Friday, November 18, 2011

Mother of Pearl Buttons

 Another little accumulation of buttons.  I have a big jar of mother of pearl buttons that I use for crafting but I set aside the ones that look "special" {to my eyes} in this little jewelry box.
 Have I mentioned I cannot resist vintage jewelry boxes - he he! They do come in handy.
 Let's take a peek inside.  I set aside the carved ones, unusual shapes or sizes and dyed ones.
And the especially large ones, sets and ones that seem to be of a better quality.  I'm not really sure if it is correct to call them mother of pearl, shell or abalone.  Maybe all of the above are correct and I have just never taken the time to learn the difference.  You can identify them by rubbing them against your teeth just like real pearls.  They have a gritty feel that plastic doesn't have.  Kind of creepy to sort a tin of dirty old buttons and rub them on your teeth but I do.  My confession for this post!

6 comments:

Annette said...

That's a fabulous collection! I didn't know that about the teeth. Now I have this picture in my mind of you doing that...

Doni said...

Ha! Your post just made me giggle! I can just picture women all over the world rubbing their buttons on their teeth, trying to decide if they're pearl or not!! Maybe you've started something there!! It's something I've heard about to test out the pearls necklace, but never thought about it for the buttons!
Love your collection!
Blessings, Doni

CATHY said...

oooohhhh aaaahhhhh we do love our buttons!

Andy's Attic said...

Great idea to put them in the old jewelry boxes. Tooth tested no less!!
Annette

Lovey said...

Lovin the buttons...swoon...

Laurie said...

You are a true button person if you put dirty old buttons near you mouth -- I tap them on my teeth to decide if they're shell or glass or plastic! Confessions! I put some very pretty mop button cards up on my button floozies blog yesterday, you have to see them! I love how you have your mop buttons displayed in your jewelry box and I'm going to do that, too! Wonderful! Have I told you mop are my FAVORITE of all buttons?!