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Like a kid in a candy shop

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Friends look at me strangely and wonder what I see in a pile of old buttons.  But there is nothing better than finding a pretty button in amongst a pile of dirty old buttons that someone doesn't want. Hundreds of old buttons After soaking and cleaning this was the colour of the water!? I love Mirror back buttons so these were a great find.  The black glass buttons are perfect too.  I don't know what these are but they look old.  The beads in the middle seem like pearls but I'm not sure.  I just think they're gorgeous.   I love this type of button but they are all similar colours.  I need some with reds, and yellows and greens etc for my quilt.  As well, I found quite a few moonglow? buttons which I have cards of, some pretty lucite ones and heaps of old plastic types.  It is such an exciting time cleaning up buttons and seeing what's under the dirt.  I'd say they'd been in someone's cupboard for a very long time....