July 2009 Hot Button Winners
Congrats to our
July 2009 Hot Button of the Month Winner!
July's Hot Button of the Month Contest Winner is�Evelyn Studer from Cary, NC. Evelyn's "Beady Good Name Badge" button necklace was designed when her beading group decided to abandon the sticky name badges they had been using and make their own name badges that could double as jewelry.
For one of the beading club's monthly projects, they each designed the artwork for their own name button, which they made into 2¼" buttons. Then they designed their "necklace" - made of beads, rhinestones and other embellishments. The 20-inch-long necklace portion was attached to the button. Some clipped off the button pin back and strung the beading through the button's hole; others attached clasps to the ends of the necklace part and to the stationery parts of the pin backs. With the second option, they are able to change the look of the piece by attaching a different button - or a different beaded chain.
Group members wore their button necklaces to a bead show and many of the dealers noticed them. "A few of the dealers even offered us discounted prices!" said Evelyn. "It was great recognition for our club and some of the attendees said they had never thought of using buttons in such an unusual way."
As the Hot Button of the Month winner, Evelyn received a $100 Badge-A-Minit gift certificate.