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!