So right after I picked up my Santa pitcher and mugs at the garage sale yesterday, I spied four canning jars filled with buttons. Cheap. Like less than a stop at Starbucks cheap. And even though I had just gone through the entire collection last weekend - or maybe because I had gone through the entire collection last weekend and was feeling kind of organized - I grabbed 'em.
If you've ever sorted buttons (and if you're reading my blog, I'm guessing the chances are really good that you have) you know that for every one good button, there are 10 duds (not to mention a safety pin, a couple of snaps, an unidentifiable piece of hardware and a sharp needle that you're not going to see until it pricks you and reminds you that you really should get a tetanus booster.) Not so with this lot. It was more 50-50 - for every ho-hum button, there was a beauty.
Green buttons.
Yellow buttons. (Sorry for the fluorescent nature of this photo - we're into the no-natural-light-available season here.) I don't know why, but yellow buttons don't seem as common as other colors. I think it's just generally a less popular color, but these are awfully cheerful.
Lovely blue buttons, including lots of tiny flowers.
Pink. There are never enough pink buttons. (These are actually a pretty, true pink, not the kind of salmony-pink color that I'm seeing.)
Lots of pretty white buttons, including these big, chunky flowers.
How great are these? Wagon wheels? I'm selling these babies. They are destined for a greater project than I could accomplish.
And then I went to the auction, and in the course of buying a ceramic box with a scottie-dog handle (which may sound pretty cute, and, oh, it is) I got these, too. What a day. I pledged that I wouldn't go to bed last night until I put everything away, and I was true to my word. Which means I get to go to an estate sale right now with my buddy Linda. Lots more to show you later. In particular, something I'm taking as a gift to her, so if you hear a scream (of horror, not delight) emanating from the Northeast, you'll know she reacted as I'd hoped.
If it cost the same as a cup of java go for it , that's my motto!! LOL!!
Well.... I would of picked them up too, in my supplies I have possibly millions of buttons,I know what your talking about when you have to pick through..hehehe only another picker understands!
Have a good weekend
Diane
Posted by: Diane ( Crafty Passions) | September 13, 2008 at 10:25 AM
i out of 10? I guess its here 1 in a 100! I don't see any grays or browns in your loot not to mention beige and copper and silver (plastic!). Great find!
Posted by: LiLi M. | September 13, 2008 at 11:12 AM
Barbara I am so jealous! Your button collect just keeps getting better and better!
Posted by: Gail | September 13, 2008 at 02:53 PM
wow, great find! I'm loving those yellow buttons - yellow is definitely lacking in my collection.
Posted by: Alli | September 13, 2008 at 04:59 PM
Of course you bought the buttons- they're wonderful- and one of the reasons you got rid of buttons LAST week was so you'd have room for these.
(The first thing I noticed about your plate of buttons was the ratio of color to black/brown!)
Posted by: Beth Leintz | September 13, 2008 at 10:56 PM
Wow - lovely colors! I never find jars of buttons like that! Lucky bum.
Posted by: HeidiAnn | September 14, 2008 at 03:57 PM
oh you are evil!! giving that to a friend!! dont you like her anymore? hehe
i noticed the same thing. yellows are the least common(unless we are counting orange, and im not) then pink. those greens you got are gorgeous!!! are you selling any of these pretties? or are you hoarding them??
Posted by: susan | September 15, 2008 at 02:08 AM