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Tiny White Buttons

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Is it just me, or do those tiny white buttons just multiply like crazy in your collections, too? I really do like them, but they always outnumber the larger, more unusual buttons in any bags or jars I buy. That's why I was excited about putting a good number of them to use in this mosaic birdhouse. It was gratifying! It feels very wrong to throw a button out, even a tiny white one. Any other ideas on how to use these little puppies up before they take over completely?!

Buttons in Everyday Life

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Hello my fellow Button Floozies!!! I was at a friend's house for dinner recently and I flipped out over her daughter's little jeans! I took some pics for the express purpose of sharing them with you because they are so fun and SO SIMPLE! Check out the cuffs. (Her daughter is pretty darn cute, too!!) Here's a closeup. You could even use buttons in the same fun way on adult jeans with some rhinestone and black vintage sparklies, don't you think? And they would be really great on capri pants, too! My name is Kelly Aaron and I'm a mosaic artist in Kansas City and I use buttons in my work all of the time. This box features a plastic button that appears to have glitter locked inside on the bottom left corner. The gold ball on on the far middle right is also a button! There are all sorts of pink and black buttons sprinkled throughout this cork board. They add just the right accent! I stuck some green buttons in this round box, including the one with the large ...