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Here is a group of modern bone buttons which I think were made in Nepal. They have been dyed and some carving forming a pattern. They would be most suitable for a natural home spun knitted cardigan or a bulky woollen fabric jacket. They are possibly cattle bone.

I bought these buttons at Millers Department Store in Benalla recently together with some coconut shell buttons. They seem to have some different buttons to those in the Shepparton stores. Three are plastic of some kind while the one at the bottom is metal. They are quite different in their design and will be a collectable of the future.

In the same $2 jar of buttons were these four buttons. Three of them are white metal buttons with a tin back. The gold one is a metalized plastic button. I had none of these buttons so that was a plus. They were all in good order too.

Last week I bought a small jar of buttons for $2 at Hospice opp shop here in Shepparton. I was thrilled to find these 6 glass buttons. Although the paintwork is a little worn which is common on old buttons I am pleased to have them. It is a real thrill to tip out a jar of buttons to sort through and find something you haven’t got. There were several old plastic buttons too so my $2 investment made my day.

This enamel button is quite different in colour and design to many I have. The colours are mainly purple, teal and pink and the gold outlines of the design are very effective. It is a large button at 3 1/2 cm.

Here is another new coconut shell button which features a lady and a scene behind. It is not really clear and was hard to photograph. I guess it was painted and then has a high gloss coating on top. When I bought it I didn’t realize it was a lady but just liked the colours. I have quite a collection of modern coconut shell buttons and find them interesting and varied.

I bought these new buttons recently at Millers Department Store in Benalla last week. The top three are from the same tube but there is a variance in the colour. Coconut shell buttons seem to be in the shops most of the time. I guess they are not expensive to produce and suppose they are made in the islands somewhere in the Pacific Ocean.

Here are three wooden buttons which I think could have been made in India. The large round one is carved and has a brass circle inset in the middle. The square one is set in a brass back and has a square brass embellishment. The round one is inlaid with brass and mother of pearl. They are nicely made and quite different.

I actually bought these buttons in a Cheap shop and they were amongst craft and scrapbooking items. They are what I would call modern paste buttons and they are deep red stones glued into a metal base. I was quite surprised to see them there. So you never know where you may find buttons and that is half the fun. They measure 24 mm.

I bought this beaded button in 2017 and it was made by Helen Pappas who now lives near Benalla. It is much brighter in reality. Over the years she has made hundreds of buttons; many quirky embroidered ones as well as the beaded ones. I admire her work as it is very fine and time consuming.