If you have and/or are planning to add mother-of-pearl (MOP) buttons to your Quilt(s) or any project there are some things to know about these little treasures. Back in the day, MOP buttons were re…
Blog of Susan Elliott where she shares her life through her needlework and photography.
Vintage Red & White Glass Buttons, Clock-Face, Poppy, Toadstool, Art Deco (ebay.co.uk)
How to make a useful needle minder and needle threader from vintage buttons, both make great gifts for friends who sew
Looking for ways to display your vintage buttons? In this post you'll discover ten creative ways to use buttons in DIY projects, crafts, and home decor.
a caelo usque ad centrum - from the sky into the center. A collection of pictures: Colors - threads, yarns, fibers, quilts, fabrics, denim/indigo, and fashion. Patina - leather, wood, satin. The visual - detail, white kitchens, pearls in paintings, pears, skies, sunflowers, lonely roads and...
BLUE BACHELOR'S BUTTON (CORNFLOWER) digital download, created by me using a vintage flower illustration placed on my own custom cream-tone textured vintage-inspired background and a contemporary solid white background. Included in this listing are 2 JPG digital files at 300 ppi resolution, each 2400x3000 pixels. Frames shown are for presentation purposes only and are NOT included with image downloads. Print sizes are 8x10 inches. You can print at home with your own printer. I suggest card stock or fine art papers for best results. --Other printing ideas-- Online: finerworks.com picturesalon.com shortrunposters.com shutterfly.com In Person: Local office supply stores such as Office Depot, Staples or Kinkos, etc. **File Usage** All images in my shop are public domain sourced vintage/antique illustration. **Unlimited personal use** **Commercial use allowed but please don't just download and re-sell as is as your own** **No shop credit required**
I love buttons! There’s something fascinating about collecting old buttons. And like most kids, I spent many an hour playing with both my mum’s and my grandmother’s button tins when I was young. It’s no wonder then that I still love to collect buttons and use them in my creative projects. I know I’m not alone. . . Crafters are almost like a secret society of button collectors. One can never have too many buttons! Part of the joy of thrifting for me is to seek out vintage buttons. I wonder who owned them… what clothing
Sitting in a room filled with BUTTONS and saying "Gee, those would make cute button earrings"... Well make them already !
In the early days, buttons were used as ornamental embellishments and signified status and wealth. However, as centuries passed, buttons evolved from embellishm
This is a collection of vintage plastic buttons in shades of pink. They vary a great deal in size from tiny buttons to large 1.5 inch (3.5 cm) buttons. You will receive 10 buttons to sew or create with. You will not receive 10 plain buttons, but rather an assortment of designs. I always choose the best of what I have in stock. For more vintage supplies go to http://etsy.com/shop/CaityAshBadashery
These are stoneware ceramic clay hearts. Each heart is handmade and imprinted with a floral design and the a Welsh word. You can choose from Cariad, which means Love; Calon, which means Heart; and Cwtch, which means Hug. After firing the hearts to over 1000C, I glaze them with a cobalt blue and aqua coloured glazes and refire them. Once they have cooled down I wire them with vintage buttons, ready to hang on the wall. Each heart varies due to the handmade nature and your heart will not be the one in the pictures but an equally nice and very similar one. ♥ You can choose a single heart or the set of three. ♥ SIZE: Each heart measures about 9cm from top to bottom (without the wire included), and about 7cm across its widest part. ♥ GIFTING: All my items come gift-wrapped prettily in tissue paper as standard. ♥ PROCESSING TIME: I will post within 2 business days of receiving your order. ♥ POSTAGE: I post out First Class to UK addresses and Airmail to other countries, all Royal Mail ♥ Any questions? Just get in touch.
Hi everyone! The last few days I have been busy making new button cards. They continue to be a big success at The Legacy. Making cards, sorting and pricing the button donations has kept me very busy. Thought I would pop over to my blog and share a few of the vintage cards.If you collect vintage and antique buttons they are nice way to display your little treasures on.They are not as crisp but authentic looking reproductions. Have fun with the cards. Enjoy and create something beautiful! Much love to you, Louise
Make your politics known with this set of 4 badges, remakes of vintage badges now lovingly recreated as either 25mm (1 inch) or 38mm (1.5 inch) button badges. All sets are backed onto recycled card for delivery. Coins for scale. 1. 'Health Care For Profit Not People' badge 2. 'Defeat US Cultural Aggression' badge 3. 'What's So Intelligent About the CIA' badge 4. 'Military Spending is Killing Us' badge These badges are all designed from photographs of actual vintage badges, and so some of the designs may feature the same signs of age and wear and tear as on the original badge, which gives them their unique distressed, vintage look. — The design credit for the health care badge goes to the Berkeley Free Clinic in California, a worker run collective that has provided free medical care for over 50 years.
Use buttons of any size color or shape in craft project. Discover these surprising ideas to use buttons in any craft project
Looking for ways to display your vintage buttons? In this post you'll discover ten creative ways to use buttons in DIY projects, crafts, and home decor.
Yesterday, I was playing on Pinterest before work. It was an attempt to de-stress before I walked into the job that I loathe. There was a couple of pics of buttons that caught my eye. I thought "Hmmm...interesting, but why are these in my feed? I haven't pinned anything crafty in...well, forever." If there had been only a few pics, I'd have let them go. However, the more I scrolled, the more buttons there were. I said "Okay, I hear ya!" and I started a board specifically for buttons. What this process did was open a vast well of memories. Sitting with my mom at her sewing machine with a needle, thread, and her button box, threading buttons onto the string while she sewed clothes. Going through my grandma's button boxes searching for treasures. For me, every button told a story. Button boxes are things of the past, I think. However, I have a button box from my grandma. In it is a set of buttons from a pair of her mother's shoes, buttons from my mother's childhood dresses, a button from an old military uniform plus buttons from my grandpa's shirts. I also have a button box that belonged to my mom. There are buttons from the many clothes she made over the years. See I love the smell of these button boxes. That musty smell that only comes with age. But it is the fact that each button in those boxes tells a story. Even the ones that are still on the cards that my mom had purchased. I wrote my grandma a poem about her button box one year. Yeah, that's how much I love the stories and memories lovingly tucked inside each of these boxes. A year or so ago, someone very dear to me went to a garage sale. They will claim that they had no idea why they bought me the gift that they did. They just saw it and thought it might be something I'd enjoy. I opened the top of the old Ball jar with the old metal and wax lid and sniffed as deeply as if they were a bouquet of the most exotic flowers. Inside was a bunch of buttons. Wooden ones, metal ones, resin ones, and even some painted ones. They are so beautiful and so special to me. In an age of underappreciated things and often overlooked items, button boxes, to me, are the treasure troves filled with memories and stories. So whatever the universe was trying to tell me, I heard. Buttons, people, are my special obsession. Always have been and seems like it always will be.
Vintage Red Pockets Button Print Fall Long sleeve CoatFabric: Cotton 45%, Linen 55%Size & Fit: Fit: This garment fits true to size.Length: Size 5XL measures 23.4"from shoulder to hemBust: Great for any cup size. Waist: Loose Fit. Comfortable room throughout midsection.Hip: Loose Fit - room for hips. Hand Wash Cold.
Made to order. Upcycled Skirt Woman's Clothing Mix of earthy colors green and brown,cotton, linien, jersey and organza layers. Linen and cotton pieces were hand dyed in olive green color. Decorated with some vintage buttons and hand stitches. Messy and romantic:) Original Skirt Size Medium Lenght 20(51cm) Are you looking for a different size or colours? I will be more than happy to design something just for you. :)