Button Floozies

I think these qualify for a post here, even though they are not technically buttons. At least not the kind you can pick up and turn over. But they were indeed buttons at one time, so they should be okay here. These are pictures of buttons from a magazine of the past. I do not know which one. I started to dabble in decoupage and these were donated to me by my mother, a paper artist of some renown. She was so excited that I was attempting decoupage, and knowing I like buttons, she found these in one of her millions of files and handed them over. I really wish I knew more about them and I surely wish I could see them in person. Enlarged all of these, as the print is hard to read. I saved my favorites for last.   Don't you just love that...Smuggler's Button?! And wouldn't you love to own one? Here is a link to a real one: Smuggler's Button

I was rather excited when my sister told me about a book she had just read, as it mentioned the making of Dorset buttons. As some of you may now, I love making Dorset Buttons.  So I happily borrowed the book and read it all. I can tell you it is a great read, and even the bits that don't mention buttons are good! So if you want something to read, then may I recommend ' Burning Bright ' by Tracy Chevalier. If you don't want to read the bits about buttons (are you mad? and why are you reading this blog, mad person?) then there is lots about the late eighteenth century in London and particularly William Blake and Astley's Circus. Enjoy. Alix, Bigbluebed