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I have a bit of a thing about buttons.  Memories of childhood and rooting through my Gran's button tin.

Sadly I've now used most of the vintage ones that belonged to my mother and grandmother - but the fascination still remains.

So I thought today I'd have a button day, and share some of the latest lovely makes I've discovered.
 


by Amanda Meadon on Folksy
How charming is this little picture?  Simple, colourful and quite pretty


by Saphire Moon on Crafster
 Not sure what these are... cuffs?  Loving the way the colours blend

Buttons, buttons, buttons...

What a fabulous necklace.  The colours!  And some of those buttons are amazing.  Found this on Pinterest, but sadly there is no link.


by Mike Smith on Folksy
 A fabulous piece of button art.  What a fantastic idea

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from Homedit.com  
A little bit in love with this lampshade - and so easy too!



Another pretty piece of button art.  So effective.
Yet another Pinterest find that has no working link attached.  (Drives me mad)

That's it for today folks - I really must button down and do some housework.


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  1. Migdalia31 May 2012 at 14:38

    Love this!!!!The button Flower Frame is my favorite...How cute is that!!!TFS

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  2. Ellouise8831 May 2012 at 15:03

    I can remember playing with a big jar of buttons for hours at my Grandma's house. When I was a bit older, she would ask me to sort them out and string all the matching ones together!

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    1. Jan May1 June 2012 at 13:05

      Sorting them? My goodness - that's organised. A great idea, but I rather enjoy the suspense of rooting around in a tin or jar to find just the right button. Simple pleasures. :)

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  3. Unknown1 June 2012 at 03:25

    Thanks for stopping by my blog, here is a link to a fun blog to follow since you love buttons. http://buttonfloozies.blogspot.com/ I'm pleased you liked my blog though you thought it was a paper crafting blog. It is a blog of various types of Art and Creations. I personally am more into Mixed Media vintage style myself which includes fabrics. Your blog is lovely too. You may want to visit my Lulus Lovlies blog as it is more general, you will get a chance to find alot of fun vintage style blogs as I have many more followers since it was given more attention in the beginning. Hope this helps you find some more interesting blogging fun as there are so many out there. I also belong to a quilting swap that is listed on the side bar of my other blog. Have fun and I'll see you again soon. Happy Blogging and Creating. Hugs Marilou

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    1. Jan May1 June 2012 at 13:08

      Oh Marilou - what have you done? That's another two blogs for me to follow. Loving the button blog, and your Lulu's Lovelies does indeed look lovely. Got me!

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  4. Katie1 June 2012 at 12:44

    Just found your blog via blog-train. Love it! Gorgeous photos. Love Katie (follower 150!) xxx

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    1. Jan May1 June 2012 at 13:10

      Thank you Katie, delighted to have you as a follower.
      So pleased to have found Blog-train - my followers have leapt up in the last few days.

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  5. Janet Martin1 June 2012 at 13:23

    I'm a blog-train passenger too! you have given me a blog I can share with my 11 year old daughter and find things easy enough for her to do by herself or projects that we can attempt together! thank-you!

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    1. Jan May1 June 2012 at 16:34

      Delighted you like it Janet. I've so many designs in my scrapbook - I really must get around to making some of them.

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  6. Bethany @happyhomemakerme2 June 2012 at 22:48

    I absolutely love buttons! Those are such cute projects :)

    I found you through Blog Train!

    ♥ Bethany

    www.happyhomemaker.me

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    1. Jan May3 June 2012 at 13:12

      So pleased you've found me Bethany. I love to use buttons, sadly they are so expensive nowadays.

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  7. Trisha3 June 2012 at 17:34

    I found you through blog-train. I also found the blog the button necklace is on: http://marielesbasbleus.blogs.marieclaireidees.com/
    The entry with the necklace is called buttons, buttons and it's dated 9/17/2009
    I ordered fabric from an Etsy store and I got buttons as a thank you gift....how neat!

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    1. Jan May5 June 2012 at 17:08

      Thank you Trisha. No wonder I couldn't find it - that's forever ago in online terms.

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