sorting
through and choosing my buttons.
Wrap in tissue and place in a pretty gift box and you are all set to go! |
I, personally, like
to keep things pretty simple, but you could certainly go further than I did and
add bows or sparkly stuff. Even some
trim or faux fur would be nice. If you
embroider, you could add your own unique designs, something I may do when I
have a little more time. The neat thing
about this is you are only limited by your own imagination.
So have fun with it
and feel free to share with me what you make.
I'd love to see what you do.
these are great...I've been collecting mitten ideas and will share when they are stitched...
ReplyDeleteOh good! I can hardly wait!
DeleteThose are really cute! I am going to do a few pair like that to keep on hand for those random gifts I need but forget about!
ReplyDeleteI think that is a great idea. :)
DeleteWhat a wonderful idea!
ReplyDeleteThank you Debbie! :0)
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