Today I’m going to share with you my love for buttons!
This week has been rather manic with a big work event in the day job, so I haven’t had time to create anything and have been pretty frazzled. Especially as I was also helping to plan our WI event to which 130 people came! However, in all the madness I have had time to lust over some lovely buttons to keep me cheery.
Here’s a few button themed things I found this week…..
A fantastic tutorial for Homemade Shrink Plastic Buttons from super crafty, super friendly blogger Georgina Giles. Look how pretty they are!
How amazing is this sewing machine by Quilted Cupcake on Flickr? Makes me want to pimp my machine!
Source: flickr.com via Claireabelle on Pinterest
These rubber stamps are just so sweet. If you fancy some, check out Skull and Cross Buns, there are a great collection of handcarved stamps in the shop!
Source: etsy.com via Claireabelle on Pinterest
These buttons are not just buttons but they are made from CANDY! How awesome is that?! They are by Andie’s Speciality Sweets on Etsy and I want to order masses of them to have bowls of button sweets around the house 
Source: etsy.com via Claireabelle on Pinterest
I also listed this oversized button ring in my own Etsy shop this week and I just love it. I have some more oversized rings and friendship bracelets coming soon
Are you as mad about buttons?!
claireabelle x
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Love these. The button sweets are amazing! I’m mad about buttons too – I love getting a new collection and sorting through it to match them up and find the best. Could spends hours if I had the time! x
I am going to sound sad here, but I once sat in a friends lounge, tipped out her millions of buttons, colour coordinated them all and returned them to their tin. Satisfying!
Lol, I was going to mention that!
Sophie, meet Jo. Said friend and a fellow button lover
Those ideas are so cool I especially love them as stamps idea – that’s really great. Also love the idea of covering a sewing machine in them too but I really wouldn’t have the heart to do that to either of mine!
I have a cheapie machine, so I may try it…..
I love button too!
I’m off to Cardiff next Jan and am trying to work out a way to go to the dedicated button shop there. If I have to go ear especially then I will!
A dedicated button shop!?!!! Amazing!
They do have a few beads, but it is a button shop really. http://www.clairegrove.co.uk/
I used to love playing with my Mum’s tin of buttons. Mmmm wonder if she still has it?
Oh wow! Those sweets look very yummy and I adore the sewing machine! gorgeous post
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I love buttons too!! I was looking at your button ring just yesterday, I LOVE IT. Might have to have a chat with you about a slightly smaller one though. The button sweets look amazing, would make great edible bracelets!! x
Happy to make you a custom ring. Just let me know what colour and size/button type you’d like
ooh…so cute! i love all the pastel colors <3
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There are usually plenty of lovely buttons at the Knitting & Stitching Show at Ally Pally in October! I make papercrafted buttons.
I loved your papercraft satchels
How cute!
OH MY WORD. EVERYTHING about this post is beautiful. It’s not often I click on every link I can find, but this time I’m very glad I did. And I am definitely seriously contemplating doing that to my sewing machine
Katie xxx
I’m glad you enjoyed the links
I am LOVING the sweets!! Every house needs a bowl of these on their coffee table! Buttons have such nostalgia about them – I also remember playing with my Mum’s button box as children, there’s just something about them!! x
They wouldn’t last long in our house though….
You may have hit the nail on the head there, perhaps I do associate buttons with sweets and that’s why I adore them so! I’m working on making buttons myself at the moment and having so much fun. And when I’m stressed I find myself rootling through my button jar. Another exciting post!
Stress relieving and fun, what more could you want?!
I am a button nut too! I collect vintage ones made of natural materials like mother of pearl, wood, leather, and vegetable ivory. And plastic too
I blog about my collection sometimes on my Idle Needle blog.
I adore the button candy, such an ingenious idea! And the sewing machine covered in buttons looks wonderful!
Your shop is great, I added it to my favourites – love the russian doll ring!
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Thanks for stopping by and adding my shop to your favourites! I’ll be sure to have a look at your blog too
I love buttons too! I can’t believe those shrink plastic ones – just too perfect!
Sorry to be such a stranger. I will be in touch really soon… and I am SO GLAD your WI event went so well, that is awesome, congrats!
Suki xo
Glad to hear from you – hope all is well xx
I love buttons too! There’s a shop just a few blocks down and she has a huge bowl of buttons on her cutting table. I have so much fun going through that bowl searching for treasures.
Ooh that sounds like a perfect shop!
I don’t think I’ve ever met anybody crafty who doesn’t love buttons! They are just friendly somehow! Virtually everything looks better with a button on it!
Agreed! They just brighten up any project!
My friend lives in cambridge and loves buttons,you should definitely hook up!i too love buttons and their versatility!x
Ooh a local button buddy!
Sounds like a busy week but glad you find time to post the cool button pics. Love the comment about sorting your friends buttons – now that’s true friendship – i mean that she trusted you not to nick them!!!
Very nice! The candy buttons look delicious!
Wow, what a fab post – what is it about buttons that just makes them so loveable? My mum’s and grandma’s button tins are a big part of my childhood memories, so I think it’s pretty deep-rooted!
Your pastel sweet buttons first caught my eye but that sewing machine is just fab. I’m looking at mine now and it looks so boring. Thanks for sharing.
Ali x
I like the look of those shrink plastic buttons, I’m just off to have a nosy at the tutorial. Thanks for the link
Not sure how feasible it would be to have the sweetie buttons on any children’s clothes. I wonder how long they would last? Great post.
If they were on my cardigans they would definitely be gone within minutes!
Fantastic selection of buttons. Really loving the sweet one. Impressive finds.
OMG I just squealed when I saw this post, I adore buttons!!! What is it about buttons, such a random little thing, but I get so excited in haberdashery shops by all the buttons! I love that sewing machine, how amazing. x
Rhaaa, it is too much button in one go, I may have a heart attack. I loooove buttons, thank you so much for eye candy. The rubber stamp and the sewing machine are amazing.
Brilliant ideas! Thanks so much for sharing.
Have a look at my blog I’ll be so glad.
Hugs from Portugal
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I’m another fan of buttons, I love the variety in size, colour, shape, feel… oooh everything. Great post and lovely photo’s.
Jan
Oh I love me a button, what awesome ideas
What a fantastic round up. I love buttons too.
I see you are as mad about buttons as I am! Great roundup, thank you for posting!
Yes, yes, I’m mad about buttons, thanks so much for posting all the cute buttons, I really like your button ring hope you make more….