Button Floozies

This was a vintage button that I found at a church yard sale. It was in a large jar of all kinds of buttons. It is worn, a little discolored, and imperfect...that is why I like it. This button has glass faceted accents, and they are set in a heavy plaster-like molded button. Check It Out...

Here are 3 buttons from a jar with hundreds of vintage buttons.  Check these out: They have the look of little nests of fresh pasta. They are made of resin and plastic. They really stood out in the jar of buttons that I found at a church yard sale. I am not sure of the age, type, or origin. Do you have any information on this type of button?

I was at an indoor garage sale recently, and met a local woman who was selling necklaces she'd created from vintage buttons!  I asked her if I could photograph them for my button blog; here is that picture for your enjoyment:

I have a wide variety of black glass buttons -- and the unique shape of this one makes it a favorite! It's shaped like a boat, and then incised and accented with gold paint. On the reverse, the cut-out button hole. These buttons are sometimes mistakenly referred to as "jet" -- the actual jet ones are rarer, but from about the same era as the many small black glass varieties. I hope you've enjoyed celebrating National Button Week as much as I've enjoyed showing off some of my favorite, beautiful buttons!

This beautiful painted button just looks like it's made from metal; it's actually celluloid! I adore the color combination! Look at the detail on the bottom!

This button is carved from wood. The shape is so unusual! The wood inside is just lovely, isn't it? Happy National Button Week!

This button just says, Japan to me.  I don't know where it's from, but it is a plastic button from the 1950s era I believe. From this angle, you can see the unique shape of the pink ridges.