tutorial: covered buttons

I used to go around Jakarta, looking for a covered button tool, and they all said the same thing...I have to buy one of those big-heavy-steel-industrial grade tool.  Not realizing that I have this nifty little plastic tool I bought awhile ago in Singapore at a Bernina dealer's shop called Motivac at Grandlink Square.  I use the plastic tool using my own covered button tins that I bought in jakarta (not ones they supplied with the tool) and they're about the same size...and though a bit different in style, the plastic tool works on them perfectly....

1. You can use any other brands, I bought similar thing from Birch at Spotlight.  And yes, they have various sizes :) (and you need to buy one for every size you have)

2. These are the tools I use....Do you see that empty spool?  It is just the perfect size for the 22mm circle :)...I use the spool to draw circles (a 1000m gutterman thread spool)

3. Circle all the scraps you like.  I like to make sure the interesting print stays in the middle of the circle so we get to use the nice print for the button

4. Put the circle scrap on top of the plastic "bottom" (wrong side up) then put the button on top of the fabric 

5. Push in the button all the way so the fabric will scrunch in

6. Install the cover (can be plastic can be the same material as the button) and push

7. Put the plastic "pusher" on top of the cover with the hollow part facing down and start hammering it down until the cover fully submerged

8. Et voila...your cute little covered button :)