Making Ceramic Buttons

Nobody says you have to make buttons in nice neat little circles.

Making ceramic buttons.

Kyla toomey has come up with a super smart way to make ceramic buttons. She uses the buttons she makes to embellish her pots along with a variety of homemade texture tools although they could easily be adapted for regular button purposes. If you want to embed a loop or button back just bake the cane slice first then add more clay to the back embedding the loop and bake a. Our buttons are great for jewelry and clothing.

Work your clay on a smooth surface. Just make even slices poke some buttonholes and bake. Connie february 13 2015 at 10 59 am. We also carry a great selection of handmade beads.

You can also make fancy buttons by adding texture. Cane slices of all sorts make great buttons. In this video i show how i use my fingers to compress and form. That looks like a full day of fun.

Press a stamp or texture mat on top of the clay to make an imprint then peel it off. You can make buttons in any shape. Creating ceramic buttons and beads is more than just cutting out pieces from a slab of clay. Background stamps with damask scrolled or floral designs work great for buttons.

They are all so pretty reply delete. You can leave the clay blank to make plain buttons. I rolled mine out with a pizza roller. Fold it over and over work it into a ball squeeze it beat it whatever until it s soft enough to roll out.

For these buttons i m using ecru. Cut out your button shapes just like you re making cookies. Sandy february 16 2015 at 4 08 pm. Creative impressions has a very funky idea for buttons.