Button Floozies

I have been creating a lot of mixed media ornaments. Almost every one has a button or buttons on it. It is always that last finishing touch. The button on this ornament really spoke to me.  It says HOLIDAY, FESTIVE AND PARTY! This button was found in a jar of buttons purchased recently at a local thrift store. The button is clear plastic and has silver glitter floating throughout. Take a look, and remember to have FUN throughout the next week!!! Happy Holidays to ALL! Title: "More Fun" Created by artist and art instructor:  Sue Marrazzo, ISAP, NCS www.suemarrazzo.blogspot.com

Here is the last delicious button book to enjoy from our White Christmas Button Book swap, by Tamatha: There are more beautiful photos on her blog . And while you are there, take a look at her photos of her swap partner Michele's book .  So much beauty! Thank you to everyone who joined in and made this such a delicious swap!

Merry Christmas I wanted to share my cards I made to send out, well really I just added the vintage buttons to cards I have.                                                                                                                                                       I wrapped my last present this morning and turned on the tree light for the first time, now going to add my new red Christmas tablecloth and I'm ready for my family to come over tomorrow for our Christmas together. They come to my house the Sunday before Christmas every year .I never talk about my family however I have 4 litt...

This is  a horse themed ornament created with all found collage items.  The final touches were the 3 buttons.  They were the perfect fit!  The buttons are: A square pearly button, a distressed black metal black burton, and a cream white round plastic button. Created for 2014 by Sue Marrazzo, artist, art instructor, and button collector. www.suemarrazzo.blogspot.com

For more beautiful White Christmas Button Book photos, see Louise's blog, Elsie May and Bertha ! She has photos of each page of her creation both on her blog and on our flickr page !

My youngest is in her last year of elementary school, and it just hit me that I won't have many more chances to help her and her friends make ornaments in the classroom.  I'm not crafty or even a huge kid person, but I always found this experience to be uplifting and fun so the closing of this door makes me a little sad. Last year I was pleasantly surprised when one of the ornaments included a button!  The moment came back to me as we unpacked ornaments over the weekend. Here's a link to a little blog post I wrote about it:   Paint, Bottle Caps and Buttons Too!

Here is a collage ornament that I created for 2014.  On this ornament is a found plastic bird button that   really is the "Star" of this piece!  The button tells the story of how love lifts us up... Just like a bird's wings lifts him up. "Every button can tell a story".... "In Love" A collage ornament  created by Sue Marrazzo, ISAP, NCS Artist, and Button Collector www.suemarrazzo.blogspot.com

More beautiful books for you to enjoy from our White Christmas Button Book Swap!  This is one that Terri made for Diane : And Terri also blogged more photos of the book that Diane made for her -- you have to go see . This is the book I made for Deb: And the one she made for me.  Lots more photos of both on my blog !  I hope your holiday decorating season is as full of button-y delight as mine has been!

I don't think anyone posted this picture of one of the quilts in Houston this year..  You can read more about it here.... http://www.apositiveoutlook- janice.blogspot.com . My quilt on women's suffrage was hanging there also and it has several hundred vintage black glass buttons as well as old metal buttons.

Fabric books were swapped between me... and Doreen from New Hampshire. I have a lot of photos of both of these on my blog . And please check out the photos of the book Marsha made and sent: you can see more photos of Marsha's book on our flickr page ! Still more to come!

I have been so impressed with the button creations that were swapped in our White Christmas Button Book Swap!  Feast your eyes on this exchange, between Lynette in the USA and Andrea in Australia: A page from Lynette's book for Andrea Cover from Andrea's book for Lynette Please visit our flickr page to see ALL the photos in this swap!

I am letting go of one of my collector buttons! I have had this button for years and still love it. I just never have used it for any project and thought someone else might have a project for her. It should be a Star at any Button Show. I purchased it from a button dealer from New York City years ago in Paducah Kentucky at a National Quilt Show, did you ever go to that quilt show? All I know is it is a silver over brass Geisha Japanese Girl, probably taken off of some royalty garment . She is 2 inch in diameter ,has a small dent on back                                                                                           If any of you know anything else about this button let me now. I had never seen one like it and haven't seen one since . I have never c...

I created some new mixed media tree ornaments. These 3 have found buttons on them.  I am currently selling these in 3 art venues.  Take a peek...  "Happy"    "Happiness" "Harrisburg #2" All hand-made ornaments are created  by artist Sue Marrazzo, ISAP, NCS   www.suemarrazzo.blogspot.com

More from our White Christmas Button Book Swap!  Please visit Michele's blog, Nook and Cranny , to see her lucky partner's book... it is full of vintage-y goodness! And, you can see the first of the swaps I did with my three partners on my blog, Indulge Your Shelf.  Penny's book for me... and mine for her! Still much more to come!

It is beginning to feel a lot like Christmas around here, as the White Christmas Button book swaps are being posted all over Blogland!  Here are two more links from our swap for you to enjoy:  This is the front cover of Wendy's book!  Look at that mitten with a button and snowflake decoration! Wendy posted photos of all the pages of her book on her blog, here . (There are also photos there of her partner Pat's book!) This beauty was created by Diane and you can see it and read her story of cozy creation on her blog, here . More to come!

The first of the White Christmas Button Book Swaps have begun to arrive and they are a feast for the eyes!  I will be sharing them as they are revealed. JoAnn, who blogs at Vintage Dragonfly , created this beautiful paper/mixed media book using vintage postcards; this is just one page: To see all the other pages, please visit her blog  post about it! And here's a sneak peek at the cover of a lovely paper/mixed media book by Valery Anne: You can see each and every page of Valery's book by visiting our Button Floozies Swap Flickr page . To see more of her work, visit her blog  here ! Please check back for more lovely photos! I am expecting my book to arrive today and can't wait to show you the ones I created!

I have saved this sweatshirt since the 1990's . It was my youngest daughters when she was in high school. We all wore these painted Christmas sweatshirts back them. Remember? Well I just couldn't' throw it away because of the BUTTONS on it LOL. Yesterday I was digging around in my Christmas closet to see what i was going to use this year and this sweatshirt was hanging in the closet and a light bulb went off.  Well anyway I made a pillow out of Mr Button Santa.                                                             My daughter doesn't even know I post on Button Floozies so I can tell you I am wrapping this up for her for Christmas this year 

A picture of a peaceful interlude -- sorting buttons from a thrift shop grab bag. Many were very common, but these are my favorites: above, celluloid in blue and brown, and a chunky black plastic button with inlaid metal. These "cookie" buttons, older plastic. Black glass, aurora borealis glass, and a metal button that I particularly liked. I'm getting emails from participants that their White Christmas Button Books are going out in the mail -- so excited to see and post photos of the results when they are received!

I recently made a jacket out of old cashmere sweaters I have been saving along with some cashmere wool that I felted and cut up.  I needed a button so I went to Webs Yarn Store in Northampton MA to see what they had. The store is huge for all you knitters ... which I am not .... but they have a great selection of modern buttons. They have this column and on 3 sides there are tubes and tubes of buttons!! SIDE 1 SIDE 2 close up of SIDE 2 SIDE 3  close up of SIDE 3  close up of SIDE 1  This is my jacket.  The vintage button is a one a friend gave me.  I love the button but didn't really like it on the jacket.  I found about 4 or 5 contenders but finally decided on this ceramic button that I felt was perfect! The winner is!! To see more of my jacket go to Needle and Hook