When I was in the midst of indecision regarding a closure for my iPad covers, the one thing that I was sure of was that I was going to finally utilize the stash of buttons sitting on a shelf in my studio. The buttons are a mix of buttons that I have collected over the last 20 years as well as buttons that were found in the sewing room of my ex's grandmother when she passed away in the late 80s. I had written a post about them long ago and I always had great intentions to do something with these old buttons.My husband commented as I was sewing this last batch of iPad covers that he was amazed how I was able to find just the perfect button for each cover. As he was digging through the stash, he guessed the age of some of them...not quite vintage, but some do appear to be from the 1970s and 1980s. I call them recycled, because many of them still had the thread that originally held them to whatever garment they were salvaged from and as a survivor of the The Great Depression it appears that she saved everything.
I guess her thriftiness is my windfall.
1 comment:
I love buttons! You're lucky to have such a stash. My favorite part of making my little clutches and coin purses is always digging through the button stash to find the perfect adornments. I don't know what it is about buttons but they really can put a smile on a crafter's face!
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