DIY Keychain With Button and Trim

Materials and Supplies Needed

• Buttons (My favorite are from Button Jam!)
• Felt
• Embroidery Floss
• Needle
• Scissors
• Ribbon (1 inch wide – grosgrain) or Ric-Rac Trim
• Key Fob Hardware Set

Directions

To get started, decide how long you want your loop to be. Do you want it to fit over your wrist? Do you want it to be long enough to hang somewhere. If you are like me, you probably “lose” your keys a lot so the bigger the keychain, the better. Cut your felt a little wider than your ribbon but the same length. This tutorial shows the project with a ten inch length.

Select your buttons and make sure they are all going to fit on the length of ribbon you have chosen. You can do one side or both. Sew the first one, leaving 3/4 inch at the bottom for the clamp. There are lots of fun ways to sew on buttons so feel free to be creative here while making your DIY keychain.

Add the rest of your buttons, being sure to sew them on with multiple stitches so they will be durable.

Step Two

Loop your ribbon/ric rac trim over the felt. Use a pair of plyers to squish the clamp closed, securing all of the 4 layers tightly together.

Step Three

Add the metal key ring through the clamp then put your keys on!

About Button Jam

Button Jam buttons come is adorable little jars (that are perfect for upcycling in to fabulous projects). Each jar contains a color of buttons that come in many hues and sizes. The variety is never the same, making the experience of opening and sorting the buttons a joy. The buttons are made from thousands of different molds so the range of choices is broad including vintage styles.

Buttons are such a great way to create fabulous accessories. Lindsay over at Artsy Fartsy Mama used these supplies.

AND….she made this fashion statement of a bracelet with the black Button Jam buttons. Go grab all the deets.

So whether you are making a DIY keychain or a bracelet (or anything at all) – buttons are the way to go!

Too busy to make this right away?! Pin it for later! Pin this project to your favorite craft board on Pinterest and it’ll be waiting for you when you’re ready.

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Cheer and Love,

Laura