WOW! Can I just say I hit the jackpot tonight! My grandpa has collected buttons...forever...we would always find a tub and sift through all the various sizes and the old and bazaar buttons he's rescued off of old clothes before retiring them to the dumpster...
Well, tonight I was going to go over there to ask for three or four coral colored buttons for one of my aprons. I looked for some at the fabric store but everything was too pink, and I figured he had to have something. HA! Understatement of the century!
We sifted through jars and boxes of old buttons for about an hour and a half...some were from him collecting, some came from my great grandma's house, other's came from my cousins' grandfather (on the other side of their family). Well, I came home with a baggy full, not just three or four. Some I grabbed because I liked them and thought they seemed common and wouldn't be missed, others he'd grab and stuff them in saying "Oh, these are nice" "Do you like these?" "Take all you want, they're yours"
Check out my loot!!!
Needless to say, I am extremely excited, and can't wait to incorporate these into some of my designs.






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