Tutorial: Dye buttons with fabric dye

I have a pretty mighty button stash, but mostly my stash buttons are white. That’s fine for some projects, but I never seem to have as any colored buttons as I’d like. Turns out, your white buttons don’t have to stay white. Jill from Fiberluscious shows how you can dye your buttons. Boom! Now you can have buttons in allll the colors! There seems to be a lot of variability in how much dye the buttons will take, if any, depending on the material the button is made from. But if you’re okay with some unpredictability, this looks to be a fun way to add some color to your button stash. (No word on whether these are laundry safe, so I’d stick with using them for projects that won’t be washed.)

Click below for her tutorial:

How to Dye New and Vintage Buttons- Tutorial, by Fiberluscious

[photo from Fiberluscious]

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Christmas is one of those holidays that you just can decorate too much for. There’s no limit to the amount of holiday cheer you can bring into you home! There’s no such thing as too many Christmas decorations. You can bring Christmas décor into any room of the house – including the kitchen! Which is kind of fitting given how many Christmas activities and gifts are made in the kitchen. We’ve rounded up 13 Christmas kitchen accessories you can sew for your home or to give as gifts.

The list includes holiday themed hot pads, potholders ,aprons, and more that you can sew and decorate your kitchen all season long. Most are things you can make in an evening or less. These would also make wonderful hostess gifts for any holiday parties or gatherings you’re attending. Read on for the kitchen sewing ideas!