Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Buttons


Playing with buttons,  
and trying to pick the prettiest one.




30 comments:

  1. What are you going to do with all those buttons. They look nice the way you have them displayed. You have a nice collection.

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  2. Oh Gayle, I would give up now......toooo hard, but then again I spy a MOP beauty and there's a cute little blue one in the middle and then again.......


    Claire :}

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  3. I see one that I would choose...it is at about the 5:30 mark (if the plate were a clock) and has rindstones all around an opal sort of stone...very pretty. I am crazy for buttons and have many too, they are so much fun! xo

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  4. I go gaga for buttons and you have quite a bevy of pretty ones! What a treasure trove. It would be very difficult for me to pick a favorite!

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  5. What is it about these little teeny tiny treasures? I love buttons too.

    Danielle

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  6. ooohhh lovely you have some pretty ones there. Im making something with buttons at the moment. What are you up to? dee x

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  7. I also have MANY vintage buttons, the red and white/black one on the left front is my favorite, very chic.

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  8. I thought that I had a great collection of buttons in my button tin but yours beats me hands down. Fabulous.
    What's not to love about buttons??

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  9. What a pretty collection of buttons..I would have a very hard time choosing between them for sure! :)

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  10. I collect buttons too. I used a lot of them at school for the kids to make craft things.

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  11. silly you. you can NEVER choose which is the prettiest button.

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  12. My grandmother had a button tin that we used to play with. So many fun memories. You have a beautiful collection.

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  13. My great grandmother gave me a big jar of buttons when I was a child, and it was one of my most treasured possessions. I loved to line them all up in button families and look at all the unusual ones. I don't know what happened to it - I wish I still had it though!

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  14. I love your buttons....like candy!
    I wanted to ask what part of the mid west do you live in? I lived in MN from5th grade through 12th....

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  15. Isn't this the truth. I can finish a sewing project and fiddle for hours trying to pick the button to go with it. Too many great choices. Beautiful collection. Smiles...Renee

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  16. I've been sitting here with my tea waking up, and trying to pick out a favorite, so that I can tell you how wonderful it is. I cannot, there are simply too many to pick one. You are so lucky. People around here don't get rid of buttons cheaply. They know they're wonderful!

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  17. Well what a coincidence. I am setting up my studio and am trying to decide if I should put my buttons into jars and display them! I have tons of buttons and lots of canning jars, but I am hesitant to take the buttons off the paper packaging they come on because then they are all together and I won't have to search for matching ones. Hmmmmmm. Maybe I'll just put the loose ones in a jar!
    Julie

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  18. Oh I adore these little fellows...pure joy...hugs for a happy February 1st!

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  19. OOOHHHH! I love buttons. My favorite of yours is the button in the top left hand corner that has a ruby colored center!!

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  20. Don't you love them!! Have you ever made a button doll? I keep thinking I'll try it sometime.

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  21. My mom used to have a jar full of buttons. It was one of my favorite things to play with. : )

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  22. So pretty, I love your collection! I need to do something with mine besides hiding them in my sewing closet. ~smile~ though I think yours are much prettier.
    Sue

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  23. I can never pick a favorite - but if I could it would be one with the thread still attached. I've not had my buttons out for a while - maybe I'll go visit them.

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  24. Are you looking for buttons to complete the project you started a couple of posts back? Thanks for stopping by my corner of the world. Hope you are having a great week. Tammy

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  25. Beautiful Butttons, you have so many!!!!

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  26. They are all so pretty. Just dropped by to say hello. blessings,Kathleen

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  27. Did you say buttons? Oh my, I love them! I'm trying not to start yet another vintage collection...so enjoy viewing yours. Thanks for sharing!

    Warm hugs,
    Pam

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  28. What a great collection with such colorful buttons! This reminds me of the button jar my mother used to have!

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THANK YOU for your thoughtful comments. Replies to your questions will be posted here, so be sure to check back soon. Have a wonderful day! - Gayle, Garden Of Daisies