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Vintage and Collectible Buttons
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This blog is focused on button collecting including identification, fun finds, where to find, button jewelry and all things button related.
Recent Posts
Risking death to save a button
O.k. maybe not death but injury. I love parades and will go whenever I have a chance. Well, we were at one where some of the various groups that do civil war re-enactments were participating. If you've ever been fortunate ...
The Button Cat
Normally I blog about vintage and collectible buttons. Today I'm blogging about buttons and a crazy cat. The cat is an all black male, about 10 months old and addicted to buttons. His name is Spaz and all I can say is never was ther...
Fun Friday Finds
If you're a button lover you have to take time to see this! This lady's button collection is absolutely amazing. Even better, the buttons have been displayed in amazing ways. There's buttons by category on standard display cards and...
It's a great day for Goofies!
I love Goofies or realistics (O.k. let's face it, if it's an interesting button of any kind I probably love it!) They almost always make me smile. Technically, Goofies are plastic realistic buttons dating from the 30s - 50s era. The...
Buttons, string them one by one thus a charm string is begun
Button charm strings are a unique part of American history. Also known as memory strings, they were all the range in the 1860s and remained popular up to the 1900s. According to folklore, when a girl collected 1000 buttons on her string s...
Best places to find buttons
Vintage and collectible buttons can be found in all kinds of places. Of course the easiest (and cheapest) place is to simply ask family and friends if they have any old buttons. Many people are more than willing to give up that old button...
