Bullets to Buttons

I first thought of making "Bullet Buttons" a while ago. When I researched how to make them I was surprised to find no one else had this idea. So I decided to spice up one of my boring shirts with some brass ammo!!

• Brass bullet shells (I used 30-06 and 270)
• Shirt
• Drill
• Grinder
• 1/16 Drill Bit
• Dremel
• Cone Grinding Stone
• Needle
• Yellow Thread

I used 220 grit to shine the ends. It's easiest to shine them by spinning against the sandpaper.

Grind the head off the shell using the thinnest grinding wheel you can. I did this by putting it in a drill
(preferably a drill press) then ground them off while the drill was spinning for an even cut. If it isn't thin enough you might need to do some more grinding.

I used a 5/64 drill bit. A 1/16 would be better as long as you can keep from breaking the bit:) Using a Dremel and a 3/16 cone grinding stone I rounded out the holes. If you don't, the sharp edges will cut through the thread.

Yellow thread seemed to match the best. Make sure you sew them on tight with lots of thread.