Charley
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I have so many old buttons and just love them all. But I have way more than I will ever use. So spent a little time this morning sorting through my mostly metal buttons. I had an unused metal spice rack with glass bottles and washed it all up to use for buttons. Mostly holds my metal buttons and matching buttons. I tend to use thread to keep the matching buttons together. I also have three containers of old and a few new cards with matching buttons on them.
I realized that most of my buttons are singles but all are beautiful. So many that look nice together. I have the spice rack full of 12 small bottles of buttons, four small jelly jars of tiny buttons for doll clothes, three old jars of misc buttons, a medium sized tin of old buttons, and two wooden canisters converted over for storing buttons on old cards. The first one's I was given were my grandmother's old buttons, and have just added to it over the years. My favorites are buttons with horses on them and Navy buttons off of uniforms.
Thinking of maybe putting some up for sale eventually. I know I will never use them all.
What are your favorite uses for your old buttons? I have used some on pillows and some on doll clothes.
I realized that most of my buttons are singles but all are beautiful. So many that look nice together. I have the spice rack full of 12 small bottles of buttons, four small jelly jars of tiny buttons for doll clothes, three old jars of misc buttons, a medium sized tin of old buttons, and two wooden canisters converted over for storing buttons on old cards. The first one's I was given were my grandmother's old buttons, and have just added to it over the years. My favorites are buttons with horses on them and Navy buttons off of uniforms.
Thinking of maybe putting some up for sale eventually. I know I will never use them all.
What are your favorite uses for your old buttons? I have used some on pillows and some on doll clothes.