I Love Wood...

                                                                                                VintageEmbellishment

I love wood, at least items created from wood.  Wood improves with age and use (unlike some other things in life!) so new items or vintage items, if they are made from wood they grab my heart and I find my hands reaching to touch them.

I found some beautiful wood items that I need to share with you...

Just look at this button, hand crafted from eucalyptus cut from the burl of the tree.  TanglewoodStudio explains it this way, 

"My buttons are cut to expose the beautiful face grain of the exotic woods that I use. They are then sanded, and continue through a 3 step buffing process; natural finish is applied and then finished with a final wax buffing. There is a copper shank on the back for sewing to your garments or choice of art."

                              tanglewoodStudio


 Or how about a cherry and walnut Sushi Board, described by DP customs as...

"This individually sized sushi board features an interesting piece of cherry and is accented by peruvian walnut angled feet and accent inlays. I took great care in preserving the grain varigation in the cherry, sometimes nature provides the best highlights."

                                   DPcustoms

I found a wonderful little vintage pin in the shape of a horse at EverSoDear who explains that..
 
"This is from the 1940's when metal was scare & used in the war effort"

                               EverSoDear

holzfurhaus creates stunning works of art like the Ash Sunrise Cup described here and pictured below....

"Ash Sunrise Cup" is made of ash. It is colored with analin dye, red and yellow on the outside. The inside is left the natural color. This bowl features a natual edge without the bark. This is an ornamental piece not intended for food or liquid. It is finished in French Polish (shellac). And make note this bowl has a crack in one side"

                                holzfurhaus

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Button Collecting

Black Glass Button with Luster

Many years ago, I was into collecting buttons so much that I'd collect any type.  I was a member of the National Button Society and still own all my bulletins!  I can't part with them, they are a wealth of information!  

  National Button Society Home

I had decided to cut back on my collections and the buttons went to other homes.  Well, I couldn't stay away too long.  I started collecting again but now I'm more selective.

When trying to decide what to write about in this post, it became very apparent I could go on forever and take up pages of this blog.  In order to cut back, I'm going to show some links and at the end of this post, you can open a slide show to see just a few buttons from my collection.  If you have any questions, feel free to contact me!

Flea markets, antique shops and online are all great places to look for buttons.  I still sit for hours and scour eBay for Bakelite, realistics (aka goofies), buffed celluloids and glass buttons.

And now, some useful links:

Button Identification and CleaningOGosh Buttons and BeadsAntique Button CollectorsButton, Button OnieButton, Button, Who's Got the Button?Button SamplerI Want Buttons - Winning TraysButton BugButton CountryCC's Vintage Buttons
And now onto the show!

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