Salt Lake Telegram | 1950-11-01 | Page 22 | Your Button Container Yields a Large Variety of Jewelry

Your Button Container Yields A Large Variety of Jewelry The urge to own a wide de selection selection selection tion of costume jewelry is often thwarted by a cramped budget and the inability to find exactly what you ou want One solution to both these problems is to make your our own jewelry With buttons its it's easy Gleaming buttons from the notions notions notions no no- counter rival a jewelers jeweler's display offering a wide variety of oC styles and sizes from which to choose There are glitter buttons following following following fol fol- lowing the current fashion trend toward sparkle Adaptable to almost al almost almost al- al most any form of oC jewelry you desire they are particularly effective ef effective effective ef- ef as necklace pendants which are made by stringing to together together to- to gether ether three buttons of graduated graduated graduated sizes T The These h e s e pendants suspended from narrow black velvet ribbons ribbons rib rib- bons combine with matching earrings to make glamorous evening evening evening eve eve- ning ensembles Also for wear with ith dance frocks are to make chokers chokers chok chol- ers dressed up wi with th a handsome button which is set with fake jewels Simply sew it in place Complementary earrin earrings s may maybe maybe maybe be made from smaller buttons of the same design or from sparkling buttons set with similar similar similar simi simi- lar stones To make these attractive earrings earrings earrings ear ear- rings purchase earring backs at ata a notions counter or buy inexpensive inexpensive inex inex- pensive earrings and remove the setting Attach the buttons of or your choice to the backs with witha a good household cement The same method may be used for tor making tailored earrings which are a attractive t t r act i v e when matched in m smaller size with buttons on your dress or blouse A similar procedure should be followed in making pins pms If pin- pin backs are unavailable in your town break the original decorations decorations decorations decora decora- from inexpensive pins and cement buttons in their place In case you have difficulty making metal buttons adhere to metal pin or earring backs shred i a piece of string and mix the fuzz with the cement before gluing gluing gluing ing the pieces together The making of button jewelry is often simplified by removing the shank the shank the loop through which the thread would pass for ordinary button use