Button Collections
How many of you have a button collection? Maybe you have a button jar or box?
I’m not sure why I keep all those extra buttons that come with shirts and blouses but I do. Those buttons are sent with your garment so you will have a matching one if any buttons come loose and fall off of your shirt.
How many times has that happened and you actually lost the loose button, not knowing where it fell off?
The best that I can remember, that has never happened to me – so why do I still save those buttons?
Did your mother or grandmother have a button collection?
Was there a cigar box or mason jar full of assorted buttons of different colors and sizes in their homes?
Did you ever see your mom or grandma pour out those buttons, looking for just the right size or color to match whatever garment they were repairing?
Have YOU ever raked through a pile of buttons to find the right one to sew on a garment that was missing one?
I believe that I’ve viewed more art made with buttons than seeing someone sewing them on a garment!
My button collection is rather small, containing only a few more than what’s shown in the photograph accompanying this post. I must admit that I was tempted, before throwing away a worn out blouse, to cut the buttons off of that blouse.
The temptation passed when I realized I hadn’t replaced a missing button in years and the idea that I would use them for artwork was slim to none.
But slim chance showed up when I entered the Art Challenge with Buttons as a theme. That small button collection was featured in two different photographs of that three day challenge.
Maybe tomorrow I’ll throw out those few buttons. Or maybe I won’t.
After all, I can’t say for sure that I won’t need any of those extra buttons ever again….or my key collection, my wine cork collection, my seashell collection……….
Click here to view a larger version of today’s featured image as well as other photographs, including two other images with buttons as the main subject.
