No creations as yet, but I couldn't sleep with excitement about the stash I just (very gratefully) received!
Dear Tank Girl (another blog mention!!!) has a very community-minded neighbour who has donated a mass of buttons to the crafty girls I create with, and we pored over them tonight. I could visualise the creations already. So many Feature buttons that will be front and centre in the next batch of stock.
The best thing about buttons is looking through tins of them. I wonder what their history is, what item of clothing did they grace? Who wore them? My Nan was a super stylish lady who appears in a multitude of photos in shoes, dresses, and buttons that amaze me and take my breath away. I love looking at these photos, and Mum recalls the outfits in detail. The colours, fabrics, occasions. I Love looking through them with her when the kids let me have a moment with her!
I recently cam upon a book called the Button Box, by Margarette S. Reid, published 1990 by Puffin. It has superbly evocative illustrations by Sarah Chamberlain. It tells of a little boy who loves going through his Grandma's button box, imagining, sorting, learning history, and best of all, spending time with her. Highly recommended!
As an aside: I wonder what the collective noun is for a group of buttons??!! A clatter of buttons? Any ideas? I may have a competition with a give-away as the prize! Who wants to join in? Add a comment with your suggestion to win! Drawn in one week.
1 comment:
"A beauty of buttons"??
hehe.
You know thanks to you, I've started a buttons collection too. I only have a small stash but yeah, I do find myself wondering what outfits they have previously decorated.
Thanks sooo much too for my birthday pressie! You are so sweet.
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