Month: February 2019

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Here are two groups of Fabric Covered buttons made by local women in Cambodia, the proceeds going to support them. They are very brightly coloured and have tin backs.

This small button at 1 1/4cm is rather pretty with a black background. The decoration is very delicate with a triangle and tiny flowers entwined. It is backmarked GESLTZL & GESCHUEL? (Not easy to read)

Here are the three little pigs as sew through buttons. I think they are made of resin. They are a novelty and just a bit of fun.

This metalized plastic button is quite different having an insect depicted on it. It has “Made in China” printed on the top. I do not know anything about it or what it represents and have just obtained it.

My friend Suzanne gave me this button recently. It is of black glass and has a Chinese symbol in gold lustre featured on it. It measures just over 2 cm and has a self shank.

I have just acquired this brown glass button depicting a koala in gold lustre (which is quite worn) I think this design button was made in several different colours.

This black glass button is in the shape of a box which is quite different. It is decorated with circles of silver lustre. I guess it might be from the 1930’s – 40’s.

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I have just acquired this button being a gift from my friend Suzanne. It features a yacht in sail and has a rope like border. It was rather worn so I rubbed some brown nugget into it.

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I have just recently bought these window buttons in their packet in an opp shop in Tatura. They were made especially to put a photo, material or the likes into the base and then snap in the clear plastic top. I did some zentangle designs on paper for them and they came up quite nicely.

My friend Jackie just gave me this button yesterday. It is of resin and is a realistic bear in a traditional Scotch kilt and tam-o-shanter. Jackie was a highland dancer so this means a lot to her and I was thrilled to get it. It is really cute and a bit of fun.