All things buttons & more …
My friend Jackie gave me these buttons yesterday. She keeps a look out for them for me. There were a few treasures amongst them which is always a thrill. The saying goes ” Small things amuse small minds.” Well is the case of buttons and me this is true.
I belong to a small private group of Button Collectors and we meet at each others homes once a month. It is always an enjoyable afternoon and we share our new finds and have a challenge topic. It was yesterday and our topic was Beetle and Insect buttons. Here are just a few of our buttons. They include plastic, metal, glass and ceramic and three are realistic buttons. It is always a challenge to find buttons of the topic chosen and we don’t very often have many double ups. What a lovely way to spend an afternoon finished off with a cup of tea.
Last Sunday I went for a drive out to Dookie ( about half an hour away ) for an outing. It is the only close bit of hilly country to where I live in Shepparton. It is a farming community and the soil is always a nice colour and looks different in the various seasons and of course times of day. I like to get some photos of the landscape as well as other subject matter like the rusty fence wire and the lichen on the post and rail fence which was actually at Shepparton East on the way home.
I hope you have enjoyed a change from buttons. I really enjoy all things in nature.
This wooden button has been painted black and has some coloured lines painted on the sides. It is concave and is a sew through type. It measures 2 1/2cm.
Here are two groups of Blazer buttons which have been used for many years. They feature yachts, horses, shields and crowns all commonly used in this type of button. They are white metal some with black paint on the background and all have a loop shank.
Here we have three “Fabric” ( a general term ) buttons from years gone by. The term covers all fabric, beaded, crocheted , stitched and braided buttons. These buttons were probably used on coats or fur capes. Black and brown were popular colours of the day.
Over the years heads have been used on many types of buttons be they metal, lithograph, porcelain, or plastic etc. These two metal buttons are modern, each with a different head. I do not know who they represent.
I have just embroidered these two buttons recently. They are enjoyable to do and can just make up part of my button collection.
Here is a group of Pressed Plastic buttons from the 1930’s. The designs are many and varied; even a bird in the bottom left corner. I like the subtle colours that they used back then for buttons.
Here is a group of various coloured and designed glass buttons. They just make a colourful picture and are of no special significance.