When we returned from vacation last weekend I finished cleaning and sorting that huge tin of buttons. I already showed you the plastics in
this post. These are the rest of the "keepers". The buttons above are all glass. The little ducky is my favorite!
LOTS of MOP in that tin! On the far left are the dyed ones, or the far right are the abalone shell and the apothecary jar full is already listed in my
Etsy.
These are the ones I kept for myself.
China buttons.
Bone buttons. I don't know why I'm so stupid on those silly things. I think I just like the resourcefulness of using what was on hand.
On the far left there are some unusual leather and metal ones. The round ones at the bottom are wood. The rest are wafers and tight tops.
Most of the metal buttons were in pretty bad shape but I did save a few. I am especially fond of the copper in the upper left.
Vegetable ivory and a few uniform buttons.
These two little Cub Scout buttons are my favorite from the uniforms.
This was a HUGE lot and I've gotten my buttons fix for a while!
14 comments:
wonderful - who doesn't love buttons- well you know what I mean : ) I like the boy scout ones too.
Love seeing all of the sweet variety! Those cub scout ones are pretty cute!! (: Wishing you a lovely and crafty day!! xo Holly
I just got my button fix through your post. Oh my, what's not to love about all of these? The MOP buttons you decided to keep are my favorites.
That had to be one really great bunch of buttons. You found some great ones in that pile. I like the ducky one, too. You must be careful or you will run out of room to store all these little buttons!!
I just got a tin of buttons from a neighbor down the street. Thanks to your blog I sort them differently than I used to...always a button education here!
I am not kidding! Those are some of the prettiest buttons I have ever seen!! That lot of metal buttons are just stunning...goodness they could be used for so many things!! Hope you are well! Happy Wednesday to you!!! Nicole xo
Great tin of buttons! What fun!
Great tin of buttons! What fun!
Such great buttons to find!! Always wonder what some of them were once on! ;) xo Heather
Well, that tin certainly didn't disappoint! You know my favorites are the MOP, but the copper one is pretty cool!
You make me appreciate buttons so much Kathy... they were never something I took a second look at before - other than if they had a "regal" image on them.
Thank you!
Oh that little ducky button! Difficult to imagine glass buttons on children's clothing or adult clothing for that matter. I would probably (accidentally) break them all in a heartbeat.
The mother of pearl buttons are beautiful. I think I spy a heart in there.
xo Danielle
Oh what fun! I love the different shaped MOP buttons. I'm also a fan of the bone buttons -- especially when you find the ones with the oversized holes. I also really like that green glass one set in metal.
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