Collections: Vintage Buttons

Many of us have our mom's or grandmother's old buttons,

often stored in cookie tins or mason jars.
I have childhood memories playing with my Granny's stash,
 sifting them through my fingers
sorting by color or size, lining them up.
dazzled by the fancy ones!

Vintage buttons are very collectible, as you'll see

with the variety of groupings here.

Antique bits from the past made of glass, celluloid,

pearl, bakelite, metal, or wood; each is a tiny treasure.

 

Other posts in my "Collections" series:
A Show of Hands

Pie Birds
Vintage Pyrex

A Collection of Hearts for Valentine’s Day

Celebrating Valentine's Day with lots and lots of hearts!

I think you'll enjoy this collection.

A huge variety of hearts, including stained glass, stitchery and mosaic,

as well as several great photographs of hearts found in nature!

Hoping your Valentine's Day is filled to overflowing with LOVE!

galeaz glass

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shelly armas

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lucismiles

homeandgarden.nl

lushhome

annautkina.ru

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Button Sculptures by Augusto Equivel

The art of Augusto Equivel really grabbed my attention! Unique, that's for certain! He takes thousands of simple buttons and suspends them at varying heights to create a sculpture that will leave you nothing less than wowed! Imagine his vision to think out each design, and his patience to delicately place each button precisely within his intricate plan! He sees each one like "an atom in a molecule...each button serves and shapes the whole." Just fabulous!

Visit the Augusto Equivel website to see more!

 Photo credits courtesy of Now Contemporary Art.

Used with permission from Augusto Equivel.