Vintage button bouquets make use of recycled materials. They're eco-conscious, and making your own gives you the opportunity to flex your creative muscles. When you know how to make your own vintage button bouquets, you can make use of a wide array of buttons and craft materials.
Spread out a sheet of brocade fabric in any color or design you like. Place a floral stencil over the surface and trace it with a white crayon or other color that contrasts with the fabric. Do this 12 times. Make them measure approximately 3 inches in diameter.
Cut out the 12 flower shapes. Discard the fabric and keep the flower cutouts.
Select 12 assorted vintage buttons. Squeeze a dot of hot glue onto the back of each button. Adhere each button to the center of the front of each flower cutout. Let them dry for 10 minutes, then flip them over with the undersides of the flowers exposed.
Squeeze a dot of glue onto the center of each flower backside. Bend a single pipe cleaner at the end by 1/2 inch and press the bent piece against the glued side of one of the floral cutouts. Let it dry for 10 minutes. Do this for each of the flowers and pipe cleaners.
Bundle the makeshift stems together into the shape of a bouquet stem bundle. Wrap the stems from the bottom to just under the blossoms with at least 20 inches of green floral tape. This further stabilizes the vintage button bouquet.
Tie a length of silk ribbon around the center of the stem bundle into a simple bow. Choose a ribbon color that matches the button theme of the bouquet.
