2 Lots Lucite Buttons…Art Deco Glass…Celluloid Green Dome Rhinestone
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Entries tagged as ‘vintage buttons’
Wild Wednesday Closing 5/20/09
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Tagged: art deco, celluloid, floral, glass, green dome, lucite, onlay, rhinestone, shank, silver gilded, silver glitter, vintage button, vintage buttons
Closed 4/21/09
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Realistic Plastic…Metallicized Plastic…2 Lots of OME Celluloid…2 Lots of Fabric Frog Fasteners
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Tagged: aluminum ring, black, bow, brown, celluloid, chunks, cord, Fabric, floral, frog, gold, metallic, metallicized, OME, peach, plastic, realistic, shank, star in circle, vintage buttons, vintage fasteners
Closed 4/15/09
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2 Lots of Pearl/Shell Shank…White Bakelite…6 Lots of Carded Buttons
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Tagged: bakelite, beige, BGE Originals, Blue, brown, carded, Casa De Leon, Holland, Japan, LaMode, LeChic, Majesty Quality, metal, metal loop, peach, pearl, plastic, red, royal blue, shank, shell, streamline, USA, vintage buttons, white
Closed 4/13/09
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8 Lots of Fabric Covered Buttons with Metal Centers
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Tagged: center, fabric covered, metal, vintage buttons
Closed 4/7/09
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5 Glass Button Lots…Celluloid Buttons…Black & White Mod…Work Button Mix
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Tagged: art deco, black, brown, celluloid, costumakers, faceted, gilded, gilt, glass, grey, half dome, metal, mix, mod, pattern, plastic, red, shank, silver, tunnel shank, vintage buttons, wavy, white, work
Closed 4/6/09
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3 Glass Button Lots…Wood Buttons…Lucite Mix…Toggle Mix…3 Waste Canvas Cross Stitch Kits
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Tagged: celluloid, lucite, vintage buttons, bakelite, wood, glass, art nouveau, patterns, plastic, black, toggle, art deco, shank, cream, vintage kit, butterfly, painted, mix, underwear, hardwood, cross stitch, Puppy, Put Ons, Tina of California, parrot, chunky
Wild Wednesday Closed 2/18/09
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Celluloid Bubble…Rhinestone Bar…Ann Klein Logo…Star Realistic
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Tagged: Ann Klein, bar, bubbles, celluloid, circle, hollow, logo, metal, pair, peach, plastic, rhinestone, shank, Star, vintage button, vintage buttons
Closed 2/17/09
February 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Black Bakelite Ball…Large Bakelite Mix…Mixed Ball Buttons…Large Brown Mix…Black Velvet Fabric Covered…Large Shell Buttons
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Tagged: bakelite, ball, black, black velvet, brown, carved rim, fabric covered, large, mixed, pearl, shell, vintage buttons
“No Harm” Button Crafting-Jewelry
February 6, 2009 · 3 Comments
I recently asked the ButtonBytes community the question “When should you craft with vintage buttons and when should you preserve them?”. The answers I got were unanimous! Never craft with buttons unless you use “no harm” techniques that preserve the buttons. As one respondent said, “ Even the plastic buttons that we see as so common today may be unique someday. Just think that most plastic buttons are made from derivitives of oil products. Someday people might see that as a huge extravagance.”
Yet I often see crafting projects that advise grinding the shanks off of glass buttons or cutting metal loops, drilling holes in buttons to attach them or glueing with epoxy glue. In fact, there are jewelry findings made for just such crafts.
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So how does one do “no harm” crafting with buttons? Well, first of all remember that buttons were designed to sew onto fabric. Using techniques which utilize the existing fasteners is best. That means stringing thru shanks and existing holes in buttons. Never use glue! It’s almost impossible to remove without harming the button. And don’t drill or grind off pieces of the button!
Here are 3 good examples of “no harm” jewelry making that I found on the web!
- Charm string necklaces and no harm bracelets from the California Button Society website
- Button pendants from vintage buttons.net
- Etsy seller who uses No Harm Techniques
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Tagged: bracelet, buttons, crafting, jewelry, necklace, no harm, vintage buttons
Closed 1/20/09
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Tagua Nut/Vegetable Ivory Button Mix…White Rim Shirt Buttons…White Curvy Rim Housedress…Floral Lucite…4 Large Green Shank…4 Rubber/India Rubber
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