Making a Shank Button using Jelveh Designs Key Mandrel tutorial

Anne Ricketts · #1 2009-12-31, 5:48pm

I have finished the tutorial for making shank buttons using Jelveh's wonderful key mandrel! I hope you like it! Shank Button tutorial

MaryBeth · #2 2010-01-01, 2:29pm

Thanks, Anne!

Everything is very well described and I might even try the bonus scarflette instructions! I need to wait to try this after everyone goes back to school and work. . .grrrrrr.....lol!

Anne Ricketts · #3 2010-01-01, 3:32pm

Glad you like it! I wanna see the scarflette when you get it finished!

Carols Glass · #4 2010-01-02, 3:40pm

I waited a long time for this one and I just bought it. Can't wait to try it

Thanks, Anne!!

Anne Ricketts · #5 2010-01-02, 3:45pm

You should have it now! Thanks again! Again, sorry for the long wait on this one everyone!

Carols Glass · #6 2010-01-02, 4:16pm

Well,, I can say it was well worth the wait, I really love it and what a great bonus!

Anne Ricketts · #7 2010-01-02, 5:57pm

Aww thanks Carol! So glad you are happy with it!

Beadbug · #8 2010-01-04, 9:09am

I would love to see a photo of the back of one of your buttons.

Anne Ricketts · #9 2010-01-04, 10:09am

Here's the back of the button from the tutorial.

Carols Glass · #10 2010-01-04, 11:03am

Before I purchased the tutorial I snuck a peek at your sold buttons on etsy. Sooooo beautiful!

JelvehDesigns · #11 2010-01-06, 12:37am

This tutorial is so awesome Anne, Thanks for finding another great use for my Key Mandrel... I am going to make some buttons this week and will post photos next week...

Anne Ricketts · #12 2010-01-06, 1:23pm

Can't wait to see what you come up with! Anyone else have any buttons to share yet?

FourTailsLampwork · #13 2010-01-17, 3:42pm

Here are a couple of buttons. I confess I did not use Jelveh's mandrel, but shaped the buttons with haemostats (I made the shanks too narrow and short to fit Jelveh's mandrel, silly me).

Anne Ricketts · #14 2010-01-17, 3:44pm

They look great, however you made them!

FourTailsLampwork · #15 2010-01-17, 3:49pm

Thank you! It took you and your tutorial, though, to give me the "D'oh" moment for how. Many thanks for sharing!

Anne Ricketts · #16 2010-01-18, 7:38am

You are so welcome!

I'm thinking of making some buttons out of the beads from my new tutorials! I think they would be really cute!

FourTailsLampwork · #17 2010-01-19, 10:27am

Here's some more. I was having fun using up shorts that I was too lazy to fuse to longer rods

This button has a high domed top:

These are simple frit buttons, using my sister's original blend, "Sedna", on white and encased; there's also a picture of the back with the shanks:

Here's a raised flower on a faintly rounded top:

And these are just some squiggles, not well-placed, but I like the flat top and squared-off sides:

Anne Ricketts · #18 2010-01-19, 10:48am

Looks like you are having lots of fun! Those look wonderful!

Keep them coming!