my DD13 and I this year made garland out of little squares of felt and buttons. I saw this in a book. You thread the buttons,,around 10 ,,then 10 or so squares of felt then buttons and so on for as long as you want the garland to be.

They turned out so cute I am giving a couple to my sis for a present,,,along with other things I made for her.

and of course some for my tree

use different colors of buttons and felt...I got a great deal on bulk buttons at Micheals and on felt at Joanna fabrics