Recycling: "liner" for covered buttons

[idahomommyof4]

Ok so this is probably not an original idea, but when I make my daughter's covered buttons for pony o's or flower centers, it drives me nuts that you can see the shiny metal through the fabric. At first, I was just doubling my fabric. Then I was using scraps I had laying around so I wasn't "wasting" the really cute fabric. Then I got to thinking about it and was trying to think of a really thin fabric that I could use that is CHEAP that I could get for a liner. Then a lightbulb went off and while doing my laundry, I pulled out the dryer sheet (now minus the fabric softener stuff on it) and used that. It works great!!! I've heard of other people reusing their sheets by redipping them in liquid fabric softener, but I thought it would be too time consuming & messy (mostly the latter). now I have a way to reuse the dryer sheet instead of throwing them in the garbage & eventually ending up in a landfill, plus it lines my covered buttons perfectly!!!

HTH!!!

[garfield615]

What a great idea! Too bad I don't use dryer sheets
I know some people buy thin batting, but your idea is cheaper and 'green'
Thanks for sharing!

[ssbeatty]

That always bugs me too. What a great idea...thanks!!

[Kricket]

I keep all my used fabric sheets and use them for when you have food cooked on take a sheet and soak it for about 10 mins and the food comes right off. also for dusting frames, tvs ect.. Repels the dust.

[Kim Raybon]

Spray Paint the domes with off white matte finish paint....works like a charm :-)))

[EmileeDesigns]

Glad to know that! I was wonder in my way to work today if I could do that so the "shiny" wouldn't show through on the lighter fabric. Thanks!!

Originally Posted by Kim Raybon

Spray Paint the domes with off white matte finish paint....works like a charm :-)))

[idahomommyof4]

Originally Posted by Kim Raybon

Spray Paint the domes with off white matte finish paint....works like a charm :-)))

Great tip, thanks Kim!!!

[lana1]

great tips! thanks for sharing!!!

[hypatia23]

Brilliant, as always ladies! Now, I need to buy dryer sheets! B/c of allergies, I can't use them for laundry. Just wondering if the "fuzzies" eventually work through the fabric? Anyone know?

[beansnana]

I believe they sell unscented dryer sheets now. I used to have really bad allergies with some of the older scents, but they seem to have calmed some of them down. But my granddaughter has skin allergies and my daughter found some unscented at Walmart I believe it was. If not there, try Target.

I have been doing this with my covered buttons it seems like forever. Because you cut the lining to fit your fabric, and then it gets pushed inside of the button, I have not had any problems with any of it coming through the fabric at all.

Originally Posted by hypatia23

Brilliant, as always ladies! Now, I need to buy dryer sheets! B/c of allergies, I can't use them for laundry. Just wondering if the "fuzzies" eventually work through the fabric? Anyone know?