Button Brigade

Ulla has posted more of her lovely creative finds. This time it's buttons...all sorts of wonderful handmade ones. Oddly enough, I had a button photo in the waiting - these are some great old vintage beauties I purchased from a friend who has an antique business - and for $1.00 per card! Such a deal! I love the old buckles and the little red tulip buttons are actually too cute to remove from the card. Come to think of it, I'm loathe to take any of them off of their original cards - perhaps they'll end up in a shadowbox instead.

The next pic is of some sequined buttons from Meggiecat'sblog. The photo was low-res, so my attempt to put them on a button card leaves something to be desired.

There is a link on her blog to the tutorial. I could see these as centers on some pretty ribbon flower brooches. While you're at it, cruise Meggiecat's blog. She was one of the first bloggers I found and always has great creative ideas and links to peruse. She also has another blog called Frankie Files with some great old patent drawings for various crafts and toys. Check them out!

Comments

[Ulla]

OH this is wonderful! I love doing posts that grow into other posts!

[somepinkflowers]

oh, my gosh
i love those old buttons on cards, too...

:-)

i cannot take them off the cards, either.
i just put them in old jars
and sometimes i lean the button cards
on shelves...

what is with that?
the color? the design? the memory?
all of it??????? YES!

i don't know
but lets keep loving them.
{for a dollar? i would buy them all}

[Sharon at American Harvest]

Hi Dorian,
What a coincidence, I just bought some old button cards today. I thought that I'd put them in the shop, but after getting them home, I decided home is where they belong! The little red tulips are very special.
Sharon