Button Brigade

I have a very small, but very awesome collection of buttons. Not the kind of buttons you put on a shirt, but that you wear like a brooch.

I have 3 that I want to share with you today.

This is my "What .... was I talking about?" button. I can't remember where I bought this, but when I saw it I knew I had to have it. This is exactly how it goes with me! I sometimes will start with an ending in mind, and then I'll start going off in different tangents and eventually lose my train of thought. It happened to me a week ago, and I still don't remember what I meant to be talking about.

 This button was given to me probably about 12 years ago by my brother. If you're not into sci-fi, it's the communicator button from Star Trek. I never wear this, but I've kept it all this time. I'm sure eventually it might be worth something. Who knows.

This is my favorite button. It's really, really old. It was made when the comic strip "Grimmy" was being published in the newspaper.  Perhaps it still is! I think this is a funny button. Sure, it's raining in the illustration on the button, but my mind goes in the gutter when I read this! hahaha  Now that I think about it, I think I've had this button for a good 15 years now. This is a collectible!

Well I hope you enjoyed my button collection :)

xoxo

Some Tidbits I Found!

Hello fellow readers! :) I hope everyone is well! I've been reading up on my new book The Handmade Marketplace and it's really given me some good advice that I didn't know about! It talks about pricing your wares, marketing yourself, blogging and/or website, etc... I bought it from Chapters/Indigo online when I had a $5 off coupon not really knowing the content of the book, and I'm glad it did, cause it's really helping me!

The other day I was out trying to buy a lamp from a guy who was selling it on Craigslist, and he forgot to give me his apartment number, so I ended up walking back to the metro and just going home. On my way home, I saw there was a church bazaar, and since I wanted to buy a lamp, I figured I'd stop in and see if there was anything good. Well the place was full of vendors selling clothes, plants, and after a little walk around the middle bit, what did I see???? LAMPS!!!! Yes!! They had one floor lamp (what I originally wanted), but they had an even better table lamp that had a halogen bulb and 2 different intensity buttons. I tried it out, and it was perfect! Bright light, just what I need to do my crafts and only $8. Not a bad deal. So I continue walking and I see a table of fabrics! I'm already thinking about my monsters at this point. I did find this great retro pattern.

Lucky me it only cost $0.50. I think I might have only gotten about a yard and a bit, but that's all I really need for my monsters. :) So i continue walking and there's this round bit in the middle (I forget the name - you normally find them out in parks and they're covered and have a 'fence' around the edge and stairs going up to the elevated bit.. oh what's the word??) Anyway, so I go up and take a look. I don't see anything but then my eye spots these:

BUTTONS!!! I love these buttons!!! They're obviously vintage, and what I love about them (especially the burgundy one) is that it reminds me a bit of Jupiter and the swirling gasses on the planet's surface. But really, the colours are just gorgeous!! I can just imagine using these for monster eyes, and how nice it'll look. The sheet cost me $1.00 and I got 4 colours to choose from, and 4 different sizes for each colour. That's a lot of buttons for $1. A steal! If I had managed to find that guy's apartment and buy that lamp, I would never have seen this church bazaar, and I wouldn't have found these great finds. I'm looking forward to seeing what my monsters will look with these on them.

Stay posted and when I make them, I'll take pictures and post them! :) You can also see and buy my wares at my Etsy shop: http://www.curiouslittlebird.etsy.com  and you can view my website here: http://www.curiouslittlebird.ca

Thanks for stopping by! :)