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I think these three Lithograph buttons would have been part of a set of six originally. They portray ladies in large hats who were probably famous ladies of the day. They are waiscoat buttons which were worn by men in the late 1890s or early 1900s.

Here are two Jemima Puddleduck buttons; one a realistic and the other a round white plastic with Jemima featured and outlined in black. Beatrix Potter from England was a famous children’s story book author and illustrator in the early 1900s. She created Peter Rabbit among with many other characters; Jemima is just another one. Beatrix had a great imagination as well as being a very proficient sketcher. Her books are still being published throughout the world.

This metal button has an arc of white metal around it with a floral design. The circle surrounds a large brass flower on an irregular background which has been painted black. Over all it is quite an interesting button which measures a little over 3 1/2 cm. It has a brass loop shank.

Here are three clear perspex buttons, each with a metal disc in the centre. The discs have a different design on them. They have a tin disc and shank on the back. There were quite a lot of this type of button produced in their time. ( Maybe 1930s ) I am not sure when )

This Mosaic button is very colourful with it’s yellow flower set in an aqua background. The red brightens it up even more. It is amazing how they make these buttons out of such tiny pieces of glass; such a fiddly job but so effective. It is set in a silver back and measures a little over 2 cm.

Here are some fabric covered buttons I believe made in Cambodia by the Khmer women. I guess the fabric is made in Cambodia too as it is quite different in colour and design. They have a tin back and shank and measure a little under 2 cm.

I have this button in 3 different colours and I like them all. This one is painted brass in a brown/taupe colour with a facetted black glass centre. There is just a small amount of gold scrolly work on the outside which gives the button a good look. As can be seen in the picture it is back marked.

This is a beautiful beaded needle case in black with a purple and silver iris. It is accompanied by a mauve enamelled metal needle case and a fine pair of scissors; all you need to do some embroidery. I have done lots of embroidery over the years and spent many happy hours doing it.

I made this needle case many years ago. It was fun to do, I pressed flowers and put them onto calico and covered them with netting. I made a cord and stitched it around the edge. The flowers retain their colour as long as they are not in bright light. I have a flower picture that my mother made many years ago hanging in my hallway and it is still fine.

I made this sewing box many years ago and am pleased with the result. The floral lining material was an old piece of Mum’s and I based the rest of the colour scheme around that. It is quite compact and it opens up once the lid is taken off. It was a lot of work but well worth the effort.