Button Floozies

It is beginning to feel a lot like Christmas around here, as the White Christmas Button book swaps are being posted all over Blogland!  Here are two more links from our swap for you to enjoy:  This is the front cover of Wendy's book!  Look at that mitten with a button and snowflake decoration! Wendy posted photos of all the pages of her book on her blog, here . (There are also photos there of her partner Pat's book!) This beauty was created by Diane and you can see it and read her story of cozy creation on her blog, here . More to come!

***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...

I received the loveliest, most precious buttons the other day from my blogging friend, Betsy !  She LOVES buttons, too!  She's the one who made these fabulous button bird earrings that I wear often, and love!  She sells them and many other fabulous things in markets, and in her Etsy shop .  She sent me the buttons as a surprise along with this FABULOUS necklace that I won from her blog giveaway!  You can read about it here .  She also included a scrabble tile charm with my initial on it.  These are the kinds of buttons that make me literally swoon -- and wonder how she can bear to part with them!  Look at that little shoe!  It is DOUBLE sided!  Betsy is as generous as she is talented.  The silver toned one has a shell inset.  The small black and gold one is glass.  And the one near the bottom left is celluloid. The blue one on the bottom left is glass! One of the fun things about Betsy's blo...

I'm at it again -- creating with buttons -- and this time enjoying the soft look of mother-of-pearl and shell buttons in vintage glass. Have you ever altered a bottle?  I just finished my first one: it's for a  Bird Song 4  swap.  It's a raffle drawing-style swap so who ends up with it is anyone's guess! I decided to stick with a low-color palette this time and it was an adventure from start to finish. First I had to find an old bottle.  Bottles are not something (believe it or not) I collect, so finding just the right one was a challenge.  I finally found a true vintage one at a street market a few weeks ago. I chose this one because if has a rather flat front that I knew would take well to altering, as well as some interest in the ribbing on the reverse, above. The hardest part for me was figuring out a stopper or cork for the bottle.  I actually bought some glass bottle stoppers online from an Etsy vintage seller but neither fit i...

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!

Here is the ornament that I made and sent to my swap partners in the Button Floozies Christmas Ornament Swap! I made it from a vintage Jello mold tin that I painted, glittered, and filled with snowy things! There's a little vintage Monopoly house and hotel -- the old, wooden ones -- that I painted white, as well as a bottle brush tree and little sequined trim flowers that look like snow-covered bushes. The hanger is held in place by a mother of pearl button, and the rest of the required buttons for the swap are dangles hanging from the top.  I love making these! If you'd like to see more ornaments, check out the Button Floozies Swap group flickr page !

* *SIGN UPS ARE NOW CLOSED!!*** This post will appear at the top of the blog until October 28; please SCROLL DOWN to see newer posts! As promised, we're announcing a  Christmas Ornament Swap . This is a group swap. I will put you in groups of 5 this time. We will each send and receive 4 button ornaments (keep one of yours for yourself = 5 total)! Definition of a button ornament: A Christmas ornament made to hang on a tree, that is decorated with buttons.  The buttons do not necessarily need to be the  only  decoration element of the ornament -- but it should be a main or special element of the decoration.  Your ornament should be handmade . Timeframe: Sign-up period: October 19-28, 2012 Notification of swap partners: October 29, 2012 Swaps must be in the mail by: Monday, November 19, 2012 It is a quick turnaround , I realize; please be sure you can adhere to the deadline before committing!  A NOTE ABOUT INTERNATIONAL SWAPPING...

I am always loving button stuff online -- of course I am!  If you are on Pinterest, I invite you to follow my Button Love Board , which is where I store my latest button online finds!  Like this: Soap Buttons from The Charming Frog (Are you listening, Santa?) ALSO: Many more button ornaments have been added to our Christmas Ornament Swap Linky Party post, which you may enjoy by clicking here !

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!

Attention "Cake Lover*" -- I have reserved a spot for you the Christmas Ornament Swap but I need your contact info: name, address, email address!  You probably emailed me but the Blogger gremlins intercepted the email, so please resend it! Send to buttonfloozies@gmail.com and then comment here that you have sent it -- please include your email address in the comment!   (I will keep watch and delete it as soon as I see it so you don't need to worry about having your email address "out there"!) Thank you!

I wasn't expecting to be out of town this weekend, but since I am going to be I decided to extend the deadline to sign up for the Christmas Ornament Swap until November 13 (instead of the 11th) and then I will notify you of your 3 swap partners' addresses on the morning of the 14th (instead of the 12th)! Swaps will still be due out on November 28!  It's a quick turnaround but if you can do it it will be lots of fun! All the details and how to sign up are HERE !

This swap is now closed! Let's have another swap before the end of the year! This one will be a Christmas Ornament Swap . And, it will be a group swap. I will put you in groups of 4. We will each send and receive 3 button ornaments! Definition of a button ornament: A Christmas ornament made to hang on a tree or to be a small shelf or table accent, that is decorated with buttons.  The buttons do not necessarily need to be the only decoration element of the ornament -- but it should be a main or special element of the decoration.  Your ornament should be handmade. Timeframe: Sign-up period: November 1-13, 2011 Notification of swap partners: November 12, 2011   November 14, 2011 Swaps must be in the mail by: Monday, November 28, 2011 It is a quick turnaround , I realize; please be sure you can adhere to the deadline before committing!  A NOTE ABOUT INTERNATIONAL SWAPPING:  Because it is a quick turnaround, I'll be matching you up with partners on your ow...