I know I do. Quite a lot. More than a lot. So much in fact , that I scurried quick smart over to Windsor when a little bird told me there was vintage buttons aplenty at Fat Helens.And I didn't need to sit and pick out the ones I wanted because THEY WERE ALL GOOD!
Last night Lily did some sorting, but still has more to go.
So, as there is a serious lack of room in my studio, and I'm in a sharing mood, I'm going to have aGIVE AWAY.
A lovely bag of lollies....I mean buttons, and some other crafty goodies will be yours (think buckles, trims and other haby goodies) There might even be a Betty Jo buttony brooch included as well.
Just leave a a comment this week telling me how you might use the buttons. If you want to add a link to some pics. of your past buttony projects I'll post some of them for a show and tell.
The random winner will be announced next Sunday 2nd August.
A giveaway of buttons?? Count me in! I guess I have to say that I will do more with them then just looking at them, running them through my fingers and putting them into jars? I will use them for making some vintage button brooches or for gift tags
ReplyDeleteI want to make Poppy a yoke dress with the top yoke covered in buttons, she is a true button addict so she is sure to LOVE it. How nice of you to give away some of these babies
ReplyDeleteLILY DID A GREAT JOB OF SORTING THEY LOOK DELISH!
ReplyDeletehow will I use these ...vintage buttons on a crisp sunny summer frock for my Iris, im hanging out for summer!
thanks for such a lovely giveaway :)
SJ
ps im having a giveaway at the moment too be sure to drop by
What a find. From another lover of buttons who is currently attempting a wedding bouquet of crochet flowers with layered button centres - more options would really come in handy. Keep up the fab work. Shaz
ReplyDeleteOh I need some buttons at the moment for closures on my travellers, I'm running very low. These looks like great buttons
ReplyDeleteI would use these lovely buttons as the eyes on my Hoot owls ... every one has unique buttons and they really add personality to the little critters!
ReplyDeleteI love buttons! I would use them for everything! I can see some of them being especially nice little bag closures :)
ReplyDeleteI'm into buttons - so is my Ella!
ReplyDeleteLove those retro ramikans too.
x
I love buttons too! I would use them for necklaces so that they could be shown off! What a generous giveaway - thanks!
ReplyDeleteOh how gorgeous....
ReplyDeleteI'm actually after about 6 burgundy large ones to finish off one of my "Grandma Love" cushions...
love the pics...button heaven...
Mmm I tend to just play with them (a lot) before I can decide .
ReplyDeleteAnother button addict here. Well my daughter would claim some as her own to add to her fairy ring but I would put them towards our rainbow mural. I have slowly been amassing buttons to make a wall mural rainbow all out of buttons.
ReplyDeleteHi great button stash! I'm just starting my button craze and so far have used them on cards wall plaques and rings..I would love to be a winner in your fab giveaway..fingers crossed x
ReplyDeleteyou can see one of my rings here: http://dindalight.blogspot.com/2009/06/button-jewellery.html
I would use the buttons to decorate a couple of cardis that definitely need a big of decoration.
ReplyDeleteYou're very welcome to visit my giveaway also :)
Hi There, I too am addicted and use vintage buttons on nearly all my creations, but I never
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Miriam
oh my goodness lady put me in the running please!nice haul, such pretties:)
ReplyDeleteOhh, lovely buttons, sorted into colours, making my mouth water. I would eat the buttons if I won them. Or potentially do something more productive like thread them onto some electrical wire to make a button bracelet! But really, they're like lovely M&Ms...
ReplyDeleteOh man. What a great photo! And I spy a couple of vintage pyrex ramekins too!
ReplyDeleteHow I would use the buttons? Well, I'd play with them and spread them out on the table and sort them and look at them ... a few hundred times ... and then I would actually use them for a brooch, or a cardigan, or a home made shirt!
oh buttons galore. How Fab indeed. I would love to have some delicious buttons for these headbands with yo-yos i am making for the girls in our family........Kim
ReplyDeleteoh wow, what a great giveaway! what fabulous loot! I'd ♥ to make some beautiful brooches. :)
ReplyDeletewhat good timing for me to browse your blog. these buttons are fabulous I dont seem to see them around in Canberra. If you take a look at my blog you will see that I will put them to good use. ......brooch lady..PS I saw one of your creations on a customer the other day, in Canberra, it looked great, she wore it well.
ReplyDeleteoooooh, lovely! i am currently in the process of designing some more fabric brooches for my honours assessment. i think buttons would be a perfect new touch! http://www.flickr.com/photos/22861295@N06/3627713723/
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous collection. They look divine in those ramekins. Not sure what I'd do with them. I'm really wanting to do some soft sculpture at the moment with felt and found objects, so perhaps they'd be added to that.
ReplyDeleteand they say diamonds are a girls best friend, no there not....vintage buttons are!
ReplyDeleteWell now how would I use them....my bunnies and elephants always need buttons and then there is my vintage knitting of course!
Off to check out Fat Helen's!!
cheers
Fabulous Find. I would make lovely button necklaces.
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Melissa
Button, button, who's got the button?
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I would love to use the buttons on some clothes for the kidlet and some brooches!
What fabulous buttons!! Such lovely buttons are hard to come by where I live. I would use them on a collage I am making for one of my boys - haven't started yet as I am still sourcing (lots) of materials.
ReplyDeleteBronwyn
I would love to use them for mosaics. I have just completed a large portait of a geisha and I'm on the hunt for some new buttons for the next project. Lots will be needed!
ReplyDeleteI know a boy who is cute as a button... He's away at the moment and I'm missing him muchly. I've always said I'd sew him a softie, because we all know boys secretly love toys as much as girls do, and this is my project in his absence. His name is going to be herman and he's a robot. I'm going to meticulously cover him in buttons like a little sheild of armour, using big special ones for his eyes and his little robot knobs and functions. He's going to be the most loved robot ever, and outlast us all! :) x
ReplyDeleteOoooh, I'm a button addict! I use them on cards, scrapbook pages, any craft really. But sometimes I just like to look at them in their little jars. They're so pretty. Sad isn't it?
ReplyDeleteoooh what a fabulous giveaway, if I won the buttony sweets I would add them to my others and just love looking at them and then I get them down every now and then and play with them! love dipping my hands into them, love that feel, weird huh? and just every so often I would choose the perfect one for a particular project, usually a bag, ps love the photo link you sent me!!!
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