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This button is new to my collection. It is of a smokey light brown colour with an amber/brown coloured facetted glass centre. It is a realistic flower button and has a metal six segment rosette shank so I think quite old. It measures 4 cm.

Here is a modern button in purple, black and various colours. The triangular shape makes it different and I think quite striking. It would make a real statement on the right garment. I can’t place my hands on it at the moment to measure it but it is quite a nice size I know. I have thousands of buttons in my collection and can’t remember where they all are.

These three wooden buttons are modern and have different owls depicted on them. They are transfer printed I think but are quite good impressions. I can’t think what type of garment one would use these buttons on so I just consider them a collector’s item. Maybe a neutral coloured home spun woollen knitted cardigan ! They are a sew through type and measure just under 3 cm.

These colourful ceramic buttons were made by Jennifer Warburton from Phillip Island, Victoria in 2012. She trades under the name Embellish a Little. Each of these buttons has a design impressed into them and some have a touch of gold to enhance them. They have a certain handmade look about them which makes them unique.

This bone button is modern and probably comes from Nepal or India. It is a realistic flower shape and has some carving on it which doesn’t show up too well in the photo. It is very shiny and smooth and measures 4 cm x 3 1/2 cm so is a nice size.

Here are two modern bone buttons, one being carved and the other dyed and a design drawn on it. Is it meant to be a face? The other heart shaped button is of horn and has three brass bands inlaid. I like the handmade look about these buttons and they were made in India. Maybe they are cattle bone and horn.

Here are two Satsuma porcelain buttons depicting a Geisha Girl holding a flower. You can tell they are hand painted because if you look closely you can see slight variations in the image. They must use such a fine brush to get the fine detail. It would be interesting to watch one being made. I think these buttons are fairly old with the black border and lots of gold work.

This is a modern enamel button which is a favourite of mine. It is so colourful with it’s floral design. It is domed and hollow; I don’t know what the holes on each side are for, there must have been some purpose for them. It measures 2 1/2 cm. I think I got it at the local Hospice Opp Shop a few years ago. In reality the colours are really dazzling.

Here is a group of modern coconut shell buttons which have been quite plentiful in the button shops over the last few years. I rather like them for their variety of design, technique and colour and have a nice selection of them. They would brighten up many a garment.

This is a fairly plain metal picture button which I have had for many years. It shows a duck about to take off or land among some grass. The border is wide and simply decorated. It has a japanned back and metal loop shank and measures just under 4 1/2 cm so is quite large.