I love the look of covered buttons, but I don’t use them often enough to really justify buying a button covering tool. This is how I cover my buttons, it takes a little more time that the tool, but if you’re only doing them occasionally it saves you spending money on another crafting gadget. You’ll Need: Shank buttons in your chosen size (mine were from a button tin my Mum picked up for me from a garage sale, she’s magic [...]

Ed’s note: Please welcome Leah, our resident shopping guru, to the blog, this is her first post of (hopefully!) many more on CB. My name is Leah and I’m an addict. An Etsy addict. I can’t make, sew, knit, paint or build anything (yet), but what I can do is buy handmade. For me, my girls, our home, our friends and just about anyone else I can justify making a purchase for. I pour over the lovingly handmade item treasure [...]