Button! Button! Who paints a button?



I do!  I started painting roses on buttons because I wanted to have something unique to add to crazy quilting round-robins. At first I just painted roses but then added a fish for an Aunder the sea@ block , a dragonfly for a garden block and a barn for a farm  blockY  Eventually I started doing birds, bunnies, kittens and my favorite B cottages.

In the beginning I was always in search of suitable buttons but I happened upon a large supply of MOP buttons from a long-defunct factory that produced buttons in the 30s and 40s. These vintage buttons have a mellow luminosity that comes only with ageY  My buttons are 3/8@ to 1 2@ with 1@ buttons being my favorite.    If you are interested in painting on buttons I have a tutorial on my blog, http://olderrose.blogspot.com

My buttons are on Etsy (http://www.etsy.com/shop/olderrose ) and it gives me  great joy to know my buttons are being used by others, not only for crazy quilting but for making jewelry and other crafts as well.

Comments

Anonymous said…
Wow, what great buttons! And gorgeous painting!!
andrea creates said…
wow!these are really nice :)
Laurie said…
Oh, what fun! I absolutely love the hen with her chicks, especially!
Barbara H. said…
Wow, these are gorgeous!
Susan Elliott said…
I am the proud owner of a few of Gerry's buttons and they really are MORE fabulous in person!!
Vintage Jane said…
These are beautiful little works of art. Well done you for being so creative. M x