With the help of my Honey I experimented with some new wooden buttons today.
During the year I collect appropriate sized branches. Native tree prunings, wind-falls from storms, and just quietly I have even pinched some from neighbours pruning piles too :) Apart from the diameter, I look for straight branches with no obvious knots or bumps on the outside.
Today was all about experimenting. We discovered rubbing Pohutukawa buttons with beeswax heralded a remarkable change of colour - see the bottom right buttons before and the top left after the beeswax was added!
I have written a tutorial for making your own wooden buttons, so if you would like to make your own, you will find a lovely detailed "how-to". They are so much fun to make and really easy!
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these are really lovely and rustic. i want to try this on my larger apple tree prunings. not sure what i'm going to sew them on though, but i just feel the need for them!
ReplyDeleteThey look great. I want to try making some myself now. We have a forest over the fence, so I should have no trouble finding a few different branches. Cx
ReplyDeleteThey just add such a lovely touch :) A bit of New Zealand!
ReplyDeletethey look awesome. love the idea just adds another special touch to your amazing creations :o)
ReplyDeleteThese buttons are just too awesome - I will officially start collecting wood :) x
ReplyDeleteI am LOVING my pohutakawa button on my knitted cardi - it just finishes it off beautifully so thank you very much
ReplyDeleteStill in awe of your studio and all of your collections
oh, these are so lovely!
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