Tag: buttons

BUTTONS AS A CHANGE OF OUTFIT…

 

You can change an outfit in a second with vintage buttons. They can have just the same effect as a lovely scarf and for half the price.

I’ve changed buttons on jackets, blouses and cardigans for years and have a number of different styles of black cardigans that come out each winter with different buttons on them.

You can purchasee vintage buttons on ebay or my favourite shop is Duttons for Buttons in Harrogate, which has a stock of over 12,000 buttons, they also do a mail order service.

I have also bought a cardigan in a charity shop for the buttons and put some others on it then given it back to the charity shop.

My jackets buttons change every year. This year the skin look was big and I got a number of different styles in it from a company on EBay and Amazon.

Plain coloured blouses, in particular white or black, can look so different with a lovely button on it even if you only change the top button and the sleeve buttons.

I’ve even changed a few buttons on my husbands shirts to give them a new look.

Source: Duttons EBay

VINTAGE AND CERAMIC BUTTONS ACCESSORIES…

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Vintage and ceramic buttons can be used to embellish cushions, curtains, lampshades or your cardigan.

Stockwell Ceramics http://www.stockwellceramics.co.uk/1204/ has loads of fantastic ceramic buttons (all hand made in the UK). They also stock ceramic pendants, earings and cufflinks.

They also produce bespoke commissions which they have supplied to the V &A Museum and the Natural History Museum. The biggest problem you will have is deciding which ones to choose.

THE GREAT BRITISH MAKERS CAMPAIGN…

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‘Seek and Adore’ is an online designer maker directory and they are running ‘The Great British Makers Campaign.

They want you to vote for your favourite crafts person then whoever gets the most ‘likes’, by mid August, will be declared the ‘People’s Favourite’.

An expert panel will also vote for the title, ‘Britain’s Most Creative Maker’.

Apart from being awarded with this prestigious title, it’s also a great way for people to find out about the many British talents, and see the latest selection of beautiful and distinctive things from our designer makers. Go to the website http://www.seekandadore.com for more details.