Button Floozies

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!

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!

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!

***This post will appear at the top of the blog until October 31; please SCROLL DOWN to see newer posts!*** This is your invitation to get creative with buttons! Announcing the Button Floozies White Christmas Button Book Swap We will be making small books from paper or fabric that showcase lovely buttons in the theme of White Christmas . Sign-up period: October 16-31, 2014 Notification of swap partners:   November 1, 2014 Mailing deadline:  no later than  November 22, 2014 This is a one-to-one swap, where I will randomly pair you with one partner and you will create and mail your creations to each other.  The theme of the swap is White Christmas Buttons .  You will be swapping a minimum of 30 and maximum of 50 pretty buttons and sending them to your partner sewn onto or contained within a small book or journal .  The book can be made from fabric or paper – and must be hand made by you.  The idea of the books is to be somethi...

Snowman, by me.

Christmas market cuteness!

Did you get anything especially, wonderfully, button-y during your holiday celebrations this year?  If so -- send me a photo and I'll post it on this blog! Look at this pretty work of art I received! It's a beautiful clutch purse decorated (by hand!) with every color and variety of sewing buttons! Plus, a bit of lace and some beads for good measure. You wouldn't believe how wonderful it feels in your hands! Here's the back.  Can you believe it?  I received it during the gift exchange at my button club's Christmas luncheon!  (Please feel free to "like" our Facebook page and keep up with all the button fun!) Idell made it; she and I have something beyond buttons in common: we both moved to Colorado from the same town in California.  But, I never met her when I lived there. I know if I had -- we would have been friends! I hope some buttons found their way into your Christmas celebrations!

Here are the ornaments that I received in the swap; it should have been four, but one of the participants never sent hers to any of us, unfortunately. The stocking on the left was made by Wendy. The stars in the middle, by Laura. The cute Santa box is by Pam . I hope everyone is preparing for a great Christmas holiday!

Are you ready for Christmas?  Only four more sleeps! Look at these beautiful button tags!  They were a gift from Kathy , who shares my love of buttons and shows some wonderful examples on her blog -- you must visit!  They hang from sheer ribbon and I think they make beautiful Christmas ornaments.  I love how she mixed buttons with wonderful textures in colors to complement the beautiful playing cards. All my gifts are wrapped and I have found time to relax with family and do some creating, like this button bracelet I assembled.  I have always wanted to make one like this!  I love the feeling of accomplishing a long-time goal, don't you? This time, I used all shell buttons, and added some crystal and silver beads.  I made a pair of matching earrings, too.  I hope you are finding time to play in your buttons as you craft, create gifts, and decorate for the holidays!

Okay, here's your chance to see all the ornaments that were exchanged in the Christmas Ornament Swap we just finished.  With 32 people participating -- there is a lot to see!  Please click on each thumbnail to be taken to participant's blogs or the Button Floozies Swap Flickr page and see all the Christmas fun!

I love painting faces on MOP buttons...  Here is Raggedy Ann with her MOP face and a button heart on my crazy quilt Christmas block.  You can use her by herself as an easy-to-make ornament...  I have a tutorial on my blog   These are also cute on tags for packages and on name tags for Christmas events... In that same series here is a "sugar plump fairy" with a painted face on an MOP button.

I thought I'd share a few Christmas ornaments and decorations that I found which use buttons. I didn't share photos here since they're other people's property. Most of the links either have instructions or patterns or have a link to them. Enjoy the cuteness! Ornaments : Mitten ornament . Another mitten ornament . Christmas tree ornaments in denim . Gingerbread man and gal . Trees : Button tree . Another button tree with lots of buttons! And another button tree !

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I'd like to wish a very Merry Christmas to all the Button Floozies i have put a tutorial for this on my blog http://maximumrabbitdesigns.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas-suffolk-puff-ball.html