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Here is a group of black glass buttons which I have in a drawer. They are many and varied; some with silver lustre. I do like black glass buttons but they do not photograph well.

This is one of my favourite modern buttons. It is a very colourful enamel button which I think may have been made in Japan. Orange and blue are complimentary colours so they really zing. I do not know why there is a hole on each side but I am sure there is a technical reason. It measures 2 1/2 cm.

This button was given to me by Sonia the Button Lady who said all button collectors should have one of these buttons. Of course I said thank you !! We may be mad but are happy being so. It is a whacky clockface and I think comes from the story Alice in Wonderland and the Mad Hatter. It sits on my button cabinet and I can see it every day and have a little chuckle.

This string of buttons was in a bottle of buttons I got at the opp shop. I can imagine a little girl at her Granny’s place on a wet day playing with the buttons and threading them. The buttons are quite ordinary but I thought I would keep them as they were on the string anyway.

Here are some pressed plastic buttons from the 1930s in their original tubes. As the label shows they are Astor buttons. I like the subtle colours of these buttons and the simple designs pressed into them.

These two plastic buttons are made by Artid in England. I am not so keen on them so only have these two just as an example. As far as I know they are all white with a plain colour background and the design in white.

These two buttons are only plastic but they look quite smart. The one on the left even resembles black glass with a gold lustre. All types of materials can be replicated in plastic. Many of the buttons of today are plastic.

Here are some old plastic buttons in a realistic daisy shape. Some are pearlized and the others are just plain bright colours. I do not really know their age but guess maybe about the 1940s. I wish I could date modern buttons. I guess they were a popular design being made in so many colours.

Well it’s that time of year again when we wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and healthy new year. May there be a few buttons to go around in 2024. This Christmas button shows Santa skating on the snow and looking fit and healthy.

I won these buttons in a raffle at TVBCC Buttonfest a few years ago which was lucky for me. They are antique brass and enamel buttons with a delicate floral design. The brass is nicely patterned too. They measure just under 2 1/2 cm.