Buttons are one of the most underrated craft supplies for Christmas DIYs. There are so many great Christmas button crafts you can do. They’re inexpensive, often already sitting in your craft stash, and come in endless colours, shapes, and sizes. Whether you’re using vintage buttons, recycled clothing buttons, or new craft packs, they’re perfect for creating charming holiday décor.
1 – Wood Slice Button Ornaments
These wood slice ornaments are so easy to make and look amazing hanging on any Christmas tree. Perfect for a farmhouse aesthetic. They are easy to make and are perfect for farmhouse-style trees. A wood slice ornament, snow-tex, buttons, and some scrap fabric is all you need to complete these cute ornaments.
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2 – Christmas Button Gift Tags
Take simple cardstock gift tags, add a little burlap and a button design, and you have a unique diy gift tag.
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3 – Button Christmas Tree Art
A recycled frame, some burlap, ribbon and recycled buttons are all you need to make this whimsical button Christmas Art. It looks lovely on a sideboard or Christmas display.
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4 – Yarn and Button Wreath
Wrap a flat cardboard wreath shape in your favourite festive coloured yarn and add some button candy canes for a unique button craft.
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5 – Button Filled Ornaments
These button-filled ornaments are perfect for the crafter’s Christmas tree. Add small buttons and mini thimbles to fillable ornaments. Easy Peasy!
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6 – Stacked Button Tree Ornaments
These stacked Christmas tree button ornaments are a great way to repurpose buttons in varied sizes. Use any colour and create a tree shape, and top it off with a button star. What could be easier?
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7 – Button Accented Denim Placemats
Recycled Denim placemats are easy to embellish. Create button designs on the corners and add to your Christmas table.
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8 – Button Brooch
Create a fun designer-look brooch by organizing and sewing some buttons onto felt to create a fun brooch
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9 – Button Word Art
This DIY is super easy. Choose any meaningful Christmas word and glue buttons onto a backer board of a frame. For farmhouse style, use a rustic frame or for a modern look, use sleek silver with metallic buttons.
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10- Button Accented Christmas Pillows
Add colour-coordinated buttons to velvet pillows for an inexpensive, elegant look. Add a few buttons or a lot to suit your decor.
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11 – Button Flower Gift Accents
Create button flowers and add a little greenery, and use in place of bows on a gift. Use jute twine in place of ribbon for a gift that is almost too beautiful to open.
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12 – Stocking with Names in Buttons
Use tiny buttons in place of embroidered names on stockings. Sew on a piece of thin ribbon to mark the name and add buttons to the top. So cute!
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13 – Frosted Button Candles
I just love these. Use a recycled mason jar and spray it with acrylic frost paint. Add buttons to the base and a piece of twine to the top. These look beautiful in a centrepiece or in a Christmas display.
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14 – Button Covered Christmas Frame
Cover an old frame with layers of buttons. Add in some snowflake and ice skate buttons. For even more upcycling, add a Christmas card in the frame. Those have a lovely and elegant look that suits any decor style.
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15 – Button Resin Coasters
This is perfect for resin crafters. Layers of buttons make easy yet unique coasters that look great but are useful.
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16 – Gift Card Holders with Button Enclosures
Dimple-stitched gift card holders can be made from fabric scraps and are reusable. Just add a simple button closure for an amped up gift card holder.
17 – Button Christmas Garland
Use large buttons and twine to create a filler garland for your mantle. Perfect for rustic mantles.
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18 – Christmas Sweater with Button Accents
Add a little texture to any Christmas sweater with decorative buttons. Stand out from the crowd with this Christmas party sweater.
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19 – Button Covered Christmas tree
A dollar store styrofoam cone, hot glue and bright colourful buttons create a fun beginner-friendly decor piece. Make multiples for a mantle centrepiece.
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20 – Table Runner with Button Accents
Add a few buttons to a plain Christmas runner. The buttons add texture and interest to this runner.
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Whether you’re making a rustic burlap ornament, a bright, colourful wreath, or a simple handmade card, buttons add texture and charm that store-bought decorations just can’t match.
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