Buttons

buttons
the humble button is a joy to behold!


My friend Karen and I love buttons. We can spend hours just looking, choosing, and playing with them before we make our crafty masterpieces on lazy Spring afternoons.
We have a lovely time together!

my first felt brooch

my button heart

There is a small warehouse in Chichester called 'The Eternal Maker' which sells all manner of wonderful haberdashery and fabrics.  A veritable feast for the eyes!

When Karen and I first went there, I thought she was going to hyperventilate with excitement as we walked through the door.
It is well worth a visit to stock up on the lovely, pretty things for those projects set aside for a wet afternoon!
I now have got myself a good stock of lovely buttons!

my button jar

I can recall my Grandmother having a button tin.  She was a seamstress and tailoress and used to take in sewing and alterations to earn some extra money to help pay the bills.  We talk of a time of austerity now, but I reckon her generation really did know how hard it was to stretch the shillings and pennies.