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Friday, September 17, 2010

Button, Button Who has the Antique Button?

at 10:03 PM Labels: antique buttons, decorating, home decor, vintage buttons
Shabby Farmer - Antique buttons
Do you have some antique buttons that you love, but don't know how to display them?
I love buttons!  They are fun to use in the traditional ways; on clothing, scrapbooking/paper crafting and on hair bows, but what to do with those you want display?  I received some great buttons from my friend Maria, who's dad had a sewing shop.


This is what I decided to do with my antique buttons!

Shabby Farmer - Antique buttons on wire, close-up
I took some wire and started threading the buttons on them.  I then began bending the wire around randomly.  I had a center point and put an equal amount of similar buttons on each side of the center button.  The wire I began with was about 3 feet long. 
Shabby Farmer - Antique buttons on wire
At each end I made a hook of sorts.  I placed it across these two drawers that I don't use much, above the microwave and in a visible spot in the kitchen.  I love red and have red accents in the kitchen.


I did the same thing with the natural colored buttons.  There were some fun antique buttons!
Shabby Farmer - Antique buttons on wire, beige, close-up
I placed these buttons on a tool chest I have in the dining room that is displaying vintage collectibles.
Shabby Farmer - Antique buttons on wire on vintage tool chest
I took the remainder and placed them into two antique canning jars with vintage lids.
Shabby Farmer - Antique buttons in collectible canning jar, close-up

Shabby Farmer - Antique buttons in collectible canning jar
They both are on a low window sill in the dining room.
Shabby Farmer - Antique buttons in collectible canning jar on window ledge
What do you do with your favorite antique buttons?








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