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These four colourful porcelain buttons were handmade by Jennifer Warburton of Phillip Island, Victoria in 2012. They are quite unique with their sort of embossed designs made under the label Embellish a Little. They took my fancy .

I do not know if these buttons were made in Cambodia or not but the fabrics look different. As the card says they are made to help Khmer women to better their lives. They were given to me by a friend and I don’t know where she bought them. The fabrics remind me a little of aboriginal designs so perhaps they are native to Cambodia.

Here is a Cut Steel button which has the steels graduating around the edge from small to large and one large one in the centre. It has brass filigree work in between making up a rather nice button. It has a brass loop shank and measures 3 cm.

These Paste buttons were bought new in China in 2013. They were part of a button collection which I bought a few years ago. I am not a glitzy person so would not have bought them otherwise but they add to my collection anyway.

Here are two modern coconut shell buttons which have been painted in an abstract way. You can see the flaws in the shell which makes them really natural. There are still coconut shell buttons in the shops currently so many have been made over the years. They have been natural, painted, etched and various methods used to make them different.

Here are two Victorian Celluloid buttons which I like. The one on the right has very delicate filigree work in a floral design atop a fawn background. The other one has a circle of glass stones in the centre surrounded by a black/cream background with a rather nice border. They are quite a nice size at 3 cm.

I think these two buttons are quite old having a thread back. The fabric is a type of brocade in purple, burgundy, red and fawn colours and looks quite rich. I like them. They measure a little over 1 1/2 cm.

Here are three fairly basic celluloid buttons with multicoloured designs. They are all sew through type and measure a little under 2 cm. I have them mounted on a fabric banner with other similar buttons in Autumn tonings. They make quite a nice display.

These glass buttons were designed and made by Grant Featherston ( from Melbourne ) with his wife Claire in the late 1940s. They have a brass backplate marked DARIAN and G.F.D standing for Grant Featherston Design. Sometimes the backplate was stuck on off centre which to me seems careless. The buttons themselves are quite striking with their gold or silver lustre.

Here are two black glass buttons both with a self shank. They both have a silver lustre and the one on the right is a more modern design. They are not easy to photograph so often don’t show up very well. They both measure a little over 2 cm. I like black glass buttons and have quite a nice collection of them.