Button Floozies

The Colorado State Button Society  members are busy with their annual button show and sale, Square Up Your Buttons .  The show takes place today at the Doubletree by Hilton Denver, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and tomorrow, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.  For more details, visit their website . This year the button SALE portion of the event is free and open to the public -- what a bonus!  You won't find a more varied selection of buttons anywhere on the planet than you will at any button show sale!  Here are some photos of beauties I've purchased at their shows in past years: Check the National Button Society website to find out about local shows you might have in your area.  If you are near one -- you don't want to miss it!

I received permission from the Facebook administrator of the National Button Society's Facebook page to copy some of their photos for us to enjoy here on Button Floozies (thank you, Mary Anne!)  As you may know, the National Button Society holds a meeting annually, and it took place several weeks ago (August) in Wisconsin. A more seasoned member helps judge a Junior member's tray in the Junior Competition The show always begins with a competition, where members of the Society submit "trays" (buttons mounted on mat paper, sometimes framed) and a prize goes to the best for each category. Dedicated volunteers judging the button trays on opening day During the show, which runs about a week, they have classes for members to attend.  You can learn much, and some specialized and detailed button information; and, if you have more questions about anything button-related, just ask one of the other attendees.  So many are experts, and NBS members are very generous...

March bring s us the National Button Week .         (from my butt on collection,  a grouping of small Victorian Celluloid buttons) F rom my buckles, buttons & dress tr im collection I purchased in E ngl and     and from France   (buttons on original button card s from the collection of T ar a Boynton)     F rom the Home page of the National Button Socie t y website :  "Households have long followed the practice of snipping buttons from clothing headed for the ragbag. Do you remember playing with your mother’s—or grandmother’s or great-grandmother’s—button box or jar or tin? The impulse to collect is a basic part of the human psyche, and buttons have been admired and collected for centuries. Button collecting was recognized as an organized hobby through the founding of the National Button Society in 1938 ."   To read more, click on this link: NBS .    Here is one o...