Button Floozies

Here's a collage of some of the beautiful button fun we've had in 2011 here at Button Floozies! Enjoy -- and we invite you to come back and see us every day in 2012! Happy New Year!

Several years ago I wrote a short article to accompany my small collection of clock and time-piece buttons If you want to read this article please visit my blog Vintage Connections .   May you have a healthy, happy & prosperous  New Year,  Tami Hacker

Absolutely ADORABLE! Find the tutorial from Scrapbook Girl's blog ! Thought you would love them! Cheery wave from Bev

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!

Charlotte Lyons is one of my very favorite artists/designers/bloggers .  I had a chance to meet her when I took both of her classes at Silver Bella 2010, and she is so nice! Charlotte and me Charlotte has a line of fabrics called Walnut Hill Farm Vintage Keepsake .  One of the designs, in three different colors, is called Button Box and it is so yummy !  Go see -- you will love it! And for a look at the fabrics in sample projects, read her blog post about the quilt market last month!  So much loveliness!

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 !

I paint on mother-of-pearl buttons and painted this Santa button as a gift for a special friend and made it into an ornament for her...   And here is how I did it.... First I put a 2 1/2" card stock circle on a 6" silk circle with a touch of glue to hold it in place.  Then I gathered it "yoyo" style.. Then I added some small lace around the Santa and a lace medallion to the silk.  I put it together adding a loop in the back and  some bells to the bottom. This would be fun with any Christmas button and easy enough for youngsters to do.. And here is a close up of the Santa... which is about 1 1/2".   Merry Christmas everyone!