I have a thing for buttons. As a little girl, it delighted me to run my fingers through my mom's button box, letting them slide through my fingers, cold and slippery.
As a crafty sort of adult, I have my own collection of buttons, made up of hand-me-downs from my mother, huge lots of buttons from estate sales, and a treasured few paid-too-much for vintage buttons of particular beauty. If I make something for you, and I use one of these particularly beautiful buttons to emblish it, you can be sure I love you very much.
Of course Etsy is a treasure trove of buttons, one I love to run my virtual fingers through.
Like this simple collection of pretty vintage buttons from LillianOlive:
Vintage button as necklace by WhimsyHouse:
"Violet Hoopla," a button, felted cashmere, and embroidery collage by bomchelle:
Antique crochet and vintage buttons on a mustard linen pillow by vintagedesignstudio:
Hip and lovely vintage button brooches by runamok:
Sweet needlecase with vintage buttons by JennMaruskaDesign (dear family, bookmark this for mother's day, please):
Gorgeous wintery mini-wreath embellished with buttons, by ravennagirls:
Vintage button bobbypins (that I wish my daughter would allow in her hair) from annatillettdesigns:
Button and paper embellishments by chocolatecupcake:
My personal favorite in this grouping, "Buttons," a 5x5 print from LolasRoom:
And a necklace celebrating the button (which I got for Christmas, but in silver, and which I very much treasure) from luxedeluxe:
Enjoy cultivating your own button love!
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Thursday, a button lover, and Etsy
Labels:
button,
etsy,
sewing,
Thursday room
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I love the color and design of that "Violet Hoopla".
ReplyDeleteWhat a great grouping of button inspired art - I love it all! Many thanks for including my necklaces. Cheers - Molly, Whimsy House
ReplyDeleteThank you for including my dish of buttons!
ReplyDeletewow, thanks for including our mini wreath. I am also LOVING the paper and button pins, so cute! I have been enjoying your blog since i subscribed in december: keep up the good work!
ReplyDeletewonderful collection of creative buttonry! thanks for including one of my pillows!
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