Button Floozies

THESE ARE SOME FLAT BUTTONS THAT I RECENTLY GOT FROM ELIZABETH OF BUTTONS AND BADGES IN THE USA.  BUTTONS & BADGES    THEY ARE NOT CONVENTIONAL BUTTONS MORE FOR CRAFTING, BUT I THOUGHT THE DESIGNS AND RANGE OF THEM WAS SO GOOD IT WAS WORTH SHOWING YOU.   I MADE THIS TAG WITH SOME FOR THE TAG TUESDAY CHALLENGE I FOLLOW. WWW.TAGTUESDAY.BLOGSPOT.CO.UK THIS IS A CHRISTMAS SELECTION.   HOPE YOU LIKE THIS LITTLE SHOW AND TELL. LYNN

Many moons ago I travelled in India and Nepal, both amazing places full of treasures, and I spent a lot of time on a mission to seek out embroidery and buttons to use back home on the clothing that I made and sold. Most of it is gone, but today I was sorting out a box at the bottom of the wardrobe and came across these buttons. I bought them in a shop in Kathmandu, and they are made from horn, or bone, I'm not sure which. Since they have been there for 15 years I think I should keep them, and maybe put them on a garment that I am going to wear myself. Then again I think they look good as a display, so maybe I'll mount them and put them on the wall. Hopefully one day I'll make it back to Kathmandu, and if I do I'll be seeking out that shop again. http://www.facebook.com/ButtonsbyMcAnaraks

Before I begin my first post here, I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Megan and I have two vintage shops, both named autena...trinkets and treasures , one on Etsy and the other on Artfire. I have been a follower of Button Floozies for several months, finding this delightful blog by accident on the Internet when searching for blogs on buttons. Laurie was kind enough to invite me to write occasionally here and I am excited to be able to share a post that I originally wrote about on my own blog, autena , a few weeks ago. When I discovered that it was possible to transform buttons by dying them, I was intrigued and, if you have never heard of this before, you may be surprised and amazed also. Not too long ago, I came across a blog that explained how to dye buttons. What a great idea! I had no inkling that could be done.    Now that I know, of course, I have found other sites that show how to do it, including Rit Dye , who make the most widely available dyes. After pin...

My latest pile of vintage buttons, on cards. These colors just make me happy!  I hope you find some button fun this weekend!

I received a heartfelt request from a button lover who needs to replace the buttons on a suit due to a dry cleaning mishap! She needs four of these buttons, which came from a vintage suit designed by Yves St. Laurent. If she can't find the exact buttons, then she needs 6 that are similarly colored/sized/quality. back view of button The key is quality ; she has tried to get store-bought replacements and they don't look "right" on the suit. She wanted me to ask for help on this blog; maybe someone has these buttons in their collection, or knows someone who does, or has another idea because they've bought similar replacements? If so, please comment, or send an email to: buttonfloozies(at)gmail(dot)com. Thank you!

Congratulations to Tee for being the winner of one of my hand painted buttons...  I admit I had great fun reading all the comments and wished everyone could have one.....so here's another chance.  a hummingbird on one of my vintage MOP buttons. Just leave a comment on my blog and I will pick a winner July 18!  I've added a lot of buttons to my Etsy site and am busy painting bluebirds and goldfinches... Thanks to Laurie for the giveaway and the great job she is doing with Button Floozies.

Hello to my Button Floozies sisters.  I wanted to let you know that I am having a giveaway in honor of my blogoversary.  Visit this post on my blog to see how to enter if you would like a chance to win this little quiltie.

The lucky recipient of Gerry's wonderful, hand painted mother-of-pearl button is: Tee  !! Congratulations, Tee! And thank you again, Gerry, for providing a wonderful gift to give a way!

Gosh, I love these little vintage buttons! They are the best of button grab bags I picked up at an antique fair and an estate sale, respectively! I thought they might put you in the mood to go junking this weekend! Mother of pearl and shell... and interesting carved and molded buttons, too! There was even a pretty old piece of jeweled trim in the bag... hand sewn! If you go out and get some, be sure to come back and show us! And, don't forget to enter our 1,000 follower giveaway before midnight on Sunday!

I have never seen such a wonderful combination of colours as these Fimo Buttons that UK textile artist/designer Barbara Jepson makes. www.barbarajepson.com I asked Barbara what prompted her to start making them.  She said that she found it difficult to buy the buttons in the colours she liked, so decided to make her own. Fimo is a plastercine consistency and can be moulded, cut and the colours blended together. It needs to be baked in the oven then finished off with a gloss/acrylic medium.    As well as a functional thing they look good left on the card and mounted in a frame as a piece of artwork.  If added to a garment it should be hand washed.  As well as buttons it can be moulded to make pieces of jewellery. To buy Barbara's Fimo Buttons go to the Craft Room at www.doodlybird.co.uk